AuPairWorld Blog: Focus on host families

Cooking isn’t just about preparing meals, it’s a unique opportunity for families to connect, create lasting memories and build a harmonious household environment. When you invite your au pair into the kitchen, you're opening the door to cultural exchange, teamwork and a lot of fun. 

Will your au pair be joining you on the next family holiday? Here are some things to consider to make the holidays great for everyone.

Have you planned a family holiday and your au pair is not coming with you? Here are some tips on how you can handle this situation and what you should keep in mind. 

Mother and blogger Jennifer Landis describes her family's route to deciding to host an au pair option and how the results have been.

The Viehbrook Farm, based in the peaceful countryside of Northern Germany, is just an hour's drive from Hamburg. Despite its rural charm, this family-run farm has successfully hosted two au pairs with ease.

A Madrid-based host mother blogger shares her strategies for making the most of au pairing's win-win potential.

Mother of two, Catherine Miller, explains how hosting an au pair has made it possible to manage the demands of work and family life so that everyone benefits, herself included.

Inviting an au pair into your home gives you the diversity of 3 generations living under one roof. Host mother Catherine Miller looks at the benefits of multigenerational living that au pairing delivers to everyone involved - parents, kids, and the au pair in the middle. 

Many expat families choose to host an au pair as part of their childcare solution. Here expat mother and author Catherine Miller outlines the advantages that expat families get from having an au pair… 

Katlyn Rainier writes about what an au pair can bring for a single-parent family from her perspective as a daughter who grew up with a single dad.