Au Pair in America Local Community Counselor, serving host families and au pairs in Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, MA and surrounding towns
Au Pair in America is the nation's first legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have provided the best child care opportunities to host families across the U.S. and au pairs from around the world.
NEW starting in October: No texting while driving! The fine for the first offense is $100, and then it goes up from there. If somebody has an accident while texting, the operator will lose the license for 60 days – a “guaranteed” ticket for an au pair to have to go back home. Here is Read More
Back to School Tips School has started again. It is time to go over a few, simple rules. Going back to school often means changing schedules and duties for au pairs. It’s a good idea to sit down with your host family and talk about the new year’s schedule. Read More
Each month, Au Pair in America offers a regional event to au pairs in the Boston area. It is another opportunity for our au pairs to connect with others and to learn about American culture. This month, we offered a free Harvard Tour, led by a Harvard sophomore, Todd. On a sunny, warm fall Read More
Last Sunday, four Au Pair in America Community Counselors hosted an Au Pair and Host Family Picnic at Honey Pot Hill Orchard in Stow, MA. This annual event offers au pairs and host families a chance to meet and connect with other families and au pairs in the program and to share a special New Read More
We had so much fun last weekend at our August cluster meeting. We met at the boathouse in Concord and rented 3 canoes. In groups of 4 or 5 we canoed up the Concord River. There were lots of laughs involved. Afterwards, we had a nice picnic by the riverside and enjoyed Thai food, Read More
For our July meeting, we went to Nantasket Beach. We got the chance to say good-bye to a few au pairs who are finished with their au pair year. We celebrated their achievements in style with homemade crumb cake. Some of the new au pairs had a chance to meet the rest of the au Read More
This month, my au pairs joined me for a traditional American barbecue at my house. Despite a threat of rain and cooler temperatures, we had fun barbecuing sausages, chicken, pork and steak. Side dishes included chips with guacomole and salsa, smoky pasta salad, sweet potato salad, corn and grilled vegetables. For dessert we enjoyed Read More
SUMMER SAFETY TIPS The following summer safety tips come from the American Academy of Pediatrics Web site (http://www.aap.org. FUN IN THE SUN Babies under 6 months: The two main recommendations from the AAP to prevent sunburn are to avoid sun exposure, and dress infants in lightweight long pants, long- sleeved shirts, and brimmed hats Read More
American history came alive for my au pair group last weekend as we went mini golfing at Golf on the Village Green in Natick, which carries a patriotic theme. Among miniature historical builidings, life-size statues and other Colonial replicas, au pairs were educated in the history of the freedom trail and had plenty of picture Read More
Cleaning Up Made Easy Is it hard to get cooperation at clean-up time? Turn clean-up time into a game. Try throwing a die, if it lands on one, the person who threw the die must clean-up one thing, if the die lands on four, he or she must pick up four things, and so on. Read More
