Jacalyn S. Burke

The Nanny Time Bomb (eBook, ePUB)

Navigating the Crisis in Child Care

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From your baby's perspective, choosing the right nanny is probably the most important decision a parent can ever make: this book is about making the best possible choice. Coming home to an abused, badly injured, or even deceased child is a parent's most horrific, unimaginable scenario. And yet it happens: In 2012, two small children died while in the care of a nanny. The Nanny Time Bomb is the most accurate and comprehensive analysis of the current crisis in child care, offering case studies and practical advice to help parents make the most educated, well-informed decision when choosing a nanny for their child. The book takes the reader through various types of nannies-from graduates to undocumented workers-thus allowing parents to see how the industry has evolved far past schoolgirl babysitters. Setting itself apart, Jacalyn S. Burke's exploration of the different types of nannies offers a new perspective on child care not only for parents but also for those interested in larger sociological trends. This book gives a voice to the often-unheard grievances of nannies, showing why they may snap; explaining how to prevent tragedies; and describing how parenting has evolved. The author's examination of current cultural and social trends will be useful for a wide readership beyond parents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216121039
• Artikelnr.: 68339994

Autorenporträt

Jacalyn S. Burke is a British-American writer, entrepreneur and artist. A graduate of Middlesex University, the Morris School of Journalism and the School of Visual Arts, she spends her time between NYC and SW France.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Dr. Karen Kaufman Acknowledgments Introduction: My Story
Chapter 1. Why a Time Bomb? Risk Factors The Intrinsic Needs of Infants An
Unlicensed Industry Conflicted Parents Frustrated Kids Chapter 2. Nanny
Archetypes: The Lottery of Trust The Good Nanny The Not-So-Good Nanny The
Criminal Nanny Chapter 3. The Work: Intimate Yet Invisible Hustling and Job
Creep Denial and Sabotage Surrogates Chapter 4. Child Care's Caste System:
Stratification Mary Poppins: Myth and Fact Mammy: Slavery's Legacy Parallel
Lives: Hidden Workers Chapter 5. Hostage Takers: When the Time Bomb Goes
Off When Nannies Become Killers: Shock, Collective Disassociation, and
Aftermath Nanny Trapped: Guilt, Coercion, and Passive-Aggressive Behavior
The 1 Percent: Privilege, Power, Pay Chapter 6. Avoid a Time Bomb Now:
Preventing the Unthinkable Prevention: Profiling Good Nannies, Deterring
Bad Nannies Surveillance: Nanny Cams, Discovery, Action Management:
Transforming Performance, Training, and Revisiting Day Care Chapter 7.
Child Care Reform: The Three Keys Wages and Taxes Immigration Reform
Federal Reform A Proposal Notes Bibliography Resources Experts Interviewed
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