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The idea of being an au pair is a new concept in Mexico. Applicants are motivated by opportunities to integrate into American life, to improve their English, to gain experience living in another country, and to grow as a person.

Applicants are motivated by opportunities to integrate into American life, to improve their English, to gain experience living in another country, and to grow as a person.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, and by caring for younger brothers or sisters and friends’ or relatives’ children.

It is very much part of the South African culture that children take care of their younger siblings, as in most families both parents as working.

Australians obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting, tutoring, working at summer camps, coaching sports, teaching Sunday School, involvement with guide or scout groups and working in child care centers.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling and babysitting.

Icelandic children are raised to be independent and self-reliant. They are supposed to be well behaved, but at the same time relaxed and open and able to speak up for themselves and express their opinions freely.

Canadians obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting, or working in child care centers, after school programs, or summer camps.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting and day care centers.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, family members, community service, tutoring children, and helping neighbors.

Costa Ricans usually gain their child care experiences by taking care of their friends’ children, neighbors’ children and their close relatives, including younger siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Applicants obtain child care experience mainly at home caring for their younger siblings or relatives, through formal schooling, in day care centres and orphanages.

It is common for Colombians to have experience looking after younger family members.

Ecuadorians are family-oriented, warm and conservative.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting, teaching, social work, helper or assistant in a pre-school.

Applicants obtain their child care experience through formal schooling, volunteering with girl scouts, working at child care centers, coaching sports and babysitting.

Argentineans usually gain their child care experience by looking after their neighbors’ or friends’ children to earn pocket money. Others have experience with younger siblings.

It is common for Chileans to take care of their siblings, cousins and family friends. Older children in the family often help to take care of younger family members.

Brazilians have big families so they start taking care of younger family members from a young age.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting, working in preschools, or private tutoring.

China’s first generation of “only children” are now becoming parents themselves, and they are more likely to adopt modern ways to care for their children, from use of diapers, choosing brand formula, forming good habits from babyhood to sending young children to classes in early development centers. Young moms often use online media to exchange tips on child care.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, or babysitting. Many South Korean girls tutor children in English and Math while attending university.

Many Thai people grow up caring for their younger family members or neighbours’ children. There is also a saying that the older siblings must take care of and give to the younger ones first.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling and babysitting.

Applicants usually gain their child care experience through babysitting or working in a kindergarten.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting, and working in preschools.

It is normal for British people to help take care of the younger children in their family and babysit or child-mind for family friends.

Irish people are usually very family-oriented, so it is normal to help take care of younger children in the family or babysit for family friends.

It is common for Swedes to take care of their siblings and cousins. It is considered natural that older children in the family take care of younger siblings, often driving them to after-school programs or to friends’ houses.

Applicants usually obtain child care experience through formal schooling, tutoring and babysitting younger siblings or relatives.

Most Estonians gain their child care experience by looking after younger family members or babysitting for family friends or neighbors.

It is common for Polish people to take care of their siblings and cousins. It is considered natural that older children in the family take care of younger siblings

Most Spanish applicants have younger siblings or cousins, and it is common for them to help to take care of them.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting, and working in summer camps.

French applicants usually gain their child care experience through babysitting, caring for younger family members and working in daycare centers and holiday camps.

Dutch applicants usually gain their child care experience through babysitting for neighbors or family friends.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling and babysitting.

Germans often gain their child care experience by babysitting for family members and neighbors, doing internships in kindergartens, or helping out at youth clubs.

Parents usually send their children to daycare centers or kindergartens before they start school.

Child care is very expensive, so mothers usually stay at home with the children, and sometimes grandparents get involved in child care.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling and family experience.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, and practical experience.

Most Austrians gain their child care experience by looking after younger family members or babysitting for family friends or neighbors.

The idea of being an au pair is common in Hungary. Candidates often have previous au pair experience before applying to the Au Pair in America program.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, caring for younger siblings, or working as coaches or camp counselors.

It is common for Croatian people to take care of their siblings and cousins, and older children in the family will always help to take care of younger siblings.

Bosnians are used to taking care of their siblings and cousins.

It is common for Italians to take care of their siblings and cousins. It is considered natural that older children in the family take care of younger siblings.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting, and working in summer camps or in kindergartens.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling, caring for younger brothers and sisters, and babysitting.

Applicants usually obtain child care experience through formal schooling, babysitting and by caring for younger family members.

Applicants obtain child care experience through formal schooling and babysitting.