INA Conference Keynote Speaker Announced 
The International Nanny Association is busy finalizing details for our 30th Annual Conference, to be held April 23 – 26, 2015 in Cancun!
We are thrilled to announce that our conference keynote speaker is Deborah Gilboa, M.D., aka “Doctor G”. Doctor G is an industry leading parenting expert, family physician, international speaker, and author. Doctor G developed the “3 R’s of Parenting” to empower parents to raise Respectful, Responsible and Resilient kids. She is well known in the in-home childcare field, and understands the challenges and opportunities faced by nannies, newborn care specialists and agencies alike.
As a family physician, parenting expert and mother of four, Doctor G gives straight-forward advice (with a healthy dose of humor) that helps caregivers wade through the stress, doubt and guilt that ALL parents, nannies and caregivers feel at one time or another. Her popular, user-friendly parenting activity books, Teach Resilience: Raising Kids Who Can Launch!, Teach Responsibility: Empower Kids with a Great Work Ethic, and Teach Respect: That’s My Kid! are designed for today’s busy parents with age specific tips and ideas for building character in kids.
On Sept. 10, 2014, Doctor G released her newest book, How to Get the Behavior You Want… Without Being the Parent You Hate! Dr. G’s Guide to Effective Parenting through Demos Medical Publishing, LLC. Her new 303-page offering is a candid discussion of 60 key challenges faced by parents of kids primarily in their pre-teen years.
Doctor G is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where she received her medical degree, and a frequent lecturer at her alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in drama. She also serves as television personality, having appeared on numerous talk, news, and information programs around the country, including monthly contributions on CBS’ Pittsburgh Today Live, ABC’s Windy City Live. Additionally, she regularly contributes to Huffington Post Parents, Your Teen magazine, Parents magazine and MSNBC.com, while her recognition’s includes the Bristol Meyers Squibb Award for Clinical Excellence and The Excellence in Teaching Award.
INA Conference Nanny Track Speakers & Workshops
From Nannywood to Hollywood: What it takes to nanny for a high profile family
Stella Reid, Julie Swales
Nanny Stella and Julie Swales weave humorous stories from their many years working in the Hollywood Nanny industry as they share insight into what it takes to be a nanny for a high profile client. All nannies will take away tools that will prove valuable in the organizing, planning and everyday childcare for the families they work for.
Stella Reid
For over 20 years, Nanny Stella has positively impacted the lives of families all over the world, with her expertise and passion as a solution-based family consultant. Stella is a real-life British Nanny, and is regarded as one of the top authorities on parenting. As an author, TV star, and consultant to celebrities and families, her renowned parenting methods are accredited and proven.
Wife/Mom/Sleep Consultant/Parent Coach/Momentrepreneur
Julie Swales is the director of the child care division of the Elizabeth Rose Agency, which she started 18 years ago and partner in our new San Francisco office. Before working at Elizabeth Rose, Julie worked as a nanny in the Los Angeles area and was heavily involved in the Big Sister program in Southeast LA. After relocating here from London, Julie and her sister founded the Y.E.S. Foundation, working directly with the L.A.P.D. Jeopardy group, a program for at-risk children and teens. Simply said, Julie love kids. She believes this love, together with her BA in Psychology and MA in Applied Psychology, supports her in managing the sometimes tricky dynamics of the child care industry.
How to Guide Your Tween/teen to Independence Without Losing Your Mind
Debora Gilboa, M.D., Doctor G
Caring for kids aged 10-18 is some of the most challenging and rewarding work that nannies can do. Do you feel ready for the conversations and negotiations coming your way? Dr. G will help you anticipate the roadblocks and find the joy in raising tweens and teens to be respectful, responsible and resilient people who are ready to leave us, even when we’re not ready for them to leave!
Bullying in the Digital Age: What a Nanny Needs to Know
Beth Yohe
Bullying is no longer confined to the schoolyard. Today cyber-bullying can proliferate in an instant, emotionally scarring young people and disrupting their life. Nannies and parents are challenged to recognize bullying, how to address this with their children, and how to respond appropriately when the children they care for encounter bullying.
