“Nothing Warms a Mother’s Heart More”
Kristel has been an amazing addition to our family. We have had many au pairs join us over the years and she is a person that has really stands out as an incredible woman that
31 12, 2019
31 12, 2019
At First, This Single Mom Worried Her Au Pair Was Too Young
When I think of how to describe our au pair Yuliia, I think of three words – empathy, playfulness, and creativity.
Choosing an au pair that was only 19 years old was a risk for me. I had concerns and I wondered if someone so young could be
31 12, 2019
“Not an Au Pair, a New Member of Our Family”
Our family is not really eligible for this contest. We do not have an Au Pair, we have a new member of our family.
Nancy Viviana has been a part of our family since April and from
31 12, 2019
“We Can’t Begin to Cover All the Ways Our Lives Have Improved”
Lissette Maria….. Who knew that name would change our family forever?
My husband and I each had children from our first marriages. They were pre-teens and we decided to start over and have another one. Amelia joined us in 2014 with an amazing addition of love and complexities of how we were going to balance a
31 12, 2019
My Au Pair is My Role Model
Ana came from Colombia to live in our home in July 2019 and has been far beyond exceptional. She is our third au pair in the last four years, and we have never nominated an au pair until now
30 12, 2019
Host Mom Says Au Pair “Can Cheer Anybody Up”
It is an honor for our family to nominate Flor Maria Sivisaca Ramirez as the best Au Pair.
Flor has joined our family in April of 2019. Although the beginning was difficult – starting a new life in the new family with four kids in the foreign country Flor has mastered it very well.
Very quickly she
30 12, 2019
“The Last of 16 Au Pairs”
I am very happy to nominate Giselle Rodriguez as the au pair of the year. Giselle has provided almost. two years of care for our 15-year-old son Mikey. This culminates quite a dedication to the program in our home, and Giselle deserves this award because she recognized that fact.
You see, Giselle is the last of
29 12, 2019
“I Would Claim Her As My Own in a Heartbeat”
Genesis Brigette (affectionately known as Bri to our family) has been an absolute answer to prayer and huge blessing to our family. After our first interview, I knew, without a doubt, that Bri was the Au Pair for us – I called my husband and told him that I’d found the perfect girl to help
24 12, 2019
“Like Having an Older Daughter”
Before our au pair, Marjone, joined us, we were a family of 4 and happy, but after school care was becoming increasingly stressful. My 7-year-old son has ADHD and struggled with communication and was often misunderstood when incidents occurred, and no adult had seen it. I was being called during important executive meetings and asked
23 12, 2019
Host Family Says Their Au Pair is a “Wonderful, Kind Person”
When we first interviewed Tati, she was concerned about her level of English. So much so, that she made it a point to note to us that she knew it was an issue and wanted to be sure that we were aware of it, but she also felt that she could improve quickly with the