Au Pair is super low energy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My impression is that what used to be fine with many APs in terms of schedule and amenities has changed in the past couple years - kind of a COVID driven "arms race" where families competed to get and keep au pairs in a difficult time and kind of bent over backwards, and now APs expect the perks and easy schedules - plus more and more social media driven comparisons. So, OP even if past APs liked the schedule and stayed 2 years I think the world has evolved...

Thanks and I agree. But I do feel like the world is coming back to normal now thankfully

[Anonymous]

I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

LOL

Imagine being so ridiculous that you laugh at this correct, common sense post. Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

My 6 year old and 9 year old get picked up by school bus at 7:10am. It is already hard for them to get up and get ready that early in the morning. So yes, AP makes the beds. I don't feel there is anything wrong with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

My 6 year old and 9 year old get picked up by school bus at 7:10am. It is already hard for them to get up and get ready that early in the morning. So yes, AP makes the beds. I don't feel there is anything wrong with it.

Exactly. The lack of general awareness from the previous poster is amusing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

My 6 year old and 9 year old get picked up by school bus at 7:10am. It is already hard for them to get up and get ready that early in the morning. So yes, AP makes the beds. I don't feel there is anything wrong with it.

Exactly. The lack of general awareness from the previous poster is amusing

Every family has its own situation and they shouldn’t judged without knowing the exact circumstances. Plus if the job is mutually agreed before matching, it should be done regardless. Why other things even matter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

My 6 year old and 9 year old get picked up by school bus at 7:10am. It is already hard for them to get up and get ready that early in the morning. So yes, AP makes the beds. I don't feel there is anything wrong with it.

Making the bed takes 60 seconds. A six-year-old with functional arms can easily do it. Stop raising lazy kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

My 6 year old and 9 year old get picked up by school bus at 7:10am. It is already hard for them to get up and get ready that early in the morning. So yes, AP makes the beds. I don't feel there is anything wrong with it.

Making the bed takes 60 seconds. A six-year-old with functional arms can easily do it. Stop raising lazy kids.

first of all, how I raise my kids is none of your business.
second, my kids put away their toys, do the dishes and take care of their messes most of the time. But if there is a rush or something more important comes up, AP does it. That's the reason why I have an AP. 60 seconds of sleeping time in the early morning for the kids IS more important than having them make the bed. Why would I want to make the morning craziness even crazier???
third, this post was about AP complains about a job that she agreed to before matching. She should do it no matter what. If she changed her mind and doesn't want to do it, then REMATCH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

My 6 year old and 9 year old get picked up by school bus at 7:10am. It is already hard for them to get up and get ready that early in the morning. So yes, AP makes the beds. I don't feel there is anything wrong with it.

Making the bed takes 60 seconds. A six-year-old with functional arms can easily do it. Stop raising lazy kids.

first of all, how I raise my kids is none of your business.
second, my kids put away their toys, do the dishes and take care of their messes most of the time. But if there is a rush or something more important comes up, AP does it. That's the reason why I have an AP. 60 seconds of sleeping time in the early morning for the kids IS more important than having them make the bed. Why would I want to make the morning craziness even crazier???
third, this post was about AP complains about a job that she agreed to before matching. She should do it no matter what. If she changed her mind and doesn't want to do it, then REMATCH.

It is when you post about it on DCUM, hon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

Agree AP shouldn’t make the beds. Ridiculous. What is that teaching the kids.

Our solution — no one makes their beds unless they want to do it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an 8 and 10 year old. I would never dream of asking our AP to make their beds. That is ridiculous. Your kids are spoiled.

Our AP has to change their sheets out once per week, and usually it's done on laundry day (which is also once per week).

Our kids are responsible for making their beds each morning and keeping their rooms tidy.

I’m with you 100%

Agree AP shouldn’t make the beds. Ridiculous. What is that teaching the kids.

Our solution — no one makes their beds unless they want to do it

AP is household help; if the host parents want her to make the kids’ beds, then she should. Don’t know why others strongly oppose this…

Do you have a housekeeper? Does she vacuum your floor? Is that “ridiculous” as well, given that you are an adult and could do it yourself? No, of course not; that’s the housekeeper’s job. The AP’s duties can absolutely include making a kid’s bed, sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP is household help; if the host parents want her to make the kids’ beds, then she should. Don’t know why others strongly oppose this…

Actually, they are childcare providers and not household help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP is household help; if the host parents want her to make the kids’ beds, then she should. Don’t know why others strongly oppose this…

Actually, they are childcare providers and not household help.

Actually, making the children's beds is one of the AP's responsibilities. https://www.aupairinamerica.com/aupairs/responsibilities/ They help with children related household tasks. So yes, they ARE household help with limitations.