au pair medical concerns

When Dental Drama Threatens Your Au Pair’s Extension

by cv harquail June 4, 2015
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Dental insurance in the USA is pretty crummy.  Or at least the insurance we have is — I swear that there’s never a procedure that’s completely covered or enough coverage to make it through the year.  I supposed I should take this up with the HR department? But I guess I should be happy that we […]

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Does Your Au Pair Get Paid A Stipend When S/he’s Sick?

by cv harquail January 26, 2015
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 When your au pair gets sick for more than a few days, questions about substitute childcare, sick days, and additional costs can put pressure on the balancing act between “part of the family” and “employee”. Every family needs a backup plan for the occasional day or two (or three) when an Au Pair is laid […]

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The Fainting Au Pair: Should we rematch?

by cv harquail May 5, 2014
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Reliable, predictable, kind, and safe — that’s what we need childcare to be. So what happens when we have an au pair who we like, who’s doing a great job, and then all of a sudden turns out to have a condition that is unpredictable, that makes her unreliable, and that makes you worry that […]

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