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[quote=Anonymous]Our au pair seems to be having a hard time with me working from home, and prefers to take the kids out whenever she is in charge. I am ok with her taking the kids places, but also like our kids to spend time at home playing with their toys, doing some age-appropriate chores, and playing with their bikes /scooters. I have a separate office and try not to disturb anyone, but it is hard at times because the kids are young. I have expressed to her my desire to have a balance, with some freedom for her to choose how to spend the time when she is on duty but I don't believe we have been successful at communicating. I have tried to set up time over the weekend to talk to her about the upcoming week and come up with a plan, but she doesn't make the time for it. She also goes out every night right after she is done working, and is gone the whole weekend (which is all fine as long we find time to talk when they kids aren't around). At this point, the situation is tense. Mornings are hectic and that seems to be her preferred time to talk about the upcoming day. I also have activities planned for the kids that she is not aware of until she starts the day and that might be ruining some of her plans, but hard to know since I don't know what those are. I know the answer to all these issues is communication, but I am looking for advice as to how to start that conversation so our relationship doesn't become more tense and severed. [/quote]

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