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TV PERSONALITY & PARENTING EXPERT NANNY ROBINA
How Working Parents Can Take Back Control & Get Rid of Guilt!

By Geneviève D'Souza

Do you have good work-life balance? Achievement and enjoyment are not always easy to find on a daily basis, especially as a solo parent. And when you have deadlines at work, the behaviour and challenges faced by children can push you to ask: Why can’t I find a parenting style that works for me? Where did I lose control of my authority? How can I regain balance at home and at work? How can I parent without giving in to my guilt after a hard day’s work?

Enter TV personality and parenting expert Nanny Robina. Well-known for her bubbly expertise on hit Canadian TV programs like The Mom Show, CityLine, Entertainment Tonight Canada, and Breakthrough with Tony Robbins (NBC), Nanny Robina’s tips and techniques have inspired parents around the world. Originally from the U.K. (with a loving British accent!), she has positively impacted the lives of families in the Middle East, the U.S., and in Europe, prior to making Canada her new home in 1999. Her genuine love of children and international travel has shaped her solution-based expertise, helping parents with hot button issues like discipline, manners, play time, meal time, and sleep time. In fact, she has a 95% success rate with her strategy for putting babies to sleep--a skill that is in demand everywhere.

But it is her mission to raise happy, healthy, and secure children that attracts parents to her workshops, corporate Lunch & Learn sessions, speaking engagements, and her one-on-one consultations.

“My work gives me great satisfaction and I love to see parents enjoy parenting as much as they enjoy their work,” says Nanny Robina. “I want to teach parents how to give their children the tools to manage their own lives, tasks, needs, and goals.”

Nanny Robina encourages parents to make parenting “fun, but be fearless and confident, and full of valuable lessons.” A Nanny and Governess for over 30 years, Robina Uddin takes a “no-nonsense approach to raising children by combining warmth, humour, and an empathetic style that empowers children to be well-adjusted.” It is what makes her the ultimate Nanny personality and parenting expert Canada today.

Nanny Robina’s straight talking advice and proven tools are based on clear, simple, and accredited strategies for dishing out loving discipline, bringing balance to the home, and creating a peaceful and playful environment for children.

“My philosophy is to remain flexible,” says Robina. “Routines are important, but if it's raining outside, let the kids put their boots on and splash around in some puddles.”

Nanny Robina’s Parenting Tips:

• Enjoy being a parent. Turn your mindset around and have fun with it.
• Define your true parenting style and stick to it.
• Teach good behaviour by your own actions as a parent
• Make a conscious effort to include uninterrupted, one-on-one time with your child
• Be consistent, firm, and positive with your words and actions

Whether a child is feeling isolated because of a new sibling, or a parent is extremely overwhelmed with urgent work projects, or challenges that come with being a single mom, Nanny Robina suggests timeless advice like adding exercise, healthy food, and fun to restore balance at work, in the home, with family life, and on a personal level.

So how does Nanny Robina maintain work-life balance? She unwinds in her favorite chocolate brown leather chair with a nice glass of Merlot and a good book (her favorite: Memoirs of a Geisha). She is a social media enthusiast, interacting daily with parents who seek her help. Also passionate about travel, cooking, gardening, and staying fit (she is on her own fitness journey at Function Studios Inc.!), Robina puts life-enhancing foods into her daily diet and loves to entertain friends and family. It is her joie de vivre that seamlessly brings her personal and professional lives together.

For more information on Nanny Robina: www.nannyrobina.com

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