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Everyday life with an au pair
Experiences, figures and routes — written by families and our team.
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Everyday lifeWhat is an au pair allowed to do? Tasks and boundaries
Living togetherThe first weeks with the au pair
ReliefRelief for families with a child with a disability: what support is available in everyday life?
Everyday lifeAu pair ill: what happens when the au pair falls sick?
DecisionAu pair for a child with a disability: worthwhile?
Everyday lifeTaking the au pair to a Mutter-Kind-Kur: support during a rehabilitation stay with a child with a disability
FinancingWhat does an au pair really cost? | Besondere Sterne
ReliefCare for a child with a disability falls through: what can parents do?
Living togetherWho sets boundaries for the child: the au pair or the parents?
CommunicationCommunicating with the au pair
Everyday lifeThe au pair as part of the family system: what role does it play in daily family life?
ReliefCare for children with disabilities: when HPT and other services are not enough
Everyday lifeAu pair on a therapy trip and therapy holiday: relief for families with a child with a disability
ArrivalThe bank account for your au pair: what host families should know
Living togetherPreparing your au pair for your child
Everyday lifeThe au pair and the siblings: more time and attention for siblings of children with a disability
ReliefCombining work and a child with a disability: how can an au pair help?
Everyday lifeAu pair and childcare: playing, accompanying and enabling participation in everyday life
DecisionLooking for an au pair: how do I best get started?
FinancingPersönliches Budget for an au pair
Living togetherAn au pair is moving in: how do I prepare my child?
Everyday lifeAu pair and therapy: is an au pair allowed to accompany my child to therapy?
After the yearAfter the au pair year: FSJ, BFD, training or study | Besondere Sterne
ReliefFreizeitassistenz for a child with a disability: how an au pair can make participation possible
Everyday lifeThe au pair on the family holiday: work or free time?
Living togetherAn emergency plan for your au pair: on the fridge door
Everyday lifeSettling in with an au pair: what can I expect after 1, 4, 8 and 12 weeks?
ReliefAu pair or Familienentlastender Dienst?
CommunicationThe weekly conversation with your au pair
Everyday lifeCan my au pair be left alone with my child?
DecisionFinding an au pair with experience of children with disabilities – what parents should look for
FinancingClaiming au pair costs on your tax return | Besondere Sterne
ReliefSingle parents: when a second pair of hands is missing
ArrivalAfter arrival: the first official steps
Everyday lifeThe au pair and driving: is the au pair allowed to drive the children?
Living togetherMay an au pair give medication?
Everyday lifeThe au pair and the household: which household tasks may an au pair take on?
ReliefAn au pair in a foster family: two more hands
Everyday lifeThe au pair and public transport: independence with buses and trains sometimes has to be learned first
Living togetherClarifying expectations with your au pair
Everyday lifeThe afternoon with the au pair: care, leisure and inclusion after school and nursery
ReliefAn au pair for several children: can that work?
DecisionWhich au pair suits our family? How to make the right decision
Everyday lifeEating together with the au pair: who cooks, and what belongs to family life?
FinancingPflegegeld and an au pair | Besondere Sterne
Living togetherWhen the politeness fades
CommunicationAu pair and a non-speaking child: communication
After the yearThe final weeks: saying goodbye to the au pair
Everyday lifeWhen the au pair is off duty: what does free time really mean?
ReliefFinding time as a couple again
Everyday lifeThe au pair at the weekend: does an au pair have to work on Saturdays and Sundays?
ArrivalPreparing the au pair's room: a temporary place of their own
Living togetherResolving conflicts with your au pair calmly and fairly
ReliefShort nights: how an au pair can support parents
Everyday lifeThe au pair during the school holidays: can an au pair look after the children all day?
FinancingAu pair and Pflegeversicherung benefits | Besondere Sterne
DecisionAu pair or childminder?
Everyday lifeAu pair and babysitting: how often may an au pair look after the children in the evening?
ReliefTherapy, nursery, driving: untangling the family calendar
Living togetherInducting your au pair like a new apprentice
Everyday lifeThe au pair and the language course: how does the German course fit into family life?
FinancingFinancing an au pair when your child needs help | Besondere Sterne
ReliefSiblings: more time for them again
Living togetherWhen the au pair sends pocket money home
Everyday lifeMornings with the au pair: what support before school and nursery can look like
CommunicationAu pair and sign language
ReliefWhen the Schulbegleitung is absent: what matters now
Everyday lifeWhat does a typical daily routine with an au pair look like?
DecisionAu pair agency or searching for an au pair online yourself – what is the difference?
Everyday lifeUnderstanding au pairs from India: culture, safety, family and independence
ArrivalThe first week with your au pair: settling in
Everyday lifeA weekly plan for your au pair: why clear working hours make everyday life easier
Living togetherMy child is ignoring the au pair
After the yearAfter the au pair year: finding a new au pair in good time
ReliefHoliday care: when 13 weeks of school holidays become a challenge
Everyday lifeMay an au pair take my child to school, therapy or clubs?