By Susan Payne
Being a parent is enjoyable and rewarding, but certain aspects of the lifestyle can be tiring and stressful — especially with a trying economy and rising inflation this year.
To give parents extra support, Mannies of LA has made it their mission over the last ten years to connect parents with positive male, or female, role models that can spend extra time nurturing, engaging and bonding with the little ones.
In case you’re on the fence about hiring someone, here are five reasons why you should:
Making A Difference
Positive role models are critical during child development. While soaking up the world around them, children emulate actions and values of the close circle around them. Role models who demonstrate upstanding behavior and good habits can instill those same values in your children as they are developing.
Mannies of LA is a small referral agency that gives your family a chance to decide who those positive role models are. If your child is showing interest in a particular subject, sport or activity, there’s a good chance a manny or nanny in Mannies of LA’s pool of vetted caretakers specialize, or have extensive experience, in that area.
“Most of our mannies and nannies are college educated, extremely responsible and have gone through an extensive interview process and reference checks. We do the heavy lifting so parents don’t have to, so they can be at ease during the process of hiring a caretaker,” said Michael Lin, founder of Mannies of LA.
Children Thrive on Routine
Finding a manny or nanny that prioritizes bonding and engaging with your children can be difficult. Among the pool of qualified mannies and nannies through Mannies of LA, you are sure to find that one that adds special routine to your child’s life.
Routines support healthy social emotional development in early childhood, help children build confidence and give them security and predictability in their daily lives. Having a manny or nanny to keep them engaged, centered and immersed in activities can help your child thrive.
Emotional Bonding
For children, emotional bonding is vital, not just with parents and family members. Keeping in mind that attachment styles vary, the relationship between and a child and caregiver are essential to child development. Emotional bonded children are found to perform higher in academics and have improved social skills and lower levels of anxiety and depression.
Mannies of LA highly considers the needs of the family and children while placing caregivers and looks for qualities in the caregiver that will meet those specific needs — whether it’s behavior, special needs, or families simply needing extra hands around the house, or a mix of everything.
Personalized Care / Flexibility
Unlike other agencies, Mannies is a boutique agency and with that comes personalized care.
Mannies of LA is known to have a 90% success rate in matchmaking. In fact, some families have said among the carefully picked selection of manny and nanny candidates, they wish they could have hired them all.
“We build a relationship so that I can understand your needs as a parent. We are diligent in the process of finding the right fit. Even if we don’t have a timeline, we will continue to work with our clients until we find the perfect manny or nanny,” Lin said.
Some parents might need fulltime caregivers, part time caregiver, vocational or temporary, and the flexibility that Mannies of LA provides for clients is the grace that some families need. The application and interview process is simple. To read more about the process and testimonials from several families, visit ManniesofLA.com.
