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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a first-time host mom. And we ramped up hours slowly over the course of about 3 months and it really did not work well. Rap resents the extra hours in the extra work, and although she's had a really easy gig, she does not seem willing to put in the extra time an attitude has declined. I think it's much easier to start out strong requiring more and then the lighten up later send to go in the direction you're talking about. [/quote]

I'm sorry but not surprised that didn't work for you. (It's much easier to ease up on the hours than add more.) Before matching, I would suggest providing a typical week schedule - a full one. From afar, the potential AP won't know that there is extra padding of hours in there.

Our next AP will work closer to 35 hours (on a busy week) since our littlest one will be starting school. Although hours will change week-to-week, they will always be within consistent time windows, so she can plan her life.

You want an AP that is grateful for the opportunity, so if she expressed apprehension around a flexible schedule, move on to the next candidate.[/quote]

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