Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While it may sound like the host family must just find the perfect au pair, often it is the responsibility of the host family to let the au pair have a more realistic view of what their year in America will be like. A young person from another country might feel intimidated to ask too many personal questions, and even though she might be the perfect worker that the host family is happy with, you might end up with a very home sick ap who wants to go home early.

I know one person who worked for a family in the UK and left early.

As a HF with Ccap we fill out an incredibly detailed profile that the prospective AP can (and should) read. I expect them to ask questions even with the massive detail in our profile. If a candidate is too intimidated or unmotivated or whatever to ask questions she's not the AP for me family. I like smart, motivated, take charge girls. That's why their questions to me and the overall back and forth are so critical.