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Help me find our 100th Host Mom subscriber!

by cv harquail September 11, 2008
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Hi Host Moms- Will you help me find our 100th Host Mom subscriber? So far, we have a great group of host moms reading AuPairMom. Several of you have commented, sent questions, and helped to focus the conversation. But, I think we still need a bunch more moms to really get things rolling…I’m hoping that […]

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6 Reasons to Have Au Pairs Overlap

by cv harquail July 24, 2008
2 horses overlapping au pairs

Once you’ve had the opportunity to orient a new Au Pair, you realize how much work it is to teach an Au Pair all of your family’s systems and personalities. When you imagine doing this again in only 11 months (!), you may start looking for opportunities to reduce the amount of work for you– […]

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Ways to start orienting your New Au Pair: Some advice for the first two days

by cv harquail June 30, 2008

The first two or three days can be really overwhelming– not just for your new Au Pair, but for you. It’s like drinking from the proverbial fire hose — Where do you possibly begin? How can you get it all done? How much will she actually understand? Should you spend the first few days sightseeing […]

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