When someone asks you a question, what you might not think of or realize is the enormity of responsibility that comes with. Let me frame it for you. When I ask a client what they are looking for, it happens that I can see them over the phone tapping their fingertips together in delight of being granted the wish of being able to have whatever they c…

A common question you might get in an interview is “why are you applying for this job”. And I bet that the person asking it has something in mind that they want to hear. It’s never going to be the same answer that is the right one. This is one that I have been thinking a lot about recently, I had a client who said the first question they ask is alw…

Let’s talk about a gap in your CV and how people read it. First off, I just want to say that I generally think that it is much better to address possible objections first, meaning, if you think someone is going to ask or wonder about something, take charge of that conversation and lead it where you want it to go rather than be caught off guard and …

Since the beginning of the Sars Cov2 pandemic we have all collectively gone through a traumatic period. We are all affected differently, but regardless of how, the world is different now. We are different. Some things are good, some things are awful and I always try to look at it, trying to find the silver linings. One of the things I like, that I …

Parenting values can be controversial topics in all kinds of circumstances. What philosophies do you agree with? Which ones do you disagree with? That's what we will talk about today. www.rivieranannies.frBy Hanna Schaer

Today I thought we could talk a little bit about your career path and whether or not you have an idea of where it’s going. www.rivieranannies.frBy Hanna Schaer

Have you thought about where you want to be in five years? Not only geographically, but emotionally, physically, in your career, in your relationships? I think it’s always good to have goals to aim for, and for the areas that are your priority right now, a clear path to take you to the next step. That's what we will talk about today. www.rivieranan…

“Who do you want to be?” This podcast is brought to you by the Riviera Nannies and Staff Academy, your place to learn and fine tune your career path and professional profile at any stage of your career. Visit www.rivieranannies.fr for more information. Who are you? Who are you now, and who do you want to be? It can be in any area of your life, but …

Friends, this is the first episode of the third season of The Nanny Podcast. I am so psyched you are here with me. Let’s start this season with something a little different. This episode is a hands on exercise, if you want to do it and play with me, you need something to write with and something to write on. Today I am going to ask you a question. …

Today I want to talk to you about figuring out who people are, using simple tools like search engines online. Always a good first step to start building the image of the person you are trying to figure out. First I want to tell you that all the things you find are clues to build the image of the person you are trying to figure out. Try to see it fr…

Today we are going to talk about something we sometimes hear from our families. That the nanny is dressed inappropriately. So let’s start from the beginning. What is inappropriate? That depends on the situation. Have you ever heard the expression dress for the job you want to have? When I get reported to me that nannies are dressed in short skirts,…

Today we are going to talk about the simplest way to kindness and compassion. It’s something that means a lot to me. I try to do it every chance I get :) I hear comments from both nannies and families, as well as parents and kids, it’s all connected, about how they want to be appreciated. How they want to be heard and seen. Acknowledged, as they ar…

Welcome to the Nanny Podcast, I am Hanna Schaer from Riviera Nannies. I am so happy you are here :) Today we are going to talk about governesses. Sometimes there is a bit of confusion to what a governess is. We recently had a client say they needed a housekeeper or a governess. That’s kind of like saying you need bananas or batteries. Completely di…

This week we are going to talk about some of the differences between nanny and daycare as childcare options. This is I suppose geared towards families making the choice, and can be helpful for nannies both as a perspective, but also to have a leg to stand on when negotiating and talking to a family. The first thing that we should talk about is the …

Today we are going to talk about what you ask when you are interviewing, either with an agency, or for a job. I have a pretty radical view on collaborations that most people don’t have. Are you ready? I don’t believe in hierarchy. At least not in the traditional sense. I don’t think anyone is above or below, I think we all bring value and that it w…

I think imagining different fictional people in their jobs, why they are there, what kind of personalities they have and what brought them to where they are is really fun. So I thought, today we are going to talk about Becky Sharp, the fictional governess in Vanity Fair. Becky is thought to be a composite inspired by several real women. And that is…

Today we are going to talk about something that is kind of a pet peeve of mine, and I have been guilty of it myself as a parent. I am talking about how we expect our kids to do what we say not what we do. Any experienced parent or nanny will know that this is not how kids learn and work. Right? I find that when I don’t back up my talk with walk my …

Nanny Podcast season 2 episode 8 “Mary Poppins” Welcome to the Nanny Podcast, my name is Hanna Schaer from Riviera Nannies and I am your host today. I am so happy you are here :) Today we are going to talk about Mary Poppins, the fictional super nanny that we have followed on her mission and adventures in two movies now, based on the books by P. L …

