Happy Mothering Sunday! I read about this day’s history and how it originated, with domestic servants returning to their homes and mother churches. I hope some of the au pairs nowadays are able to spend this day with their mothers … Continue reading
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5 best au pair moments
1. Best friendship The best au pair moment was watching my daughter walk down the aisle as my old aupair’s flower girl in Poland. For her to choose my daughter to be such a special part of her day meant … Continue reading
The au pair’s diet
There seem to be so many disparities regarding au pairs and food I am really at a loss as to what is the right thing or not. Recently, I interviewed two aupairs that were already here and staying with other … Continue reading
Au pairs and gossip
Au pair gossip can at times be the thing that brings you closer to your au pair, or the very thing that ends up pulling you apart! Gossip is a dangerous thing and when someone is living with you there is … Continue reading
Gift ideas for au pairs and nannies
I have always bought my au pairs a present at Christmas and on their birthdays. In fact I seem to always be buying something for my aupairs. Sometimes I may just be out and see something (little) that I think … Continue reading
Homesick au pair, should you worry?
I like to think I have all the information about my au pairs prior to them arriving. In the past I have gone for both au pairs that are already in the UK and also those who have not yet … Continue reading
Adjusting to my English life
I have always (bar one au pair) got my au pairs from abroad and tended not to get ones who are within the UK already. Unlike my friends who have always insisted on getting au pairs that are already here. … Continue reading
Making Friends as an Au pair
Making friends as a new au pair in a new country is probably the most important and an essential thing for all Aupairs and host families. Being an au pair can be a lonely place, you spend most of your … Continue reading
Safety advice for au pairs – where to draw the line?
As a host mother I have always looked at myself as a surrogate mother for my aupair, almost like my third child, not quite getting to sleep until I hear they are back safely from a night out. However, most … Continue reading
Setting the au pair’s duties and responsibilities
I have over the years asked a number of my friends to send me their comprehensive list of au pair duties, timings and responsibilities and they all differ so much I think I became even more confused! I think the … Continue reading
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