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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH also travels for work every week, and I have a full time job.  It is NOT easy finding flexible, part-time help for after-school activities, especially since your youngest will need a bit more hand holding than the other kids, who will just need a driver.  If you quit your job because of a negative experience at one daycare center, then my guess is you will be very unhappy with your childcare or driver options for your children.  [b]Au pairs require a lot of training, and often get into car accidents since they are relatively young drivers who are unfamiliar with driving in the US.[/b]  The only kids at my kids' grade school who have "drivers" also have a nanny to accompany the kids (nanny doesn't drive).  Maybe you could find a nanny who drives, and pay her full time hours so she doesn't quit after a few months when she finds a full-time position.
Considering the reality of a single-parent household a few days of the week, it would have been A LOT easier to manage without an outside job.  However, I LOVE my job, can't imagine life without, and we need my healthcare benefits, so staying at home wasn't an option.  If your only reason for getting your feet back into the workforce is to answer the "what do you do" question from strangers, then the hassle and hardship will not sustain you or your family.[/quote]

So this.  I know a ton of families with au pairs who either had a car accident or a major scare (AP caught blowing through stop signs by police, and so on).  I've also had friends who have noticed suspicious damage on their vehicle (meaning, the AP got into something and didn't admit it).  You're basically taking a village person from a place like Guatemala or wherever and expecting them to navigate complex traffic laws...WITH YOUR KIDS in the car.

Much like swimming pools, vehicles are very deadly places for children.  This board seems to accept the deadly nature of pools, but the second you question anyone for having someone else drive their kid, you get told you're paranoid.[/quote]

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