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Responsible Family Joins forces with HowsMyNanny.com |
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Child Advocate Companies Join Forces To Educate Parents And Caregivers About Safety
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San Francisco, CA 94123
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It is something that all parents can relate to, the fear of leaving
their child with a caregiver. How can you protect your child when you
can’t always be present? Parents rely on babysitters, grandparents,
teachers, nannies or other caregivers to watch their children while
they tend to other responsibilities. Unfortunately, not all caregivers
are suitable or sufficiently educated about the dangers that children
face and how to adequately react in an emergency situation.
Fortunately, two companies based on opposite coasts of the U,S, have
joined forces to open the lines of communication between parents and
caregivers and educate them on child safety.
“Shockingly,
the number one cause of child death in the United States is not
childhood cancer, diabetes or influenza. In fact, if you add all
childhood illnesses together, you still would not equal the number of
children who die of preventable injuries” explains Britt Michaelian,
mother of three and CEO of Responsible Family Company. “This statistic
is the reason that parents and caregivers must be ready to handle any
situation that might confront them.”
In addition to preparing
caregivers for emergencies, communication between parents and
caregivers is essential to bridge the gap between assumptions and
reality. Jill Starishevsky, a prosecutor of child abuse and sex crimes
in New York City and founder of HowsMyNanny.com said, “Parents must
have continuous feedback to be certain that their children are being
adequately cared for by their caregivers. It is with this in mind that
HowsMyNanny.com was created.”
Established in October 2006,
HowsMyNanny.com provides a mini license plate to attach to a child’s
stroller so that a passerby who observes the nanny’s conduct (good or
bad) can send an email to the parent’s personal account. In addition to
being the first organization to facilitate communication between parent
and caregiver through the use of a license plate affixed to the child’s
stroller, HowsMyNanny.com is educating parents on how to effectively
screen and interview nannies.
Responsible Family Company, a
San Francisco based business founded in 2007 is reaching families
through DVDs, safety courses and other media designed to empower and
educate caregivers about the best practices in keeping children safe.
Developed with an emergency room physician, Care for Kids: The
Essential Guide to Preparing Caregivers is an award winning DVD
covering the most common medical emergencies and how to handle them.
This program is currently available on Amazon.com for $19.99.
When
the founders of these companies learned about each other, they realized
the natural synergy between their businesses and the possibilities that
come with working together in a holistic approach to educate caregivers
about safety. Both HowsMyNanny.com and Responsible Family have been
created with the express purpose of empowering parents and caregivers
with safety, communication and positive caregiver techniques. Both
organizations also have a similar message: it is imperative to be
proactive when it comes to the safety of our children.
This
weekend, HowsMyNanny.com and Responsible Family will be sponsoring Baby
Celebration LA, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Jill Starishevsky
has organized The Safety Panel at this event, which is comprised of
leading experts in the varied fields of childhood safety. They are
highly experienced and well informed professionals who have spent many
years assisting parents with valuable techniques such as nanny
selection, Safe Smarts, car seat installation, school bus safety,
school lunch safety and so much more.
In addition to providing
tips on how to effectively interview a nanny, Ms. Starishevsky will be
reading the children’s book she wrote called “My Body”. The book is
designed to teach children about the difference between “good touch”
and “bad touch” and provide parents with a valuable tool to discuss
child sexual abuse prevention. Though the book is not due out until
June, interested parents can provide their addresses and sign up on a
waiting list by going to
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Continuing the
synergistic relationship, Ms. Michaelian will be emceeing the safety
panel on Saturday while donating educational DVDs and Responsible
Family child safety magnets.
Both of these child advocates
look forward to sharing their knowledge and expertise directly with
mothers and caregivers in the Los Angeles area and this is just the
beginning. In the second half of April, Britt is sponsoring the Week of
the Young Child in San Francisco and in May, she will be leading two
workshops on emergency preparedness for nannies at the International
Nanny Association conference in Orlando. These two companies are
working together to reach a larger market with their message.
Michaelian says, “We are always looking for ways to partner up and work
together to educate parents and caregivers about the importance of
safety from coast to coast. If we can make a positive difference in the
field of family safety, this is well worth the time. Just as with
motherhood, our job will never be done!”
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Britt Michaelian, MA (
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Founder and CEO
Responsible Family Company
2034 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone : 415-614-0192
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