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Nanny Needs Advice

From a reader who wishes to remain anonymous: I am a nanny for four children ages 4, 6, 6, and 8. All of the children have Autism. In addition, one of the 6 year-olds has Asperger's and the 8 year-old has Down's Syndr…
War Zone: The Terrible Twos Have Arrived!

So I started my new job, looking after three new children, a week before the youngest's second birthday. He would have an odd tantrum here and there when his mummy left for work, as he is very clingy to her, but then af…
The Stress Of Changing Jobs and Moving

Last weekend I moved house and jobs. Part of being a live-in au pair means living with the family and so when I lost my au pair job due to the recession, it meant that I'd also lost a place to live. Luckily, I had such…
"We Need To Talk" -How I Got Laid Off

For the last eleven months I've been working as an au pairlooking after 5-year-old Alana, 4-year-old Jack, and the twins Ellie and Mikie who are 17 months old. It's been fantastic. I've loved every minute of it. I've h…
Kids, Kids And Even More Kids

Just because I'm an au-pair to four children under six, doesn't mean that I'm always looking after four kids. Sometimes I have three, or sometimes I have just the twins. Sometimes I've even just had one of the kids, tho…
Learning to Ride a Bike and Other Little Joys In Life

Today was just an ordinary day, or so I thought. The kids were at school in the morning while I was at home with the twins. Jack then came home and later on so did Alana. It was over dinner that we were talking about thi…
Happy Birthday Mummy!

Mary's birthday is coming up and despite her telling me that she wants nothing done for her birthday, that the kids don't need to get her anything and she certainly doesn't need a cake, I've gone ahead and made plans any…
Ten Best Things About My Job

So, after my post 'The Pros and Cons of a Rewarding Job', I decided that the cons outweighed the pros a little too much. So I've decided to list the top ten things about what I like about being an au-pair and why the job…
The Pros And Cons of a Rewarding Job

Like any job, there are pros and cons to au-pairing. The pros are easy to list but the cons are even easier to list. Some of the pros that I can immediately think of are:- Seeing a new country Not worrying about paying…
Double The Trouble With Twins

One baby is hard enough to look after. Two babies? Well that's just double the trouble. As I am not the parent, I wouldn't go as far to say that I have a harder job looking after the kids than the parents do; we're doin…