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Au Pair invites International Guests After A Few Days In The Host Family
Unfortunately some au pairs handle situations not the right way. There have been cases in which the au pair has invited friends or family members after only a few days living with the host family. Some of them didn’t even ask the host family if it is alright to let someone stay at the family’s…
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Au Pair Wants To Work For Other Families Too
An Au Pair works up to 30 hours a week, 45 hours in the USA. This is a lot because the au pair will also have to study for the language class. Of course the pocket money an au pair gets is just as it says a pocket money. With this money the au pairs…
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Who Are You? – The First Interview With The Au Pair
One of the most important parts of getting to know each other is the Skype Video interview. This is the moment when both Au Pair and Host Family’s responsibilities, rights and expectations should be cleared. But what do you have to think about? And what kind of questions should you ask? We have some advice for you: 1. Don’t…
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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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This Is Our House! – Au Pair Is Inviting Guests All The Time
If the host family invites an au pair to stay with them, the house becomes the au pair’s place to live too. Yet there are some rules for au pairs. One of them is to respect, that they are still only a guest and that they can not invite other people all the time. 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…
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The Advantages Of Having An Au Pair
Many parents know the struggle. They have to go to work early in the morning, but at the same time they have to get the kids ready for kindergarten or school, Milk is being spilled, they have to change clothes again, they give their kids a ride and end up being late for work. How amazing…
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Fight Against Prejudices – Invite A Bro Pair
Timo is a male au pair and he explained why it is so hard to become an au pair as a boy and why getting a bro pair is absolutely great for a host family. Timo, is a nice 19 year old guy, full of energy and the will to explore the world. When he…
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Family Vacation With The Au Pair – On Duty Or Off Duty?
It’s summertime. That means it’s time for vacation. School is off for a few weeks and the kids can enjoy the free time in the sun, at the pool, in the garden or on the playground. And when it’s holidays for the kids it means that the host parents need the au pair to work…
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Curfew For Au Pairs
To invite an au pair means to have someone else living in the same house. And to live together with others means to treat each other with respect. A part of that is to accept that everybody needs their private space and time for themselves. If a host family invites an au pair to live…
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