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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have struggled with this issue every year, and while I understand the Au pair's interest in babysitting at market rate, there is always lingering resentment on both sides. Our Au pairs have been paid $20 an hour for babysitting, and they come back exhausted but giddy with excitement of a cushy but illegal gig. They are not considering who is paying for their room and board, plus the car and gas they used to drive to their babysitting job; if anything, there is less appreciation for the Au pair program and for you as the host family.  [/quote]

I feel exactly the same way. The situation has potential to put all parties in an uncomfortable situation. 
I personally never ask for extra hours on the side, and I feel it's fine to tell AP that extra babysitting is not allowed as part of the program.
Don't let the trolls tell you otherwise. They don't know what it means to be host parents and are looking for any way possible to insult people like you, whose only fault was to make a thoughtful observation.[/quote]

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