{"id":2617,"date":"2012-11-16T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T16:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2012\/11\/16\/host-families-au-pairs-holiday-preparations\/"},"modified":"2012-11-16T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T16:57:49","slug":"host-families-au-pairs-holiday-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2012\/11\/16\/host-families-au-pairs-holiday-preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"Host Families &amp; Au Pairs Holiday Preparations!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">1. Schools breaks during holidays; talk about how the work schedule will change during the holiday season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">2. Talk to your au pair about how you celebrate the holidays, ask her about how she celebrates, add au pair&#8217;s traditions into your holiday activities!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">3. Talk to your au pair which activities you really want her to participate in if possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">4. Discuss what time off she would like during the holiday season so you can put it on the schedule.\u00a0 New Year\u2019s Eve is usually very important to au pairs, if possible give her off \u2013 it may be her only one ever in the USA!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">5. Gifts for your au pair are normally given by families; she will give some to you too, though I encourage crafts, books or games for her to give the kids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">6. Au Pairs will probably be a bit homesick this time of year, so be sensitive to her feelings.\u00a0 Host families and au pairs will be stressed during the holiday season, be sensitive to each others&#8217; feelings.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">7. 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">8. Give kids downtime with quiet activities au pair can supervise, like reading a holiday story or watching a holiday DVD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">9. Make sure the kids get plenty of sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">10. Encourage your au pairs to participate in the kid\u2019s school holiday activities; class party, concert, etc.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> 11. Encourage your au pair to do a Global Awareness presentation about holidays in their country in your kid\u2019s classroom.\u00a0 Introduce the au pair to the teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">12.\u00a0 Enjoy the holidays and participate in Cluster Activities! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Schools breaks during holidays; talk about how the work schedule will change during the holiday season. 2. Talk to your au pair about how you celebrate the holidays, ask her about how she celebrates, add au pair&#8217;s traditions into your holiday activities! 3. 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