Comments on: 9 Host Mom Questions for 2009: Reflect before you resolve http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/ Helping Host Parents and Au Pairs build great relationships. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexwebmaster http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Alexwebmaster Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:47:20 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/#comment-947 Hello webmaster I would like to share with you a link to your site write me here preonrelt@mail.ru Hello webmaster
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]]> By: Anna http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Anna Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:13:23 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/#comment-629 your post would be on the mark if each of those points were its own post. They each deserve it your post would be on the mark if each of those points were its own post. They each deserve it

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]]> By: cvh http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-628 cvh Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:09:20 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/#comment-628 Hi CM - Glad you liked these... I was starting to wonder if the post was completely off the mark! It can be hard to remind myself that the number of comments is not always an indicator of whether readers find the post helpful. Thanks for all your other comments to day--- you're on a roll Mom! cvh Hi CM – Glad you liked these… I was starting to wonder if the post was completely off the mark! It can be hard to remind myself that the number of comments is not always an indicator of whether readers find the post helpful. Thanks for all your other comments to day— you’re on a roll Mom! cvh

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]]> By: Calif mom http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Calif mom Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:37:05 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/9-host-mom-questions-for-2009-reflect-before-you-resolve/2008/12/31/celiaharquail/#comment-620 Thanks for these thoughts. This inspired me to establish a weekly "family meeting" with parents, kids and AP on Sundays after dinner. Our AP has been with us since the summer, but I think this will help all of us re-connect a little better and maybe avoid that 5-month slump that can happen when the AP kind of realizes she is really stuck here and things might not be exactly as they have been advertised by the agency, or as she had hoped back when she was imagining her life in the U.S. You're right that the New Year gives an excuse for assessing and rethinking. And hopefully tweaking some things (like reminding about cleaning out the car!) without hurting feelings. Even though we will still need a chance to talk without the kids around, too, a family meeting is a step in the right direction, and may help us "re-jigger" some things that have been bugging me, and I may find out about things I could change that would help others. When you have a good AP, it's worth the investment to keep things going strong. And dare I hope increase the odds of getting an extension! : ) Thanks for these thoughts. This inspired me to establish a weekly “family meeting” with parents, kids and AP on Sundays after dinner. Our AP has been with us since the summer, but I think this will help all of us re-connect a little better and maybe avoid that 5-month slump that can happen when the AP kind of realizes she is really stuck here and things might not be exactly as they have been advertised by the agency, or as she had hoped back when she was imagining her life in the U.S.

You’re right that the New Year gives an excuse for assessing and rethinking. And hopefully tweaking some things (like reminding about cleaning out the car!) without hurting feelings.

Even though we will still need a chance to talk without the kids around, too, a family meeting is a step in the right direction, and may help us “re-jigger” some things that have been bugging me, and I may find out about things I could change that would help others. When you have a good AP, it’s worth the investment to keep things going strong. And dare I hope increase the odds of getting an extension! : )

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