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[quote=Anonymous]We have had good luck with tidy au pairs by choosing ones who describe themselves as very neat, used to doing household chores, etc. We do NOT have checklists but we show our au pairs what we expect and we continue to follow up with them. Their job involves child-related cleaning so we expect them to keep the kids things neat and clean, and also to involve our (now elementary aged kids) in the tidying.

You can also look at education and career goals. Our current ap who’s about to leave has been the best so far, she is a self described “maniac” about tidiness and is extremely organized and tidy. My kids underwear drawers look like a shop display. She is returning to get her masters and become an event planner, which seems like a great fit for her skills. Our incoming ap has been to law school and is taking a year before doing her masters in criminal law. My husband is a lawyer and we both know one needs to be an organized self-starter to do well in law school in Europe. [/quote]

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