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[quote=Anonymous]New au pair seems overwhelmed.  The biggest issue I see is that she doesn't know how to intervene effectively if there is a problem.  Instead, she will just keep saying "no" or "don't do that." Then she starts getting frustrated that the kids are ignoring her (age 2 and 4).  She is super sweet and really wants to do a good job, so I'm trying to coach her, but she doesn't seem to have a natural sense with children.  Of course I would like my children to do things if an adult asks, but it is not age appropriate to expect a 2 year old to listen all the time.  I'm trying to direct her to move them to a new activity or actively intervene if there is an issue rather than wait for them to obey, but she doesn't seem to get this.  Any tips on how I can help her out? I really want this to work out -- we had our last au pair for 2 years and I really prefer not to rematch, and I feel like if I rematch b/c she isn't a natural with kids I could just get another one who isn't a natural with kids, so my best bet is to train her more. Thanks.[/quote]

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