Finding the perfect au pair is a lot like online dating. At least, that's what I thought when I was a stay-at-home mom trying to fit in part-time work while caring for a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old.

FAMILIES ACROSS New Hampshire and around the country are struggling to manage the burden of costly child care alongside other daily expenses. In a recent congressional hearing, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen ...

Davis and Glen Griffin, their three kids and their former au pair Myra. — Courtesy of David Griffin (NEW YORK) — Davis and Glen Griffin of Houston, Texas, say having a live-in au pair to care for ...

Au pairs can seem like a great solution to the problem of child care. Oftentimes they are. But issues can arise if corners are cut.

More families are relying for child care on foreign au pairs - the child-care workers who come to the U.S. under a State Department cultural exchange program. Nearly 22,000 au pairs were residing in ...

It started with an email. With an effortless click into an unread message, Neila Santana, a Brazilian au pair, was introduced to a tragic chapter of life for a central Pennsylvania family. When Mary ...

The Trump administration’s temporary ban on work visas has left thousands of parents, expecting the help of an au pair, searching for child care. TRUMP LIMITS WORK VISAS: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AFFECTED ...

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