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SHEILA LIRIO MARCELO
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As the parent of two boys and the founder and CEO of Care.com, Sheila Lirio Marcelo is the definition of a working mom. While struggling to find a nanny for her youngest, Sheila found she wasn't the only one running into trouble—busy moms everywhere had difficulty finding qualified caregivers for their loved ones. There weren't any simple solutions for the care crisis.
To solve that problem, Sheila founded Care.com—an easy-to-use, safe, online service connecting families to care in their own hometowns. To date, Care.com has paired thousands of community members with babysitters, nannies, special needs caregivers, eldercare specialists, tutors, housekeepers, and pet experts as the web's premier care destination.
A leading expert on care planning advice, Sheila has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CBS’s The Early Show, and ABC News Now. She's also been featured in national news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Parenting Magazine, and Redbook. Sheila also regularly covers caregiving trends for parents and providers on her blog (http://blog.care.com).
Sheila resides with her husband, two boys, and two dogs in the Boston area.
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, January 27 2010
Question: What’s the best time to learn a second language?
Answer: Before age 7 . Every language has its own set of sounds (for example, Japanese doesn’t distinguish between the “L” and “R” sounds...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, January 13 2010
A While back, I sat down to talk with Andrea Cohen from HouseWorks , a Boston-based company connecting seniors with resources they need to live independently. She offered a series of tips on how to help your elderly...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, September 16 2009
Donna, one of my colleagues at Care.com, just had a new baby, and it got us talking about the high cost of child care.
Did you know that the average family spends $12,445 a year for child care ? And depending on...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, August 05 2009
Good friends of ours in California just had a baby, and they're worried about the transition for their dog, Button, who's gotten used to being the "only child." It really got me thinking about this trend, where couples are...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, July 30 2009
Firing a Babysitter or a Nanny Research shows that children can suffer long-term health effects when their caregiver relationships are stressful. If a babysitter or a nanny isn't working out, don't hesitate to...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, July 06 2009
Now that summer’s here, school’s out, and grades are last semester’s news, does that mean we should stop thinking about learning? No! As a mom, I’d like to encourage parents to keep supporting their children’s...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, May 27 2009
Before you become a mom, you never even think about finding a babysitter. Why would you? Sure, you may remember all the babysitters you had when you were growing up and how they were always just there when you parents...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, May 20 2009
Summer will be here before you know it. Our little ones are counting down the days until school lets out (less than six weeks in many school districts!). When that happens, families will have to fill anywhere from eight to...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, May 06 2009
I read recently that 80 percent of the layoffs over the past year have been men. That means in many families, Dad's home and Mom's working more. The balance of care is shifting. More moms are going back to work or looking...
By: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, May 06 2009
The Special Olympics just launched a new initiative that I wanted to share with you. It’s something that I definitely support—eliminating the use of the “R-word.”
The campaign hopes to change the way we think...
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