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Au Pair - not sure how to tackle our new girl

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TennisFan · 24/02/2010 10:52

Hi, I have had lots of advice on here about recruiting and finding our first au pair who has been with us for just over 2 weeks.
The first 2 weeks she played with my DD and did lots of creative stuff, art and things which my DD loves after school.

This week, both days when I got home at 5pm, she was lying on the sofa on her computer and my DD was watching TV.

It is resonable to ask her to play with DD isn't it?

I did go through typical duties and days - but I think I may have been too nice and now need to speak to her which I really hate having to do.

She is 24, and speaks really good english so can't use this as an excuse.

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EColi · 24/02/2010 18:12

Ooh we do have the 'rule' that they should be in the same room at least (well, I would accept one in the playroom and one in the living room and AP in same room as one of them ). That's in our 'house rules' after second AP used to sit in the kitchen (on the Aga ) whilst kids were ransacking playing elsewhere. (Mind you, with 2
Did you check with Dd that the tv was on since school time, there are things that you can do that don't leave evidence (like paintings), eg. playing cards (latest AP has taught the kids lots of card games), and board games. Yesterday they were having a balloon game (hitting it in time to the metronome). I would never had known if I hadn't walked in before it ended.

EColi · 24/02/2010 18:13

Oops, lost half a sentence when I went to stir the risotto

Was meant to be ...with 2 kids the important thing is to be there to adjudicate the fights!

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