In this interactive workshop, participants will increase their understanding and awareness about cyber-bullying. This knowledge will assist caregivers in helping youth respond in appropriate ways to incidents of cyber-bullying and in promoting safe and respectful online environments for all people. Participants will gain strategies to effectively discuss and respond to youth’s experiences with cyber-bullying and help youth to build skills to be an ally when they witness cyber-bullying.
Beth Yohe is the Director of Training for the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Education Division. Beth oversees the development of training and curricular materials for the ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCEÒ Institute, a leading provider of anti-bias education, bullying prevention and social justice training, delivered across the country and internationally. In her role, she has written training programs on a variety of topic areas including identity-based bullying prevention, addressing cyber-bullying, religious respect, ally-building, analyzing curriculum through a social justice lens and facilitation skills. Beth is a board member for the International Bullying Prevention Association and is an advisory board member to MTV’s anti-bias campaign, Look Different. She has a Master of Science degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication from Texas A&M University.
Kids Pushing your Buttons? How to Manage Anger…Yours and Theirs
MaryAnn Brittingham
When caregivers and children are unable to appropriately deal with their anger and the circumstances that caused it, they become victims and are controlled by the people or situations that made them angry. They do not take responsibility for their actions and never really discover what is truly under their angry feelings. The goal of this workshop is to empower adults and children to manage their anger and resolve conflicts.
MaryAnn Brittingham extensive firsthand experience in working with challenging behaviors in a variety of settings. As a special education teacher, child/family counselor, and parent/teacher educator she is a sought-after speaker and seminar leader. She focuses on practical solutions for helping children be successful at both home and school.
MaryAnn provides you with a high energy, inspirational seminar filled with a wealth of insights and useful ideas you can implement immediately. She has a M.S. Family and Child Counseling, a B.S. in Elementary Education, B.S. in Special Education Teacher Emotionally Handicapped Children (Grades K-12), and is an Adjunct Instructor at SUNY at New Paltz, Marist College in Hyde Park and SNHU in Vermont
Creating Everyday Learning Experiences
Kandice Cole
Teachable moments are not just for the classroom. Each day presents us a million ways to learn if we simply notice. In this workshop, nannies will learn simple ways to foster creative learning with the children they care for through everyday experiences.
Kandice Cole brings over 14 years of experience working with children ages 3 to 14 in a variety of settings including education, nonprofit sectors, and as a babysitter and nanny. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago, having earned a B.A. in Psychology and a Master Degree in Teaching and Education. She has taught Pre-K-4th grade in public schools in Sacramento and Chicago. She is dedicated to strengthening student’s literacy skills. She has also mentored and taught pre-service teachers in the University of Chicago’s Urban Teacher Education Program. Additionally, she has provided literacy consulting to University of Chicago Charter Schools, working with struggling readers.
Values and Culture: How they effect parenting & care-giving styles
Alyce Desrosiers, LCSW
A nanny’s personal experiences in their own family and culture influence what you believe is important for children to learn about the world. Who you are as a nanny is how you are when caring for young children.
This workshop illustrates and examines how personal values affect how you care for children. It will also address the cultural reasons parents may make decisions about discipline and childcare.
Alyce Desrosiers, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and brings over 20 years of clinical experience working with families and children to the nanny-hiring process. This combination of education, training, research and personal experience and intuition has helped her succeed in supporting hundreds of families hire their best-fit nanny since the early 90’s.
In addition to starting Chirp (formerly Desrosiers & Associates LLC) Alyce has assisted in the startup of a successful Bay Area childcare center for parents working nontraditional hours, facilitated numerous workshops, authored two books on hiring a nanny and written a plethora of articles covering a range of issues about the nanny hiring process and idiosyncrasies of the nanny/parent/child relationship.
Watch for information in the coming weeks on the INA’s exciting conference programming for Newborn Care Specialists, Agencies and other industry businesses.
For full details on 2015 INA Conference, visit http://nanny.org/annual-conference/2015-ina-annual-conference/