Category: How to help your Au Pair
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Good relationship with your Au Pair: 5 tips for Host Families
Communication is crucial in any situation, but it becomes even more important when hosting an Au Pair. An Au Pair will live in your home for several months, so effective communication is essential for a harmonious and successful shared living experience. In this post, we’ll share five tips to help strengthen the relationship between the…
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How to help an Au Pair adapt in your Host Family
You have chosen your Au Pair – congratulations! All the details are discussed and the new family member’s arrival is at hand. How to help an Au Pair with their adaptation in a new place and circumstances as a Host Family? We prepared some useful tips for you! Prepare a Welcome Present Who doesn’t like…
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How to find your future AuPair?
Many of you might wonder: what is the best way to find a suitable Au Pair? There is no general answer to this since the reply depends on your current situation! If you are busy with your schedule, work full-time, are a single parent or have no support system – then hiring a full-service agency…
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What to do if you forget to pay your Au Pair
Being a Host Family for an Au Pair is an amazing opportunity for intercultural exchange and gaining a new family member. The Au Par lives in your house and spends a lot of time with you and your children. Of course, you should never take an Au Pair for granted. Taking care of your children is…
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5 Important Topics to Discuss with Your Au Pair
When a Host Family and an Au Pair decide to live and work together, they usually talk about big things like personality, experience, work hours, tasks, and visas. After sorting out these basics, smaller details like travel plans and room setup come next. But in all the excitement, some important topics can be forgotten. What…
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Say Something – What to Do If Your Au Pair Is Too Quiet
For many young people, becoming an Au Pair is a completely new experience. They find themselves in a different country, living with a Host Family they have never met before. While some Au Pairs are naturally outgoing and talkative, others may be more reserved and take time to adjust. If your Au Pair is too…
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How to Care for Your Au Pair Without Over-Controlling Their Social Life
Inviting an Au Pair into your home means placing trust not only in them to care for your children but also in how they spend their free time. It’s essential to strike a balance between showing care and respecting their independence. Some Host Families can become overly controlling, wanting to know every detail about their…
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Bad Mood And Tears – Homesickness Of The Au Pair
A new country, a new language, friends and family are far away and new friends have to be found first. All this can lead to a homesick au pair. Especially host families are asked in that situation to listen to the au pair and to try to help. The au pair has arrived and the…
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If Ana Or Mia Are Visiting – The Au Pair Has An Eating Disorder
Families usually have cooking and eating habits that they stick to. Most families have dinner together, so they cook in the evening, eat and talk about the day. Families very often have family dishes that everybody likes, like a specific kind of casserole, a combination of veggies and meat that work for everybody and maybe…
