Posts Filed in ‘Host Family Tips’ Category
Women's History Month
March 5th, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Women's History Month
Here’s a personal story. As the mother of three daughters, it has always been important to me that they see themselves as able to do whatever they want with their lives. One way I have done that is by choosing women professionals when reasonable. So naturally, they went to a female pediatrician. One day when […]
I love to read month
February 16th, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on I love to read month
Well, for the shortest month, February has a LOT of things going on for families., and I Love to Read Month is actually one of my favorites. There are few things I enjoy more than reading to kids and giving them some of my love for the written word. Scholastic, the school book fair people, […]
Black History Month
February 10th, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Black History Month
February has been known as Black History Month in the US since 1976, when it was recognized nationally for the first time as part of the US Bicentennial. The contributions of African-Americans are often left out of history books, and this is one way to focus more attention on them. Children can learn about Black […]
Valentine's Day
February 7th, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Valentine's Day
Hey – Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Are you ready? In the United States, kids almost always celebrate some form of Valentine’s Day. At my school, we are calling it Friendship Day, but it will be otherwise the same as it was waaaaay back when I was in elementary school: kids will bring […]
Winter Olympics
February 5th, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Winter Olympics
The Olympics are almost here! When they changed it so the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics would be staggered, so there would be one every two years instead of both every four, I didn’t like it, but now I really do. And with so many Minnesotans participating in the Sochi Olympics, it’s going to more […]
Chinese New Year
February 4th, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Chinese New Year
Welcome the 4711, the Year of the Horse! Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is an important celebration in many Asian cultures. Family members often travel great distances to be together over the 2 weeks of the festival. There are many amazing traditions associated with Chinese New Year, and they can be a […]
February
February 3rd, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on February
February is a great month for kids in Minnesota. It’s Chinese New Year, Black History Month, I Love to Read Month, and of course the month that has Valentine’s Day. It’s also when we have the Olympics! Our Pinterest page http://www.pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/ has pages that have many activities around these holidays and events. They do a […]
Why get an au pair?
December 1st, 2013by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Why get an au pair?
Why do families choose to use the services of an au pair? There are lots of reasons. First of all, au pairs provide experienced, loving, live-in childcare. Every au pair has hours and hours of experience caring for children. Families can look at their applications and see exactly what ages and what kind of care […]
Winter Driving
November 12th, 2012by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Winter Driving
Well, the first snow is here, and yeah, sure, it’s pretty. But don’t forget how difficult it can be to get used to driving in snowy conditions. It takes longer to stop and start moving, but don’t just push harder on the brakes or the gas, because that can make you ‘fishtail’ out of control. […]
Child Safety Tips
July 1st, 2012by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Child Safety Tips
This is from Walgreens’ website – I think it has a lot of good information. CHILD SAFETY The space between crib bars should be no more than 2.5 inches. The distance from the mattress to the top of the rail should be over 2 feet. DO NOT put extra blankets and stuffed animals in a […]
