When Is It Time to Hire an Au Pair? So, you are living the modern picture of success. You have a blossoming career, a healthy social life, and you have a beautiful family. Sounds idyllic, until you realise that one of these aspects will have to take a backseat. There simply is not enough…
Looking for a Babysitter? Hire Someone You Can Trust with These 5 Tips No matter how much we would like to, we cannot be everywhere all at once. Modern life proves this to us time and time again as we try to balance our family with our careers and also try to maintain some…
How to Protect My Child from the Internet The Internet is a wonderful source of information and activities to help entertain and educate our children. At the same time, it can also be a scary place with many dangers lurking when we are not watching. With so many devices readily connected to the web,…
Why It Is a Great Idea to Get an Au Pair for the School Holidays The opportunities and demands presented by modern life often mean that both parents in a family are building a career and have to commit a certain amount of time to their work. While this is a great example for…
Read This Before You Get an Au Pair for 2020 Can you believe it – not just another year, but another decade is almost at an end. That is right – blink and we will be entering the roaring twenties of the 21st century. Whether you are ready for it or not, it is…
3 Tips for Choosing an Au Pair for the School Holidays Once again, school holidays are approaching fast. Where has the time gone? And where are the days when we were lucky enough to have four holidays a year? The reality for most adults is that we have to be at the office as…
7 Tips to Keep Children Safe from Predators It is probably every parent’s greatest fear: that our children will be abducted or be harmed by a nefarious predator. The mere thought of it is enough to send chills down one’s spine and to turn one into a dreaded helicopter parent. But apart from the…
When Only the Best Au Pair Hire in Cape Town Will Do As most mothers will attest, nothing on earth is more precious than our children. These bundles of joy bring light to our lives and we will do anything to give them the best life possible. Yet, to look after our family, we…
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Private Tutor? At AuPair Extraordinaire, we pride ourselves in matching the perfect au pair, private tutor, and babysitter candidates to the right families to create a healthy, happy, and nurturing environment for the children. Because of our commitment to the wellbeing of the children and…
What Makes a Candidate the Perfect Family Au Pair? No two families are the same. Different families do not have the same characteristics, habits, or traditions, and neither do they have the same needs. Families can be as traditional or unconventional as you can imagine, and still be happy, whole families. And similarly, au…
What to Ask When You Interview Au Pairs for Children So, you have been considering getting some help around the house, especially when it comes to looking after your children. After all, they are your number one priority, and you want to make sure that they get the absolute best care and all the…
5 Reasons Why You Should Encourage Kids to Play Outside Now That It Is Spring It is that time of year again – the mornings are getting lighter, the temperatures are starting to climb, and everything seems fresh, beautiful, and full of life. Gone are the days of snuggling up on the couch and…
Au Pair, Babysitter, or Tutor – Which Is Right for Your Family? Family comes first, but time does not always allow us to give equal attention to all the responsibilities related to it. With the demands that modern-day living places on us, it is wise to create a support structure to ensure our families…
Do You Want to Be an Au Pair? Johannesburg Offers Great Opportunities Do you love children? Do you have a special way of working with them? Are you reliable, caring, and a great role model? Then you may want to consider becoming an au pair. Johannesburg and surrounds offer many great opportunities for professional…
Why Do You Need an Au Pair? Let us face it – the world moves at breakneck speed, and at times, it can be tough to keep up. Between focusing on a career, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and having some semblance of a social life, there is hardly time to run a household. Add children…
What Can – and Should – I Expect of My Babysitter? Different families – and certainly different children – have very different needs. While there are basic tasks you can realistically expect of your babysitter, it is always advised to carefully go through all expectations and house rules to ensure that everyone is on the…
Find Carefully Screened Au Pairs in Pretoria As a domestic assistant, a carer for your children, and possibly a live-in member of your household, an au pair is so much more than just an employee. This is a person whose credentials and abilities you must be able to trust without fail, which is why you…
A Professional Au Pair Agency that Puts Your Family First In this day and age, it can be a challenge to meet all your commitments, which can include spending enough quality time with your family, helping your children in their development journey, growing your career, taking care of daily admin and chores, being active, having…
