jennifer laxson
Bethany has been a nanny to our son since he was 3 months old. As any parent knows, becoming a first time parent is scary and overwhelming and finding a caretaker that you trust their ability to take care of and teach your child is hard. I can confidently say that we chose the right caretaker by choosing Bethany as our nanny. From the early months, she was patient, understanding and thoughtful on how to calm our son when crying. She provided amazing guidance in helping us to better understand how to raise a newborn. She was able to provide recommendations to us as we began to figure out parenthood. From day one, she was able to help calm his crying, helped building out a nap and sleep schedule, provided guidance through breastfeeding and transitioning to baby food and then solids. From every day daily care to product recommendations and parenting techniques, she was able to provide so much advice. Every day was a new day with new challenges and Bethany helped us through it all by caring for our son as if he was her own along with providing guidance and support in teaching us different techniques for our son.
In regards to learning and development, our son has excelled exponentially. Even as a baby, she taught him sign language to be able to communicate with us, helped him to build his motor skills, social skills, reasoning skills. He has excelled in all of these areas and is far beyond any children in his age range. His language development and emotional intelligence has far exceeded my expectations. From sign language to first words and now ABCs, 123s, Shapes, Colors, etc, she has taught him so much and has amazing techniques that any parent would want their child to learn from. She continuously brings in new books and learning items that she utilizes with our son to teach him new words, new skills and provides him new experiences. At just 20 months old, he has incredible communication skills, hand eye coordination, social interaction skills and is a leader amongst others in his age group. We couldn’t be happier with how he has excelled with her personalized teaching techniques and encouragement to continue to learn.
She has continued to be a strong resource for our family as we now enter the toddler stage of walking, running, potty training, sleep transition, etc. We speak daily about her recommendations of how we can work on the next phase of development.
If you are looking for a nanny who is not just a nanny, but a teacher to both your child and you, Bethany is the best. She is easy to communicate with, on time, reliable, attentive to your child’s needs and will help you to track his progression as he grows. She has been an amazing caregiver to our son and I would highly recommend her for future opportunities.
Jennifer Laxson