{"id":1896,"date":"2011-11-21T18:10:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T23:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/2011\/11\/21\/holidays-are-coming-%e2%80%93-prepare-now\/"},"modified":"2011-11-21T18:10:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T23:10:57","slug":"holidays-are-coming-prepare-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/2011\/11\/21\/holidays-are-coming-prepare-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays are Coming \u2013 Prepare Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-447\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2011\/11\/Holiday-background-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday background\" width=\"345\" height=\"150\" \/><span style=\"color: #800000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"> School breaks during holidays; ask your host family how your schedule  will change during the break to make sure you and they are ready. Talk to your host family about how they celebrate the holidays. Share some holiday traditions from your country with your host family. Ask your h<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000\">ost family which activities  they really want you to join in; dinner with relatives, holiday  gatherings, baking, decorating, and religious services. Discuss your plans for the holidays; parties or events you wish time off  for well in advance, so your host family can plan. Be careful, accidents happen when children are very excited.\u00a0 Know when  to calm them down, so you can avoid accidents before they happen. Try to keep the kids on as much of a regular schedule as possible.\u00a0 Kids  will get over tired and cranky if there are too many activities in one  day or several days in a row.\u00a0 Try to help limit the activities to a few  a day or week. Give kids downtime with quiet activities, like reading a holiday story  or watching a holiday DVD. Make sure you and the kids get plenty of sleep. Remember to prepare some gifts for your host family, especially for the  kids.\u00a0 I recommend books, crafts, or games.\u00a0 You can read the books, do  the crafts, play the games with them. Take some time for yourself; to shop, to spend with friends, to call  home.\u00a0 Remember it is a stressful time, even if it is fun and exciting.\u00a0  You are far from home and you may feel a bit homesick. \u00a0Don\u2019t make promises to the kids that you can\u2019t keep.\u00a0 Don\u2019t promise to  go to an event and then cancel because you would rather be out with your  friends. Go to your host children\u2019s school holiday activities, the class party,  the winter concert, etc. Offer to talk to their class about how you celebrate holidays in your  country.\u00a0 Do a craft with the class.\u00a0 Earn a Global Awareness letter or  certificate.\u00a0 Ask me for help. Participate in family holiday traditions whenever possible.\u00a0 Be  available to help the parents watch the kids while they decorate the  house, prepare holiday foods, or attend holiday parties. Come to our\u00a0 International Holiday Party!! See you on Dec 4 \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School breaks during holidays; ask your host family how your schedule will change during the break to make sure you and they are ready. Talk to your host family about how they celebrate the holidays. Share some holiday traditions from your country with your host family. 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