{"id":4378,"date":"2022-05-19T10:35:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:50:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T15:50:39","slug":"host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/","title":{"rendered":"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Host parents have many responsibilities and\u00a0are often very busy. Hosting an au pair can provide help with a large part of the childcare related responsibilities. Below are a few simple things you can do to help your au pair match flourish.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Treat Your Au Pair Like a Family Member<\/strong> – Au pairs who feel appreciated and included as a member of their host family tend to see their host children as family members and feel very invested in their happiness and success.<\/p>\n

Stay on Top of Payments<\/strong> – \u00a0Au pairs can feel very uncomfortable if they need to ask for their weekly stipend payment. This can also make them feel like their work is not appreciated or you are unconcerned about their needs. Add a recurring weekly event on your calendar, use payment apps or automatic bank transfer to schedule your au pair’s stipend payment and give yourself one less thing to remember.<\/p>\n

The same is true for their transportation costs to cluster meetings and classes. Au pairs let their host family know about the costs but some host parents don’t always follow through and reimburse them. Here’s a blog post with information and tips on how to handle transportation costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Communication<\/strong> – Make time every couple of weeks for a check-in conversation. This provides your au pair a time to bring up questions or concerns which she may be hesitant to bring up when she see’s how busy you are day to day. It’s also a good time for discussing any concerns you have as well as planning for upcoming events or schedule changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: Shared by an APIA Host Family<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Host parents have many responsibilities and\u00a0are often very busy. Hosting an au pair can provide help with a large part of the childcare related responsibilities. Below are a few simple things you can do to help your au pair match flourish. <\/a> Treat Your Au Pair Like a Family Member – Au pairs who Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[226,1362,1348,1361],"class_list":["post-4378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-host-family-tips","tag-communication","tag-family-meeting","tag-stipend","tag-transportation-cost"],"yoast_head":"\nHost Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish - Au Pair Chatter<\/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=\"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Host parents have many responsibilities and\u00a0are often very busy. Hosting an au pair can provide help with a large part of the childcare related responsibilities. Below are a few simple things you can do to help your au pair match flourish. Treat Your Au Pair Like a Family Member – Au pairs who Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-19T14:35:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-26T15:50:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM-1024x702.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"702\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Christine Connally\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Christine Connally\" \/>\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\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/\",\"name\":\"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish - Au Pair Chatter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM-1024x702.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-19T14:35:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-26T15:50:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM.png\",\"width\":1578,\"height\":1082},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/\",\"name\":\"Au Pair Chatter\",\"description\":\"The place to find out about Au Pair in America in Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Prince George's Co. and Southern Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d\",\"name\":\"Christine Connally\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Christine Connally\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/author\/cicaupair\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish - Au Pair Chatter","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish - Au Pair Chatter","og_description":"Host parents have many responsibilities and\u00a0are often very busy. Hosting an au pair can provide help with a large part of the childcare related responsibilities. Below are a few simple things you can do to help your au pair match flourish. Treat Your Au Pair Like a Family Member – Au pairs who Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/","og_site_name":"Au Pair Chatter","article_published_time":"2022-05-19T14:35:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-26T15:50:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":702,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM-1024x702.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Christine Connally","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Christine Connally","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/","name":"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish - Au Pair Chatter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM-1024x702.png","datePublished":"2022-05-19T14:35:28+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-26T15:50:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.49.12-AM.png","width":1578,"height":1082},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/05\/19\/host-family-hints-3-ways-to-help-your-au-pair-match-flourish\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Host Family Hints to Help Your Au Pair Match Flourish"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/","name":"Au Pair Chatter","description":"The place to find out about Au Pair in America in Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Prince George's Co. and Southern Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d","name":"Christine Connally","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Christine Connally"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/author\/cicaupair\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}