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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
"Make a point that how the children are handled during working hours is different than off hours."

i like this. good point.

No, discipling of children should not be "Working hours and family hours." This is stupid.[/quote]

No not stupid at all. During working hours the au pair is expected to follow certain rules herself and maintain certain rules for the children. She is expected to discipline them in the manner instructed by the mom to her. After working hours, the au pair is NOT responsible for disciplining the children or enforcing rules, this is the parent's responsibility not hers. She shouldn't undermine the parents (which is doesn't sound like she would do) but it is their responsibility.

It is important for the au pair to learn this distinction. One of the cultural traits in the US is that parents can and do discipline their children differently than they would others. During play dates, the host parent would not allow kids to break rules or do dangerous things but they would never discipline the guest child in the same manner that could their own children. [/quote]

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