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Summer Childcare… Year-Long!

(reposted from http://nprice.aupairnews.com) Just a few more days and it will officially be the SUMMER! Welcome school-break for the kids, welcome swimming at the lake or neighborhood pool, welcome family vacation and overnight camps! The summer also represents a lot of planning for stay-at-home-moms…

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Hosting an au pair: is a live-in nanny the right option for me?

(reposted from http://nprice.aupairnews.com) If like many American families you are not quite familiar with the concept of “exchange students” or “hosting an au pair”, you may be reluctant to the idea of housing your childcare provider.With childcare, there is not a ”one-size-fits-all”,…

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Eating Healthy As A Host Family

(reposted from http://nprice.aupairnews.com)More than a trend or personal preference, eating healthy is a very important undertaking for most families. Ensuring your children receive all the nutrition they need while limiting the amount of sugar (good and bad) they eat between school, friends and home…

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What are the requirements to host an au pair?

When discussing the au pair program, the first questions I usually answer are about the au pairs (background, qualifications, screening) and the arrival process (time frame, matching, program fees and payment options). However, there is often an expectation that a host family is required to provide…

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Olá! A Special Report on Brazil…

With our largest pool of au pairs from Brazil arriving between January and March, I thought I would cover a few highlights about our largest recruitment country in Latin America. Brazilian au pairs are very family-oriented, flexible and caring. For them, being an au pair in the USA is really making…

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