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[quote=Anonymous]I just could not imagine my current (or previous au pairs) making such a statement. I also have three kids, and we by no means are living in a Martha Stewart house, but it’s tidy enough (cleaners come every other week).

My AP has a daily checklist- crumbs from kids breakfast swept, beds made, room tidied, etc. My kids (4,7,10) are required to pick up their own playroom mess, but if it does not get done the night before, then it’s a part of the AP checklist.

We are a very routine driven household, so the kids picking up their toys are almost as much of the routine as them brushing their teeth. Unfortunately, bunk beds making bed making impossible for them, but most other things I encourage them to do with the ‘supervision’ of our AP.

Because all three of my kids are boys, I’m super super keen (for my sanity) to make sure cleaning, etc are drilled in as part of their daily routine.

By the way - your AP would never work out in my house. *if* your house is as you say it is, just a typical American messy home from the work/school week hustle (and not one of the types of homes that the pp mentioned), then I would be offended and highly annoyed by her comment.

Tell her not to worry, because you will be building in hours to her 45 hour schedule to ensure that the kids items remain tidy all week :/. [/quote]

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