Au pairs?

does any one here have or had or poss may be contemplating getting an OE au pair in?

any insight into how about doing it in NZ would be helpfful as we want to be setting up for one if we have another child. We would get one from USA, Europe most likely (we have asian language covered from Aunty EE so thought another insight for Ella would be cool).

I mean by au pair - a live in, full timer, not a slave, but "mothers help" - part of the family. NOT a nanny etc...

Also if anyone knows what kinda costs etc they are looking at now....hving done it myself i want someone else to experience the same...altho I will have to train BSDH to behave before one arrives of course

Woohoo - I rock!

http://www.aupairdownunder.com/

And I believe that it is around 150-200 a week, plus room/meals.

cool will do. I would pay them their "pocket money" - i think that is required for part of the visa or something...and def dont just want one to do housework etc - my first placement in usa was mainly that and i hated it! i want ella to learn, a new baby to be nurtured and also for someone to feel part of the family as i was in my second placement.

LOL we get "family" and friends over most years from USA or tag ons from other places from time to time so are well used to showing people around NZ - in fact we are consideing setting up a B and B in a few years time....so will be plenty of tourists around LOL

Def will be a cheaper option for us tho with full time DC costing a bomb for two kids...and would give us options with work times etc....