family - Meet your Au Pair on time at the arranged meeting point (airport, bus station, train station etc). For many au pairs, this will be their first time away from home and travelling on their own.  They may have coped with a long and ti ...

au pair - When first speaking to your potential host family, be as honest as possible. Trying to cover anything up in order to gain a position usually just leads to later problems.  If the family you like need a driver, but you don't dri ...

family - One thing that is easy to forget is that things you might do automatically, may be very different for someone doing them for the first time. Remember to show your au pair during her first week, how to operate all your regular appliance ...

family - The first few days will be new and different for everyone.  This is normal.  It is during these days that an au pair/family relationship is often made or broken.  If at all possible, try to time the start of your au pair's& ...