How to Get My Child off the iPad And Playing Outside Technology certainly has its advances. It allows us to stay in contact with people far and near, to share experiences, and also to perform certain functions at work and home a lot easier. It has also completely changed the kids’ play landscapes all over…
How Our Au Pair Hiring Process Works If you are looking for a position as an au pair in South Africa, we can help! At AuPair Extraordinaire, we specialise in connecting au pairs with families, and we take care of many important details in the process. Because the people we appoint are responsible for the…
Why Do You Want to Be an Au Pair? If you are an au pair, this is probably one of the questions you are asked most frequently: “Why do you want to be one?” For some, the answer could be very easy to answer, and for others not. The fact is, once you are…
6 Fun Indoor Activities for Kids for the Coming Cold Months While we do often have sunny and warm days in winter in South Africa, there can be cold spells that last for days on end. During these times it is often too cold for kids to play outside and it can be challenging…
Au Pair Duties: What You Can and Cannot Expect Your Au Pair to Do Families of au pairs are not always completely clear on what the au pair duties entail. As a result, they may require certain duties that are not within the remit of the au pair, or they may not make full…
Looking for the Perfect Au Pair for Your Family? Try Our Au Pair Agency in Sandton! Many families need help when it comes to taking care of their children, especially families with multiple children, single parents, working parents, or parents who often travel for business. Sometimes, help is needed when one of the parents…
Why Encourage Kids to Play Sport Sport is an integral part of most children’s lives. Most schools advocate that children take part in at least one summer and one winter sport. Families are also becoming more conscious of the importance of partaking in some form of sport as a family. There are many reasons…
Where to Find Brilliant Au Pairs in Johannesburg and Cape Town A lot of families with working parents or with multiple children need the help of an au pair. There is often a range of skills and qualifications that your au pair will need, such as a driving licence, the ability to cook nutritious…
4 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Choosing Au Pairs for Families Choosing an au pair for your family can be rather challenging. Our children are precious to us and we want their needs and safety to be taken care of as best as possible during the times when we, their parents, are unable to…
WHY YOUR CHILD NEEDS A HUG We all love warm, fuzzy hugs. But for kids these are essential for their growth, health and development. Science shows that a 20 second hug releases a hormone called oxytocin, also known as the love hormone which in children helps them to grow healthier brains, strengthen their immune system,…
The 3 Main Differences of Au Pairs Compared to Babysitters It is the norm to hire a babysitter keep watch over the children when parents are working late or going out for the night. Many of these absences are no longer than a few nights, yet the children still need to be fed, cuddled, disciplined,…
Why You Should Choose the Best Au Pair Agency in Cape Town Are you a hard-working parent living in Cape Town looking for some expert help with your kids? The standard we had in South Africa used to be the ever-dedicated live-in nanny, but things have changed quite radically. For starters, there are fewer…
How to Help Your Au Pair to Be Fantastic Employing an au pair stretches well beyond the employment of a temporary cleaning crew or gardening service. Au pairs are not just someone to look after your children for a night or two, making sure they stay out of trouble. They are highly trained professionals who…
Navigate Your Life with an Au Pair with a Driving License! There are not many people that parents care more about than their children. The very thought of someone else driving their kids around to school, sports activities, and playdates on a daily basis is enough to throw any parent into a mild panic.…
Need an Extraordinary Au Pair in Pretoria for You Family? We Can Help! Many working couples with children need help with the care of their children. Our children are our most precious and valuable human beings, and entrusting their care to another person can be extremely challenging. Often, one of the parents gives up…
Kids and Messy Play Ideas – Why It Is Important to Get Messy! Many parents are put off by the idea of messy play. After all, it seems like a whole lot of trouble to clean up, do the washing, and then get the little ones clean! In modern times, messy play is often…
We at Au Pair Extraordinaire believe that it takes a village to raise a child, and what better part of that community than a dedicated, experienced, and loving member such as an au pair. Born and raised Joburger and au pair for four years, Roo Kruger, 22, tells all about the adventures of helping raise…
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