May 2009

Au Pair Appreciation: Support and kindness from the Au Pair across the street

by cv harquail May 3, 2009
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International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom Unfortunately, with three transitions under our belt in a little over a year, our family has not had the best experience with the Au Pair program. Many people have asked us why we don’t just throw in the towel and put our kids in […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: Showing our sons the way

by cv harquail May 2, 2009
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International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Family Our Swedish, male, au pair is a wonderful addition to our family. We wanted a young man from the start. Our very active 9-year-old twins need to have a high-energy au pair who can manage and channel their energy into positive activities. Daniel is […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: How many ways can you say…

by cv harquail May 2, 2009
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International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom How many ways have you learned to say "I don’t know"? This is one of my favorite responses to children who are looking for their misplaced belongings or asking a question to which they know there is no real answer. One of the benefits […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: The smiles say it all ….

by cv harquail May 2, 2009
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International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Family We love our Au Pair!

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Au Pair Appreciation: M., we love you!

by cv harquail May 1, 2009
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International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom Is this a picture of a mom with her kids? No, this is our au pair M. from Brazil with my kids! Most people in our friendly town where she strolled with kids everywhere have mistaken her for the mommy, and complimented her on […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: All this, and a friend too

by cv harquail May 1, 2009
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International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom I am the very proud mother of three children, ages 10, 9 and 2. My older two were adopted three years ago from Torosovo, Russia. They came from a background of extreme poverty, abuse and neglect, and as older adopted children, the transition to […]

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