{"id":2829,"date":"2015-01-06T15:13:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T15:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2015-01-06T15:13:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T15:13:12","slug":"2829","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2831\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg\" alt=\"apia pic\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg 177w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Sometimes host families are confused about the things au pairs can do.\u00a0 As requested by a host family, I am posting this information from the APIA website Au Pair responsibilities.\u00a0 Please note these responsibilities are CHILDCARE related only.\u00a0 The au pair is also responsible for cleaning up after herself and helping as a family member when eating or traveling with the family.\u00a0 Au Pairs should remember they are role models to the children in their care.\u00a0 Good hygiene and keeping your room clean is expected.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Child care is a meaningful way for an international visitor to get insight into American life.<\/h3>\n<p><b>The au pair&#8217;s responsibilities may include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li>Waking the children<\/li>\n<li>dressing infants and toddlers<\/li>\n<li>bathing and playing with the children<\/li>\n<li>preparing meals for the children<\/li>\n<li>looking after the children&#8217;s belongings<\/li>\n<li>making the children\u2019s beds and straightening their rooms<\/li>\n<li>doing the children&#8217;s laundry<\/li>\n<li>cleaning up the kitchen after the children eat<\/li>\n<li>straigtening up the playroom once playtime is over<\/li>\n<li>driving children to and from school, appointments or outings as requested by the host family<\/li>\n<li>an au pair on the standard or Extraordinaire programs may be home while children are absent from school due to illness or holidays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The au pair\/companion\u2019s responsibilities do not include housework unrelated to the children such as cleaning the home or doing all the laundry. 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Responsibility for the welfare of the children always remains with the parents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg\"><\/a> Sometimes host families are confused about the things au pairs can do.\u00a0 As requested by a host family, I am posting this information from the APIA website Au Pair responsibilities.\u00a0 Please note these responsibilities are CHILDCARE related only.\u00a0 The au pair is also responsible for cleaning up after herself and helping as a  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[156,161,300,466,469],"class_list":["post-2829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-host-family-tips","tag-cultural","tag-cultural-childcare-suffolk-county","tag-live-in-childcare-long-island","tag-suffolk-county-au-pairs","tag-suffolk-county-childcare"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>- Cindy&#039;s Suffolk Au Pairs News Bulletin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"- Cindy&#039;s Suffolk Au Pairs News Bulletin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sometimes host families are confused about the things au pairs can do.\u00a0 As requested by a host family, I am posting this information from the APIA website Au Pair responsibilities.\u00a0 Please note these responsibilities are CHILDCARE related only.\u00a0 The au pair is also responsible for cleaning up after herself and helping as a Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cindy&#039;s Suffolk Au Pairs News Bulletin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-01-06T15:13:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cindy Garruba\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cindy Garruba\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/\",\"name\":\"- Cindy&#039;s Suffolk Au Pairs News Bulletin\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-06T15:13:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-01-06T15:13:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/#\/schema\/person\/a2b60add90992fabcb9a75c438d172c3\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2015\/01\/06\/2829\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/01\/apia-pic.jpg\",\"width\":177,\"height\":177},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/\",\"name\":\"Cindy&#039;s Suffolk Au Pairs News Bulletin\",\"description\":\"The Suffolk County Au Pair in America Cluster blog. 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