{"id":1066,"date":"2011-04-28T15:17:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2011\/04\/28\/tips-for-a-good-year\/"},"modified":"2011-04-28T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:17:57","slug":"tips-for-a-good-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2011\/04\/28\/tips-for-a-good-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for a Good Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hints for success<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n

Many of you have been here for several months, don\u2019t; let yourself get into a routine of not doing your best.\u00a0 Take initiative – don’t wait to be asked, anticipate children’s needs, offer to help when you are sharing “family time.”<\/p>\n

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Internet use<\/strong>-Don\u2019t use the internet to vent.\u00a0 Remember anything you post on Facebook or other social networking sites can be seem by millions of people.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be fooled into thinking that a post in your native language won\u2019t be understood!\u00a0 If you are having a bad day, call me or a friend.<\/p>\n

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Drinking Age: It’s the Law!<\/strong>
\nAs you know, it is illegal to buy or drink alcohol, beer and wine in the United States if you are under 21 years of age. If someone buys alcohol for others who are under 21, it is the person who is buying the alcohol<\/em> who will be in trouble with the law. It is not a chance worth taking. Do not put your friends in an embarrassing or dangerous position by asking them to buy alcohol for you if you are under 21!<\/p>\n

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Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The saying goes that April showers bring May flowers.\u00a0 Start your own flowers indoors.\u00a0 Marigolds and Morning Glories grow quickly from seed and can be planted outdoors in the garden after they are a few inches tall.\u00a0 Use a flower pot or even an old yogurt container, follow the directions on the seed packet and don\u2019t forget to water the pot!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Pen Friends\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have any friends or relatives in your home country with children close to the age of your school-age children?\u00a0 You can encourage them to exchange letters (or emails).\u00a0 Simple notes or even pictures arriving by overseas mail are very exciting for children (and au pairs).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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