Nanny Podcast season 2 episode 7 “ending a job” Welcome to this week’s episode of The Nanny Podcast, my name is Hanna Schaer from Riviera Nannies and I am your host. I am so happy you are here. Today we are going to talk about ending a job. We get questions about this from nannies from time to time, often from nannies we haven’t placed. This might …

Nanny podcast season 2 episode 6 “nanny as educator” Welcome to this week’s episode of The Nanny Podcast, my name is Hanna Schaer from Riviera Nannies and I am your host. I am so happy you are here. Today we are going to talk about the nanny as educator. I think that when a lot of families think about hiring a nanny or even hire a nanny they think …

Welcome to the Nanny Podcast, I am so happy you are here. Today I am going to tell you about a request we have gotten in different variations that always leave me with more questions and feelings than others might. The request is, I want an ugly nanny. First of all, we do not have any ugly nannies. I have met very few ugly people in my life, it’s h…

Welcome to the Nanny Podcast, I’m Hanna from Riviera Nannies, I am so happy you are here today. Today I wanted to talk about a complaint that I sometimes see from families, that their nanny is always sick. I think there are two ways to see and talk about this. First, is your nanny ok? Is she getting sick from your kid and is she ok? Is she really s…

D is one of our nannies, she is wonderful, kind and experienced. In this episode she shares her story of her nannying with us. Enjoy :)By Hanna Schaer

Welcome to the Nanny Podcast season 2 episode 2. I am your host Hanna Schaer from Riviera Nannies, a nanny agency based in the south of France. I am so happy you are here. Today we are going to talk about cell phones. I think we can all agree that cell phones are really useful tools, we can choose to do a little or a lot on them. Some people use th…

Welcome to season 2 of the Nanny Podcast, I am so happy you are here. Today we are going to ask ourselves the question “are you looking for the wrong things?” It goes for both nannies and families, I think often nannies are looking for the wrong things in families to work with, and as often, families are looking for things in nannies that is not wh…

One time I had a prospective client tell me after we had done her intake interview, filled out all the forms and she had told me exactly what she wanted, which was an au pair, we will get to that in a minute, and I told her that we could find the staff she needed, it just wouldn’t be one person, but two or three. We have talked about what au pairs …

Theresa Destrebecq is back to talk to us about getting along. Theresa is a conflict resolution coach and will talk to us about how we can be more successful and get along better in professional relationships.By Hanna Schaer/Riviera Nannies

I want a french live out au pair Sometimes we get requests that are difficult, sometimes we get requests that are confusing and sometimes we get requests that are impossible and illegal. Even though we don’t place au pairs, we still get a lot of questions about them. I think most people think an au pair is a cheap way to get childcare, it is not, a…

One of our awesome nannies shares her thoughts on nannying, what motivates and inspires her and what she thinks is important in the nanny-family relationship.

Welcome to the Nanny Podcast. My name is Hanna Schaer and I am the founder of Riviera Nannies, a nanny agency in the south of France. If this is the first time you are listening to our podcast, welcome :) this is where we talk about everything nanny, we talk about how to improve your career, things you love about nannying, how we as an agency work …

We talk about when we get requests for placements that are inappropriate and illegal (and outside of the types of placements we do at all). I get to hear a lot of personal requests and quite often it comes from a place where a family wants something that either does not exist of is not legal (or moral). Let us know what you want to hear about, emai…

We talk to Theresa Destrebecq from Thrive Within. We talk about setting boundaries and how you can support yourself and be a better nanny with your boundaries clearly set and maintained. We also talk about how your boundaries gives you limits and how you want to set them consciously. For any questions or requests, reach out to us at hello@rivierana…

I want to talk about something that might make some of you nod in agreement, some of you irritated and some of you not know about. The celebrity nanny, or rather the person who has been a nanny to a celebrity family. There are so many famous people in the world, and many of them have kids and I would guess that the vast majority of them have nannie…

Welcome to the Nanny Podcast. I want to tell you about a kind of situation that surprises me every time and I want to share how we handle and advise in a possibly tricky situation. There have been times when clients ask for “exotic” nannies and it doesn’t necessarily mean what you might think, we have had families say to us that they just want some…

Why is women acting confident sometimes frowned on? Do you sometimes think or hear that a woman is described as cocky, aggressive or other negative words describing her behavior? Are we participating in the image by judging ourselves? To me, a really confident person, regardless of gender, that I tend to admire and look up to has a calm about them …

The nanny podcast is brought to you by Riviera Nannies. It gives us a platform to talk about everything nanny, governess, tutor, maternity nurse and childcare. This first episode is just to tell you a little bit about who we are and why we wanted to start the podcast.