Posts Filed in ‘Host Family Tips’ Category
Summer Safety Tips – Car Safety/Child Car Seat Info
June 24th, 2012by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Summer Safety Tips – Car Safety/Child Car Seat Info
More safety tips from Walgreens’ website. CAR SAFETY Always wear a seat belt. Obey traffic laws and drive defensively. Do not drink alcohol and drive. While driving, try to avoid any distractions from others in your car. Keep your vehicle properly serviced, especially before going on a long trip. Keep an emergency kit in your […]
Summer Safety Tips – Household Safety
June 22nd, 2012by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Summer Safety Tips – Household Safety
Another set of safety tips from Walgreens’ website. HOUSEHOLD SAFETY Wear protective footwear and eye wear when mowing the lawn, operating power tools, working with a chisel, or hammering metal on metal. Keep tools away from children until they are old enough to use them properly. All stairways should have a sturdy hand rail. All […]
Halloween
October 21st, 2011by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Halloween
Halloween is a great time to share the United States culture with your au pair. Even preschoolers can paint a pumpkin (use washable tempera paint and clean up quickly) and older kids can carve pumpkins with guidance. Costumes provide lots of topics or conversation. And of course Trick-or-Treating is fun for everyone! Talk to your […]
What to do when your kids say "I'm bored"
June 28th, 2011by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on What to do when your kids say "I'm bored"
Sometimes, especially with younger children, cries of boredom are really calls for companionship and attention—their friends may be away on vacation and without the structure of school they may find it difficult to keep occupied during long summer days. Prolonged intervals where the kids have nothing to do can be stressful . When bored, children […]
Halloween
October 10th, 2010by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Halloween
If you’re a kid in the United States, Halloween is one of the best days of the year. Kids get to dress up in all kinds of fantastic costumes and go door to door, collecting bags of candy. It’s a great day to celebrate being a child. Many kids have planned what they want to […]
Winter Tips for Host Families and Au Pairs
December 8th, 2009by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Winter Tips for Host Families and Au Pairs
Now that winter is actually here, it’s a really good idea for host families and au pairs to take the earliest opportunity to talk about winter driving. Many au pairs have never driven in snow before, and everyone can use a refresher. Points to talk about can include: what to do if the car starts […]
