Hiring a part-time nanny seemed like a simple thing to Peggy Seiter. The job she planned to offer — $250 for four afternoons of work a week, plus school holidays — seemed attractive.
But making a deal proved harder than she expected. After interviewing a string of unsuitable candidates, Ms. Seiter, an actuary and mother of […]
While it is becoming more and more the norm to turn to the internet to find and purchase everyday items and even for more complex things such as “the perfect mate”, it is doubtful that it will ever be a safe place to find a qualified, screened sitter for your children.
Online babysitting services are doing […]
by Kevin McCormally
Bernard Kerik seemed straight out of central casting when he was nominated to take over the Department of Homeland Security. Until, that is, we learned that President Bush’s first choice to replace Secretary Tom Ridge couldn’t run his own household legally. Instead of taking on terrorists, tough-guy Kerik was felled by the Mary […]
By Sue Shellenbarger
From The Wall Street Journal Online
Of all the touchy issues I’ve covered in my 14 years as a family columnist, none send more parents running for cover than the nanny tax.
Parents are willing to discuss nearly anything, in my experience, except whether they pay the nanny tax: the Medicare, Social Security and other […]
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