Welcoming Au Pairs During the Holidays As we move into the holiday season our family is busier than any other time of the year it seems. Coincidentally, this is also the time of year we are welcoming our next au pair! Our lovely new au pair is coming from Mexico

New School Year & New Routines This month has brought a new school year and new routines! Did you see Agent Au Pair’s Back to School Tips last month? They were extremely helpful as we embarked on a new school year with our middle child starting preschool! The first two

To Extend or Not to Extend That is The Question It finally happened. That dreaded email from Agent Au Pair’s Extension Coordinator arrived asking us to decide whether or not we were going to commit to another year with our au pair.  We knew it was coming, but I wasn’t

5 Tips for Back to School with Your Au Pair 1. Adjust the Schedule in Advance As you get ready to head back to school don’t forget to adjust your au pair’s schedule from a summer schedule to a school schedule with plenty of notice! Make sure the schedule is

5 Tips for Bringing Your Au Pair on Vacation 1. Plan Ahead Work together to talk about where you all want to go and what you want to do! Try to find common things you can do as a family. 2. Host Parents – Take a night to yourselves! Talk

Your Au Pair’s Parents Visiting If your Au Pair’s family is able to visit at all, this is an AMAZING opportunity to increase your experience with cultural exchange and the Au Pair Program. Our Au Pair Sofi’s parents were able to come to the US all the way from Colombia.

Coping when your Au Pair is on Vacation Last month our Au Pair Sofi took her two weeks of vacation to go home to Colombia and visit her family.  This made a huge impact on our whole family. I think it really showed us all just how much of a

Navigating Au Pair Scheduling when You’re Expecting! Welcoming a new baby into your home is a wonderful and stressful time! Having an Au Pair during this time is also both wonderful and stressful. On the one hand, having the extra hands can be incredibly helpful, but on the other hand

Oops! How to Handle Mistakes and Mishaps As much as we love our Au Pair Sofi and as much as she loves us we’re all human and mistakes DO happen! Here are a few of the ones we have dealt with over the last month or so and how we

Tips for the First 30 Days with your Au Pair There are so many logistical issues host families and au pairs need to conquer within the first two months of your program year.  From getting a social security number, to helping your au pair get their drivers’ license, host families