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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I expect she is homesick (since she said as much), but she doesn’t seem to be making an effort. She went to bed at 8 when I was putting the kids to bed. Ive encouraged her to meet other au pairs and she has some phone numbers our last ap left, but she hasn’t reached out to my knowledge. I have taken her out several times to show her around. She doesn’t seem to be learning her way around yet, my 7yo said yesterday she had to navigate to show ap where to go for her class and how to get home after.[/quote]

Real homesickness is like a (temporary, mild-ish) case of depression. It's like telling somebody with a broken arm to make an effort... it's more a case of "can't (right now)" than "don't want to."
Options? Give her a bit more time. See if you can reach out to some of the APs your last AP knew and ask them to reach out to your new AP. If she doesn't yet know her way around (she has been with you five days...) print out maps or provide her with a gps. Otherwise I think you are really trying your best in reaching out to her and including her. Continue doing that.

If you are lucky, she will come out of her shell soonish. If you are not lucky she will go back home due to homesickness (or possibly depression, depending on how it goes).[/quote]

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