Unfortunately due to the Coronavirus outbreak, we have made the decision to postpone our Pittsburgh International Nanny Training Day event for this year. The safety of our nannies, speakers and organizers are of utmost importance to us and with so much uncertainty at this point, we want to err on the side of caution. If you have already purchased a ticket, we will be issuing refunds via RegFox as quickly as possible. We ask for your patience, as it is a tedious process and we are all full-time working nannies. Please reach out if you have any questions, and stay tuned for updates about rescheduling when this crisis has passed!
Pittsburgh's interNational Nanny Training Day 2020
10am - 3pm
Location: The Shop
621 North Dallas Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Coffee and tea will be provided, but we advise attendees to bring a sack lunch and their reusable mug or water bottle. We are not providing a catered lunch.
Speakers:
Patty Maxwell: M.Ed., M.S., BSL; Director of Engage Kidz
Patty received her 1st master’s degree in Special Education from The University of Pittsburgh and 2nd master’s in Infant Mental Health from Chatham University. Patty is a Licensed Behavior Specialist and has been a developmental and behavioral consultant for Early Intervention Services for 14 years prior to starting Engage Kidz. She has also worked in many positions in the mental health field including Behavioral Therapist, Intensive Case Management and Family Based Therapist. Patty’s various educational background and experiences have allowed her to work with a wide range of ages (birth through adulthood) and supporting an array of learning abilities including individuals with autism, learning disabilities, behavioral challenges, intellectual disabilities and emotional disorders. Her passion is to support children and their families so that they can find peace and happiness. For more information, visit www.engagekidz.com
Shemaria Scharmann: Birth and Postpartum Doula; MiMi's Kinder Connection
Baby, You Are The Future!
Shemaria, who everyone calls MiMi, is a highly qualified early education consultant with over 10+ years of experience working with children of all ages. She has a degree in early education and Elementary Edu K-4, as well as hands on experiences in schools, homes/ homeschooling, and as a traveling nanny. She also take on clients as a birth and postpartum doula. Her small business, MiMi's Kinder Connection, does collaborations with lots of small businesses and organizations. She and her partner Barb specialize in overnight care (PD/NCS), helping families to develop healthy eating, sleeping and care routines for newborns. With an understanding of good nutritional choices, they carefully prepare meals that are healthy for kids but that they also love to eat. Check out MiMi's Kinder Connection page and group and contribute something positive!
Frances Wood: Payroll Taxes With Homework Solutions
Frances Wood has been a nanny for thirteen years and graduated in 2014 from Regis University in Denver, Colorado with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is currently working on her second degree in Accounting with the goal of working with household employees and the families that employ them, consulting on household employee taxes and financial planning. She is representing Homework Solutions for National Nanny Training Day in Pittsburgh, PA and hopes to be a resource in the future for household employee tax questions and financial planning goals.
Special Online Bonus Session for All Attendees!
Talking To Parents About The Kids
Nationally acclaimed parenting expert Dr. Deborah Gilboa, affectionately known as Dr. G, will speak with Sue Downey all about how to handle tough conversations with parents. We will tackle bringing up concerns over development and health as well as behavior issues. We will tackle what topics that maybe we shouldn’t bring up and how to still advocate for the child. Dr. G is an expert at working with parents and will help us explore ways for us to approach parents and work together in the best interests of our kids.