Melody B.

Meet Melody

• Speaks English, Italian, and Spanish
• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

My name is melody, I’m 25, & fully vaccinated. After graduating High School, I went to college & was on the pre med while nannying professionally. I stayed home these last 4 years to raise my daughter sienna but am ready to return to work now that she’s in school. I’m very organized and skilled at running a household, and anticipating child/family needs. My daughter is autistic and has adhd. I’m trauma informed and experienced with children with special needs. After practicing gentle/respectful parenting over these last few years, I feel even more qualified than before to work with children. We also use the Montessori method and have provided that environment at home as well. The most kids I’ve Nannied at once was 3 (a set of boy/girl twins age 4 and a 10yr old girl), but I have nannied for many different age groups. I am CPR and First Read more Aid certified. My approach to working with children is using evidence based gentle and respectful one, in hopes of helping raise happy and confident children. The four main elements to this are respect, empathy, understanding, and boundaries. This focuses on fostering the qualities you want in your child by being compassionate while enforcing consistent boundaries. When dealing with big feelings, I find it important to first connect and empathize with the child in order to not only effectively teach empathy, but also that their feelings are valid, even though sometimes their actions are not. I turn “misbehavior” into a teaching moment for the child. We work to move from a no, to a yes. I try to focus on what they CAN do, as opposed to what they can’t do. I am vocally trained and did musical theater and tennis throughout my life. I love painting, and I come from a family of Italian and Lebanese chefs and have been cooking my entire life. Im willing to help with children’s laundry, grocery shopping, errands, meal prep, dinners, potty or sleep training, etc. Since I’ve raised my daughter from infant, to a confident 4 year old, I have experience in caring for newborns, baby led weaning, teaching phonics and other pre school aged skills, teaching children emotional regulation skills. I like coming up with creative activities to help kids learn through play and foster creativity. I also think sensory play is very important for various developmental reasons. I look forward to hearing how I can help your family!

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