{"id":83,"date":"2011-08-28T18:05:53","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T22:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ctl\/2011\/08\/28\/back-to-school-tips-for-au-pairs-and-host-families\/"},"modified":"2011-08-28T18:05:53","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T22:05:53","slug":"back-to-school-tips-for-au-pairs-and-host-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ctl\/2011\/08\/28\/back-to-school-tips-for-au-pairs-and-host-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School Tips for Au Pairs and Host Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ctl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2011\/08\/bus1-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"bus\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ctl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2011\/08\/bus1-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ctl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2011\/08\/bus1-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ctl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2011\/08\/bus1.jpg 1741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/>Wow!\u00a0 Can you believe it?\u00a0 Most of the school kids around the country are heading back to school over the next couple of weeks!\u00a0 At this time of year the schedule changes for many host families and au pairs.\u00a0 It would be a good idea to send a note to your host families reminding them to sit down and talk through any changes to the au pair\u2019s schedule and duties.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">Many au pairs have never experienced a school busing system; make sure they understand how it works and what to do<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">Make sure au pairs know the car line rules<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">If driving the children, new au pairs should know how much time it takes to get to the school and the directions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">Pack a healthy lunch, ask your host families to review what that is\u2026 an au pair once packed a can of tuna<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">School children come home with lots of notes and letters, designate a place in the house for this important information so no-one misses it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">Au pairs and host families should discuss what is expected of the au pair regarding homework.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow!\u00a0 Can you believe it?\u00a0 Most of the school kids around the country are heading back to school over the next couple of weeks!\u00a0 At this time of year the schedule changes for many host families and au pairs.\u00a0 It would be a good idea to send a note to your host families reminding them  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ctl\/2011\/08\/28\/back-to-school-tips-for-au-pairs-and-host-families\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,1],"tags":[6,7,15,17,32,38],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-host-family-tips","category-uncategorized","tag-after-school-care","tag-au-pair","tag-back-to-school","tag-childcare","tag-newtown","tag-southbury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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