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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, a hard no.  We had au pair for our just-turned-2 year old and it was a mistake.   The kids need to be able to talk and tell you things that might be red flags.  As our youngest got older (she’s now 4) the AP situation got much much better (granted it was a different AP).   I just think most of these girls aren’t trained in the reality of meeting a non verbal baby’s needs.   It’s hard!   My own parents got much better with me kids when they were able to communicate their needs.  [/quote]

Talking is not necessarily helpful. Our 5yr old (almost 6) has entered the age of making up stories and lying about stuff.

If you eliminate every problematic age, then there's no good time ever for an AP. [/quote]

There are better time. 9d also NEVER hire an AP for a child under 3.  We had a nanny for 5 years and switched to APs. We have 5 APs in 6 years and I'm also in the camp of HELL NO.

The difference between a professional nanny and an AP (which is a glorified babysitter) is night and day.[/quote]

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