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An online guide for au pairs with tips, tricks and ideas to help navigate working for a family. Need a recipe? Don't know how to iron a shirt? Want some ideas for games to play with the children on a rainy Saturday? You've come to the right place…

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What does an au pair do?

September 12, 2016

Denmark has very strict and clear rules about what an au pair is and is not expected to do. In contrast to the American system where it seems an au pair is largely only really expected to take care of the children and not to do chores around the house, in Europe au pairs are … More What does an au pair do?

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Ideas for a rainy day

September 9, 2016

Most kids love running around outside or watching TV/playing computer games inside. But what to do if you have to entertain them when neither is a possibility? It’s probably important to emphasise that if the children are tearing the house apart, you may need to really focus your attention just on them, Put away any … More Ideas for a rainy day

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The Healthy Packed Lunch

September 9, 2016

The danish packed lunch in a lunch box is one of the rituals almost all households with children in Denmark go through every single morning. Preparing the lunch box “madkasse” is one of those tasks that parents often dread, though possibly emptying the uneaten remnants is even worse. It can be hard to maintain both … More The Healthy Packed Lunch

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Legal Disclaimer

We do not here provide any legal advice on employing an au pair. This site is strictly to provide advice on to au pairs on aspects of household management they may not be familiar with. Au Pairs are not household servants, they are not nannies and they are certainly not your personal slave. An au pair should be treated respectfully as you would treat any other adult. There are often strict legal definitions of who can or cannot be considered an au pair and often strict regulation of working conditions, hours and rates of pay. Check the rules in your country before employing an au pair! These are the EU Au Pair standard terms.

Thinking of being/employing an au pair?

Au pairs can be recruited in a number of different ways, via direct contacts or agencies. We have had good experience with a couple of websites which might be worth approaching. There are probably others too, drop us a line if you would like yours to be featured here. Great Aupair. Au Pair World.

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