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[quote=Anonymous]How did this start? Where she thought she only needed to watch one of the kids?

As previous posters mentioned, you have to be careful here. She can decide this is not worth it and just leave.  Our au pair left, but it has worked out better for us as she was not stepping up to help much.

I would figure out what kind of extra compensation you are willing to give. Personally if I had kids those ages in this situation, I would pay double the stipend.

Once you figure out what you can give her, have a talk with her about what you need from her going forward. Tell her that you will need her to take care of all the kids from 9-5(or whatever hours) with a 1/2 hr break from all of them in the middle. Tell her what you are looking for. Provide sample schedules and techniques for handling all the kids. Tell her that she will be getting a $200 bonus at the end of every week for her efforts. Tell her that she should make easier meals so as to not take away from her childcare duties.

I would start the conversation by mentioning that we have been doing this for a while and it will likely be the new normal for a while so you need to talk about duties going forward.

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