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Hot off the press is a brand-new, up-to-date, comprehensive book about nannying that's written for nannies themselves rather than their employers. Nannying: A Guide to Good Practice by Christine Hobart and Jill Frankel could be used as a student textbook or as a ready reference for any new or working nanny. As co-author Jill Frankel says, 'In an ideal world all nannies would have had the opportunity of training for their career, but we acknowledge that there are large numbers of nannies who have no training or qualifications. We hope they and their employers will find this book as useful as we hope it will become to students and newly-qualified nannies.' The book, studded with case studies, takes you from understanding why people employ nannies today through child health, safety, learning and behaviour, family issues, financial and employment matters, to job hunting and a sample contract. On top of that, it's officially endorsed by the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, which worked closely with the authors on every draft. Nannying: A Guide to Good Practice is published by Nelson Thornes at 8.95 - but we have five copies to give away free to our readers. Simply send your name and address on a postcard or sealed envelope, marked 'Nannying Guide', to Professional Nanny at the address on page three. If you're not one of the lucky winners you can still order it from the publishers on 01242 267 100 (Nelson Thornes, Delta Place, 27 Bath Road, Cheltenham GL53 7TH).