Host Family Tips

If your current child care arrangement is aggravating rather than relieving your stress level, it might be time to consider other options. Here’s a handy guide to help you determine…

Children are always watching their parents, teachers and caregivers as people they look up to, making it essential that we provide our kids with good opportunities and role models to…

1. Your friendships and family expand. When you host an au pair, you gain access to a network of friends and an international family. In addition to your au pair,…

As we reach the final installment of our five-part blog series for National Volunteer Week, today’s topic highlights volunteer opportunities close to home. We’re not talking about chores. Though many…

Organized volunteer events and activities appeal to certain people because of the cause, but the activity is often a big part of what motivates participation. For example, some people participate…

When you identify a need within your local community and would like to help, a good first step is to reach out to existing organizations related to your cause for…

Yesterday, we discussed principles behind volunteering to help get you thinking about volunteer activities for au pairs and host families. Today, and over the next few days, we will provide…

It’s National Volunteer Week! Let’s take this opportunity to thank the many volunteers working in communities across the country and think of some ways we can empower ourselves to make…

According to many children, school was “fine” and “nothing” happened. So how can you get kids to talk about their day? Especially their day at school? Here we offer a few…

Guest bloggers Kimberly Nertney and Pamela Talbot of Language Launchers share some expert advice on how to best communicate with your au pair when English is not her first language:…