Au Pair Appreciation

How Does Your Au Pair Grow?

by cv harquail January 17, 2010

Truly one of the joys of being a host parent is watching your au pair blossom as a citizen of the world and as as a person. I look back in hindsight now and wish that for each of our au pairs, I had written them a note at the start of their year to […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: Brazilian Manny wins “Au Pair of the Year”

by cv harquail May 9, 2009

From a press release issued by Cultural Care: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 10 /PRNewswire/ A young journalism student from Natal, Brazil who has shown compassion and dedication in his daily care for a special needs boy, has earned the distinction of being named the"International Au Pair of the Year". [Check out the YouTube video, which is […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: Hooray for all of you!

by cv harquail May 8, 2009

Well, we’ve come to the end of the very first annual International Au Pair Appreciation Week! Thank you to the host moms and dads who sent in the stories for the Au Pair Appreciation posts this week. Thank you to all of you who commented on the stories, offered snippets of your own stories, and […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: Popsicle sticks and masking tape

by cv harquail May 8, 2009

International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom for her family Why do we appreciate our au pair so much? Our AP is beloved by both my kids. They are five years apart and so have very different world views and needs, yet she is able to have a great time on […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: A positive spirit, no matter what

by cv harquail May 7, 2009

International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom Ms. April is our fifth aupair, and third angel. I liked the experiences that were listed on her application and called her. We had a good conversation, but she didn’t think she could travel as quickly as we needed. When she had a chance […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: Special sensitivity

by cv harquail May 7, 2009

International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom My daughters were born in China, and spent 12 and 32 months in an orphanage and in foster care. Ms. Dikun is a certified teacher in China, and we were incredibly blessed to have her join our family for a year. She was our […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: Setting a high standard

by cv harquail May 6, 2009

International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom Johanna was our first aupair, and set a really high standard for what we would hope for from the aupairs that would follow. She showed incredible judgment in choosing which aupairs to spend time with, and often chose to stick close to our family. […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: A collage of love

by cv harquail May 4, 2009

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International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom After being with us for only 2 months, our AP made us a beautiful collage for Christmas of photos that she had taken of the children and our dogs. It was so thoughtful and we were absolutely thrilled! It now hangs on our bulletin […]

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Au Pair Appreciation: St. Lucia

by cv harquail May 3, 2009

International Au Pair Appreciation Week As shared by a Host Mom Our last AP was from Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother sent her 3 Swedish white ‘nightgown’ style dresses, electric "crowns" and bulbs so that she could celebrate St. Lucia Day for our benefit in December 2008. She baked sweet rolls flavored with saffron, taught our […]

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