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What is an Au Pair, Anyway?
Au
Pairs Solve Dilemma for Working Families
You've got a big week at the office and your
spouse is away on a business trip but arranging
carpool for soccer and piano and finding daycare
for your youngest child just can't wait. Welcome
to parenthood and the childcare crisis more and
more parents now face.
What's the
solution? For many
families the key to balancing work and family
life has become easier now that they have
discovered intercultural live-in childcare with
an Au Pair Service..
In
thinking about childcare needs, some families
are realizing that traditional childcare
options just don't accommodate their lifestyle.
Having an au pair may seem like something
reserved for the rich and famous, but usually
the average cost is under $300.00 a week
regardless of the amount of children living in
the home.
Young men
and women worldwide choose an Au Pair service to
place them with American host families for a
year of intercultural exchange. In return for
room and board and a weekly stipend, au pairs
provide as many as 10 hours a day, up to 45
hours a week of childcare.
Though it was as
new to my ears as it may be to yours, it sounds
like a wonderful service. It may be just what
you're looking for! |
