{"id":4,"count":51,"description":"Top<\/span> 9<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Holiday Tips for Host Families!\r\n\r\n9<\/span>. Don\u2019t Make her Guess! Share school\/work plans early - let your au pair know what the school schedule is prior to the holiday. Is there early dismissal? Is school off completely? Will you go to work or be coming home early? What will be her responsibility on these days?\r\n\r\n8. The unwritten rules\u2026.. Let your au pair know -- when you will eat dinner, do you dress up or down? What time should she be ready? Can she help? Include her \u2013 she\u2019d like to feel a part of things! Knowing these things will help her feel more a part of the celebration!\r\n\r\n7. Set Another Place! It is a lovely gesture to encourage your au pair to invite a friend or 2 to join in \u2013 that way she has someone to hang out with and you open your home to a young woman whose own host family might not be able to be with her.\r\n\r\n6. I\u2019d like to\u2026but\u2026. If you can\u2019t include your au pair in this year\u2019s plans\u2026.talk to her \u2013 make sure she has some alternatives \u2013 or suggest some \u2013 can she invite friends or family to visit at this time? Help her have a fun plan of her own.\r\n\r\n5. Ready\u2026.Set\u2026.Open! For the gift giving holidays --- when do you open presents??? Let her know! If you are a stocking family maybe buy your au pair a stocking with her name on it \u2013 it makes a nice welcome gift or can be her first present. If you do 8 nights of gifts for your children --- you might want to do 8 nights of gifts for your au pair, too.\r\n\r\n4. Are you a Cooking Channel Show Waiting to Happen? If so, include your au pair in baking, cooking \u2013 or decorating! Ask her what she\u2019d like to make from her home country to spice up your holiday dinner.\r\n\r\n3. Religious or Cultural Celebrations If your au pair is a different religion than you \u2013 help her find a place of worship that celebrates in a way she is accustomed to \u2013 or maybe she\u2019d like to experience what you do. Either way \u2013 ask! If your family\u2019s plans include cultural traditions such as home decoration, food, lights, fireworks, sweets, etc. \u2013 welcome your au pair to join in and let her know what to expect.\r\n\r\n2. Friends + Host Family = Holidays! Having a balance of family and peer time is important. Having time to celebrate with friends \u2013 at times they are celebrating \u2013 is another part of the holidays. Make sure your au pair knows her schedule \u2013 and that it includes times where she can relax and enjoy this special holiday time, too.\r\n\r\nMerry Christmas and\u00a0Happy Holidays!","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfs\/category\/host-family-tips\/","name":"Host Family Tips","slug":"host-family-tips","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nHost Family Tips Archives - Hiba's Au Pair in America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfs\/category\/host-family-tips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Host Family Tips Archives - Hiba's Au Pair in America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Top 9\u00a0\u2013 Holiday Tips for Host Families! 9. 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