You will notice that this blog post is very familiar. While we like to remind our Host Families of ways to help their Au Pair through homesickness during the holidays, we thought we would update our post with some tips on how to help during the holidays...in a global pandemic. During the holidays, your Au [...]
Your Au Pair's time in Canada is almost over. Can you believe it is time for them to go home? Use these tips (some practical and others emotional) to make your Au Pair's departure smooth: Close bank account: Before your Au Pair leaves the country, they will need to close their bank account. Remind them a [...]
This week, we are continuing our conversation on if an Au Pair is right for your family. We have already discussed the convenience of an Au Pair working around your schedule and the ease of having an extra set of hands. Now we are going to talk about if the cost of an Au Pair [...]
We are continuing with our blog series on finding out whether an Au Pair is right for your family. Today we are going to discuss how an Au Pair can be right for your family if you need childcare that works around your schedule. Gone are the days of the entire neighbourhood gets up and [...]
It's Monday morning. You wake up to your alarm clock which you have strategically set so you have 15 minutes of quiet time before anyone else in the house wakes up. You sit down with your cup of coffee (you remembered to set the coffee maker the night before-yay you!), and think about how this [...]
New year, new you! Well, at least that’s what I told myself just over a week ago. Now that we are in the second week of January, New Year’s Resolutions are starting to become a pain instead of a refreshing awakening. It’s time to bring in reinforcements. Mine is a cross stitch I created of [...]
