After reading one au pair's viral story of fleeing her host family's house in Italy, I reflected on the realities of my own experience abroad. Here's why I think au pairs and host families don't ...

PEOPLE's Madi Janz worked as an au pair for one year in Paris, and the story brought her back to that time. Here, she shares her experiences When I set out to be an au pair , I had no idea what I ...

I Was an Au Pair in Europe for a Year. Trust Me: It's Harder Than It Looks As a gentle reminder, your commenter name will be shown and all readers will be able to see what you post, so be mindful ...

Máté Horváth looks back on his time working as an au pair in Edinburgh as a life changing experience. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to ...

Olivia Kyriakopoulos in France, where she worked as an au pair for three months. Kyriakopoulos has returned to France to work with another family, but says this will be her last au pair experience.

They met because of the Au Pair in America program, which allows them to provide live-in childcare in exchange of a life in the U.S. for at least a year. "You’ve got everything here," Grosse said.

Starting in July, a new au pair, Lena Wimberger, 19, came over to replace the previous au pair, ... “We’ve had such a positive experience,” said Gillian Hodges, ...

While I was 22 and had extensive travel experience already, many au pairs are 18 or 19 when they sign on to be a family's live-in childcare for a year. Many deal with intense homesickness and I knew ...

PEOPLE's Madi Janz worked as an au pair for one year in Paris, and the story brought her back to that time. Here, she shares her experiences When I set out to be an au pair, I had no idea what I ...