Cara L.

Meet Cara

• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

Hello! My name is Cara. I am a responsible and nurturing professional who currently works weekend nights and is looking to work steadily throughout the week as well. I have a very flexible schedule which would most definitely allow me to be more available for you, your family, and your little one(s). I have a Bachelor's in psychology and also pursued my Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Oklahoma State. While in this program, I learned a great deal about child development and communication. I also did therapy with children of all ages and their families and taught parenting classes. It was a very rewarding and educational experience that has and will help me to be a better nanny. I have 3 nieces (12, 3, 14 mo.) and 1 nephew (13) (and another on the way) that I love very much. With my older niece and nephew, I Read more love to get them outside and moving as much as possible. I also love taking them to places where they can learn new things (i.e. aquarium, zoo, Fernbank). With the young ones, I love to cuddle, read to them, and play with toys that aid in age-appropriate development and skills. I love a clean house, so have no problem helping with housework. I also like to get the children involved in this, giving them age-appropriate jobs. I find that children love to help and are eager to please when they have a connection with and respect the authority. Children want to be noticed, so I always make sure that they know how much I appreciate their help. I am very verbally affectionate with children. My favorite thing to say to my nieces and nephew (besides "I love you") is "I'm proud of you," a sentiment that is often forgotten but is SO important to express. I also greatly enjoy cooking and introducing kids (and myself) to new, healthy food. I am adamant that each meal must have a fruit or veggie (cue groan from kids), but am usually pleasantly surprised when they go back for seconds :) I love building new relationships and have always been someone that children gravitate to and trust quickly even though I let them do so at their own pace. I honestly think that this is what makes it such a success, a no-pressure but accepting and nurturing attitude while still being the authority figure that will protect them and keep them safe.

Trust & safety

Experience