We are a host family from Ireland. We have been getting aupairs for the past five years and everyone of the aupairs has come to us through aupair world.

We are looking for a new aupair  
I have three boys which can be scary for an aupair but so far we have been very lucky and always got nice girls who are happy to run in the park and bounce on the trampoline with them. Our last aupair Maria has just left now and we are looking for someone new.

Help your aupair to settle in
When an aupair arrives we do our best to reassure them and help them settle in while getting to know the children. There are other families with au pairs in the area so we often introduce them to the au pair.

Show her also places for her spare time  
I like to show the au pair where the buses to the city centre are and to local shopping centres. I show her the local parks, gyms and other amenities that she can use in her spare time.

We are used to have a time table
We think its best to spend a few weeks at home helping the aupair settle in with the children. It can be difficult to get into a routine so we have a time table. Some aupairs like to eat with the family. Maria for example preferred to go to classes or to exercise and to eat later. That was fine because we would sit and chat when I came home from work or at the weekends.

Communication is very important
For the most part are experience with au pairs has been extremely positive and our children enjoy the company. The most important thing for the aupair and the family is that the au pair communicates all the time and that the family give the au pair a chance to make changes.

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