{"id":1158,"date":"2012-08-30T15:05:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T19:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dca\/2012\/08\/30\/back-to-school\/"},"modified":"2012-08-30T15:05:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T19:05:42","slug":"back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dca\/2012\/08\/30\/back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Back To School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the school aged kids in our cluster are either back in school or will be returning soon.\u00a0 This will mean changes to the au pair schedule and possibly to the duties.\u00a0 It is very important to communicate these changes to avoid problems.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">I suggest you discuss the following with your host family<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\">\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">Au pair\u2019s work schedule<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">The children\u2019s school and activity schedules<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">Where the children get dropped off and picked up and who will be doing this<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">What to do if a child is staying home sick, late to school, does not get off the bus (if they are supposed to)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">How to tell if school has been cancelled or delayed for bad weather<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">What to pack for lunch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">The routine after school (do they have free time before starting homework, what to give for snack, any chores, where do they put their backpacks &amp; lunchboxes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\">How to communicate about what\u2019s going on at school.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 13px;vertical-align: baseline;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRp3-7-e5Bn69yqU6Moja19xpyWjr_2TKEjv3uR76FwbkeXlgw-cg:3.bp.blogspot.com\/-myGPU5D_1F4\/UDVRNE7f7DI\/AAAAAAAAGq0\/59swy2RsTZk\/s400\/back-to-school%252Bcrayons.jpg\" alt=\"Back to school with crayons\" width=\"228\" height=\"221\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the school aged kids in our cluster are either back in school or will be returning soon.\u00a0 This will mean changes to the au pair schedule and possibly to the duties.\u00a0 It is very important to communicate these changes to avoid problems. 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