Some au pairs tell us that their host parents are “overprotective” or always “worry too much” about their children. Depending on the safety standards in your country you might feel the same. In fact, American parents are very concerned about their children’s safety, so don’t just assume safety in the USA means the same as in your home country. The most important difference that you should be aware of is that it is illegal to leave children under the age of 12 alone (in a car or outside a restaurant, for example) for any amount of time. In the USA, this is against the law and you can be put in jail for this offense! In other places in this world it may be ok to let the child walk over to a friend`s place or to school alone, but that does not mean you can do the same in the USA.
Safety issues may also vary from region to region in the USA. Au pairs who will take care of children in Manhattan (population of more than 8 million people, which is almost the same as the entire population of Sweden) will have different safety concerns than au pairs going to rural Vermont, for example. Always check with your host family to see what their expectations regarding keeping their children safe are. You will spend more time at the au pair training school talking about how to keep your host children safe inside and outside the home.
Some au pairs tell us that their host parents are “overprotective” or always “worry too much” about their children. Depending on the safety standards in your country you might feel the same. In fact, American parents are very concerned about their children’s safety, so don’t just assume safety in the USA means the same as in your home country. The most important difference that you should be aware of is that it is illegal to leave children under the age of 12 alone (in a car or outside a restaurant, for example) for any amount of time. In the USA, this is against the law and you can be put in jail for this offense! In other places in this world it may be ok to let the child walk over to a friend`s place or to school alone, but that does not mean you can do the same in the USA.Safety issues may also vary from region to region in the USA. Au pairs who will take care of children in Manhattan (population of more than 8 million people, which is almost the same as the entire population of Sweden) will have different safety concerns than au pairs going to rural Vermont, for example. Always check with your host family to see what their expectations regarding keeping their children safe are. You will spend more time at the au pair training school talking about how to keep your host children safe inside and outside the home.
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