training your au pair

What’s your Host Parent Mindset?

by cv harquail October 2, 2012
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If the world can be divided into two kinds of people, there are two types of Host Parents: Those who think they were born being perfectly good host parents, thankyouverymuch, and Those who are trying to learn how to be better host parents By virtue of being a reader of AuPairMom, you are obviously one […]

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Where to Begin: New Host Mom, New Au Pair

by cv harquail February 28, 2011
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Maybe I’m more obsessive than the average bear, but I recall thinking I was as ready as I could be when our very first au pair arrived. And, that was back in the days when Handbooks were merely a suggestion, and life was much more simple. I also remember feeling pretty alone. Although there were […]

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The Best $98 You Can Spend on Your New Au Pair

by cv harquail May 20, 2010
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One of the best things a host parent can do with a new au pair is to pay some professional driving lessons. Driving lessons are something that you should consider in addition to having the au pair go out driving with one or more host parents, and in addition to having the au pair study […]

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Share a page from your handbook …

by cv harquail February 10, 2009
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When I started au pair momming 11 years ago, there was no such thing as an Au Pair Handbook. My au pair agency never recommended that I create a family manual, and my LCC actually laughed when I told her that I’d put together a printed list of guidelines for our incoming au pair. My, […]

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