Results of Polls

What medical care & costs are the host parents' responsibility? (Accidents excluded.)

  • Any over the counter meds we'd usually have in the house for ourselves and kids. (39%, 77 Votes)
  • None. (24%, 47 Votes)
  • Anything above what she can 'afford'. (13%, 26 Votes)
  • All of her medical costs, minus insurance, while she's with our family. (12%, 24 Votes)
  • The cost of a doctor visit and a prescription ($150). (10%, 19 Votes)
  • Other (please describe in comments). (2%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 196

Start Date: July 16, 2009 @ 12:31 am
End Date: No Expiry

How much additional money do you let your au pair 'spend' for groceries?

  • I have absolutely no idea... we include additional things for her, but not with a real pattern. (42%, 97 Votes)
  • About $20 or less, per week. (24%, 55 Votes)
  • None, we ask her to enjoy what we already buy. (14%, 32 Votes)
  • Between $20 and $40 per week. (12%, 27 Votes)
  • We give her a separate budget for her food, which she manages herself. (4%, 10 Votes)
  • Over $40 per week. (4%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 230

Start Date: July 2, 2009 @ 11:15 am
End Date: No Expiry

Would you ever give your Au Pair a credit card to use?

  • Yes, with serious restrictions (e.g., only gas, $300 credit limit) (48%, 84 Votes)
  • No. (37%, 65 Votes)
  • Yes, with few to no restrictions. (15%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 175

Start Date: June 24, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Would you (not *should* you) extend an au pair illegally, without using your agency?

  • No. (71%, 57 Votes)
  • Yes. (29%, 23 Votes)

Total Voters: 80

Start Date: June 17, 2009 @ 10:30 am
End Date: No Expiry

If you were the Host Mom, would you...

  • Tell her she's done now, and send her to the LCC's house (34%, 92 Votes)
  • Negotiate for her to work one or two of the remaining 5 weekends, and leave it at that (28%, 75 Votes)
  • Dock the AP's pocket money by 30% (the amount she is unwilling to work) (24%, 64 Votes)
  • Other (please describe in comments....) (5%, 13 Votes)
  • Withold her pay until she agreed to work on weekends (4%, 12 Votes)
  • Take a deep breath, mutter invectives, and pay an additional $50-$75 per weekend to a backup babysitter? (5%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 268

Start Date: June 7, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
End Date: No Expiry

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