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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes I do.

If she comes and I pay, it is a working week and she can take care of the kids.  I would definitely have a planning meeting with her and outline your expectations of her while on vacation so nothing comes as a surprise.[/quote]

+1 I haven't done it with my AP yet, but my sister brought hers to Disney and had a very hard time. Essentially, the AP wasn't very proactive and my sister had to ask her to do things that were otherwise normal aspects of her job (like running after the 2 year old who just took off while my sister held the baby and the AP just stood there). It was like with my sister around the AP either was afraid to take an independent act or she just assumed my sister would always take the lead with all actions associated with the children. It made the trip very stressful for my sister. [/quote]
When the parent is there, the kid wants the parent to be the parent. If the au-pair plays mommy, the kid will just be confused.[/quote]

I understand, but when the two year old has bolted off into a crowded Disney World and the single mom is giving the baby a bottle the Au pair shouldn't stand there and watch the two year old run into a crowd, but actually go after the child without being told to do so. I'm pretty sure the running 2 year old doesn't care which responsible adult should be protecting them from getting lost or any other possible harmful circumstances (holding hands in a parking lot, staying near them at the pool, paying attention and not texting while waiting for others on a ride, ....)

Just warning the OP that she should have a candid conversation about what is expected when she is on as the AP may not feel comfortable acting independently while the parent is present. [/quote]

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