Experienced Host Parents know that when your au pair arrives, you get
him or her in action right away.
Even though it’s tempting to let
him/her sleep in, or to show her around your wonderful town, or to wait until
his English is better before you start giving instructions on ‘how to do
things’, your best strategy is always to get them working.
We don’t want to get them to work right
away so that we can maximize the amount of work we ‘get’ out of an au pair.
We put au pairs to work right away
because:
- People learn better when they are trying.
- People are less homesick when they are busy. People get more connected to kids when they interact. And,
- People feel happier when they have something meaningful to do.
The sooner you get your au pair doing things you need her to
do, even as she’s still learning, the better off you will be.
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