Comments on: Au Pair – Another Option for Childcare http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com/2009/02/au-pair-another-option-for-childcare.html Live life to the fullest - enjoy life! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: mokie http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com/2009/02/au-pair-another-option-for-childcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-9832 mokie Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:40:23 +0000 http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com/?p=1511#comment-9832 "What an interesting story. $179/week seems pretty low for a full time caretaker of children, doesn’t it?" It's about $4/hour, yes. Babysitters make more than that. But as I understand it, an au pair is like an exchange student who also babysits--they're getting free room and board, treated like family rather than a servant, and full language/cultural immersion. (My high school French teacher recommended au pairing for that alone.) “What an interesting story. $179/week seems pretty low for a full time caretaker of children, doesn’t it?”

It’s about $4/hour, yes. Babysitters make more than that. But as I understand it, an au pair is like an exchange student who also babysits–they’re getting free room and board, treated like family rather than a servant, and full language/cultural immersion. (My high school French teacher recommended au pairing for that alone.)

]]> By: Arielle http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com/2009/02/au-pair-another-option-for-childcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-9391 Arielle Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:30:04 +0000 http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com/?p=1511#comment-9391 I've been doing some Googling regarding au pairs so it was nice to come across this blog posting. I've heard some horror stories so it was really great to read something about it working out! I’ve been doing some Googling regarding au pairs so it was nice to come across this blog posting. I’ve heard some horror stories so it was really great to read something about it working out!

]]> By: mietwagen http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com/2009/02/au-pair-another-option-for-childcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-8940 mietwagen Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:07:04 +0000 http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com/?p=1511#comment-8940 Sehr gute Seite. Ich habe es zu den Favoriten. Sehr gute Seite. Ich habe es zu den Favoriten.

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