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[quote=Anonymous]We've never had a curfew, but we also only hire au pairs over 21/22 because we don't want to deal with teenager-abroad-gone-amok issues.  We say to all of our au pairs, "we expect you to be ready for work, on time, same as any other job.  We don't have a curfew, because as an adult, we assume you know how to regulate your schedule so that you are prepared to work each day."

We've had au pairs who never went out, some who went out all the time on weekends staying out late at the clubs, but only to dinner/coffee on worknights, some in-between.  So far we are lucky that curfew issues have not come up.  Our best au pair, who was also very social, would every once in awhile roll out of bed clearly a bit hung over and on very little sleep to start her shift, but she always rallied and got the job done and was never once late to start.  Our attitude was - "we were like that at that age, and managed to do our jobs responsibly."  If you have a good, responsible au pair, she should be able to handle herself without a curfew.  If your au pair can't figure out how to manage herself responsibly without a curfew - I don't know; I'm not sure I would want that person taking care of my very small children.  But I do understand that other host families feel differently and have a different approach to this issue.[/quote]

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