motivating your au pair

Getting Down (on the floor) with Host Kids: Too much to ask?

by cv harquail May 19, 2010
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One of my favorite moments as an au pair mom was the summer afternoon I came home to find my two year old in a diaper, my au pair in a bathing suit, both of them in the garden, covered in finger paint. They were having a blast. This particular au pair, although very mature […]

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When you are available and your Au Pair is ‘on duty’ — how to manage?

by cv harquail April 16, 2009
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Caveat: This is NOT a post about (1) when you work at home and your au pair is on duty, [post for another day] or (2) when you are absolutely off duty and she is on duty…[post from earlier today]. This one is about: When you both are at home and available to the kids— […]

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