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The AuPairWorld Blog

Lifestyle, Sharing, Discovery

We're writing about au pairing in a completely new way. And you're invited to join in the discussion! There's lots to discover and lots to share. Check it out!

Host families
Bambini si tengono per mano

A Madrid-based host mother blogger shares her strategies for making the most of au pairing's win-win potential.

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Host families
Au pair with child in an tent

Still not convinced about hosting an au pair? Here are 5 reasons how sharing your home with a young person from abroad is a great way to make the most of family life.

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Host families
Hands in the air

No one knows AuPairWorld and its search functions as well as our experienced AuPairWorld Support Team. With their expert help, you'll be sure to find a perfect au pair.

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Host families

Mother of two, Catherine Miller, explains how hosting an au pair has made it possible to manage the demands of work and family life so that everyone benefits, herself included.

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Host families
A mother and a grandmother kiss the child who sits between them

Inviting an au pair into your home gives you the diversity of 3 generations living under one roof. Host mother Catherine Miller looks at the benefits of multigenerational living that au pairing delivers to everyone involved - parents, kids, and the au pair in the middle. 

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Parents play with cardboard moving boxes with their kids

Many expat families choose to host an au pair as part of their childcare solution. Here expat mother and author Catherine Miller outlines the advantages that expat families get from having an au pair… 

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A parent holds their child in their arms

Katlyn Rainier writes about what an au pair can bring for a single-parent family from her perspective as a daughter who grew up with a single dad.

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Host families
Au-pair Room or Office?

Should your family's extra room serve as a home office, as an au pair room, or what? We consider the alternatives together with you.

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Host families
Bropair

In a new video made in collaboration with AuPairWorld, Jarryd gives the four top reasons why host families might want to include male au pairs in their searching options.

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Host families
Shadow of a figure holding a heart balloon

Psychologist and experienced host mother Clarissa Mosley writes about a troubling fear that host mothers (and au pairs) sometimes have. What is the risk of an affair between the host father and the au pair? An excerpt from the author's new book "Au Pairs with Ease".

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Host families
Young children running across a meadow

Heading out for a day trip with the kids can quickly assume the dimensions of a Himalayan expedition. It can feel like a thousand things have to be packed in your bag – and then you still wind up missing something! 

 

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Host families
Girl reading the family handbook

The AuPairWorld Family Handbook is a customisable tool for presenting all the important information about activities in your family so that a new au pair can get off to the best possible start.

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