Helpful Tips for Au Pairs
Webinars to help you manage your life in the U.S.
These informative sessions are designed specifically for you, giving you important tips that will help you get the most out of your year!
Hosted by your orientation trainers.
Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The webinar registration links will be sent to au pairs by email. If you have any questions or to register, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting.
Sign up for as many as you’d like!
For each webinar session, one Au Pair Webinar attendee will win a $20 Gift Card from Amazon.com!*
*Au pairs who leave the webinar before it is completed will not receive credit for attending that particular webinar.
Feedback from an Au Pair
“I really love the Au Pair in America webinars because of several reasons. There is a huge variety of topics so that truly everyone can attend a webinar of their interest. In addition there are both topics that focus on the host family, host kids of all ages as well as host parents, and topics that focus just on you as an Au Pair, from homesickness over personal safety to preparing for coming home. What I really like is that you can see how much work and personal interest and love the trainers put in their presentations. A lot of times they even include their own experiences as Au Pair or Community Counselor. They have an answer to every question and although Au Pairs are muted during the presentations there is always interaction at the end of every webinar!!”
~ Lysann from Germany
Join us for our free online webinar sessions throughout the year!
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Activity Time: Infants and Toddlers
This webinar covers the four areas of infant/toddler development: physical, emotional, social and cognitive. In addition, there are over 100 activity suggestions Au Pairs can plan and implement with this age group. Safety is emphasized throughout the webinar. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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10 Terrific Tips to Get the Kids to Cooperate and Create Less Stressful Days
Tips on how to get the kids to cooperate as well as suggestions on how to reduce stress. Focus is also on self-care and mental health. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Personal Safety
An interactive discussion includes tips for personal safety including personal information, cyber safety, social media, online dating, scams and fraud and other important information. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Successfully Communicating With Your Host Family
This webinar focuses on the importance of effective communication including what you say, how you say it and your body language. It gives the Au Pairs a better skill set to better communication with their host parents. It stresses the importance of looking at situations from a different perspective. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Visitors from Home: Making it Work for You, Your Host Family and Your Guests
For many Au Pairs, having visitors from home is a highlight of their year in the United States, but sometimes if turns out to be a difficult experience. This webinar offers a step by step guide on how to orchestrate a successful experience for all participants including the host family. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Long Distance Relationships
This is an interactive webinar where Au Pairs are extremely supportive of each other and offer practical and successful suggestions. Discussions include setting realistic expectations, activities you can share with a partner, managing when your partner visits, accommodating time zones and more. Au Pairs are given the opportunity to talk about how it feels to be in long distance relationships. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Teenagers: The Love/Hate Relationship
This webinar discusses typical behaviors of teens and encourages au pairs not to take their behavior personally. Discussions include how teens are trying to find their place in this world, to figure out who they are, how to fit in with peers, the influence of social media, brain development and regulating emotions. Au Pairs are given strategies as to how to interact and communicate with teenagers. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
July Webinars Overview:
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Feeling Sad or Stressed? Tips for Gaining Balance in Your Life
This webinar is a good resource for Au Pairs to learn to manage their stress or sadness. The focus is to teach Au Pairs to recognize how they choose to react to situations and how to manage their reactions. It also covers positivity, problem solving skills and the fact that difficult situations can make them stronger. Au Pairs are encouraged to reach out to their Host Parents and/or Community Counselor if they need support. This is a very popular webinar. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Talk With A Trainer
An Orientation Trainer interacts with Au Pairs and answers any questions they may have, offers suggestions as well as support. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Travel Tips for Au Pairs
This webinar is filled with a wealth of travel information and is one of the most popular webinars for Au Pairs. The following topics are discussed: planning ahead, researching where to go, how to get there, things to do, costs, saving money, communicating with host parents prior to booking travel, and different types of travel. Discussion also includes the pros and cons of travel by plane, train, bus, or cruise ship. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Going Home? Tips for Leaving the US and Settling in at Home
This webinar helps Au Pairs anticipate and plan for the experience of going home at the end of their year. Discussion includes how they may feel as they prepare to leave the USA and what they can expect when they arrive at home. How will their parents feel and treat them? It can be a roller coaster of emotions when it is time to return home. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. Please check your email for the registration link, or contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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How To Write the Best CV/Resume
Au Pair in America provides support to Au Pairs when returning home at the end of their year. This webinar is designed to help Au Pairs in their job search and includes resume writing, cover pages, interview tips and references. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. Please check your email for the registration link, or contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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10 Terrific Tips to Get the Kids to Cooperate and Create Less Stressful Days
Tips on how to get the kids to cooperate as well as suggestions on how to reduce stress. Focus is also on self-care and mental health. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Homesickness and Culture Shock
Homesickness and culture shock are normal and common. This webinar discusses what to expect, what it feels like, how long it may last and strategies for managing it. Au Pairs also interact with each other and share their stories and support. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. Please check your email for the registration link, or contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
August Webinars Overview:
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Cooking in America
The focus of this webinar is eating healthy, portion control, food safety, reading labels, and cooking tips. It also includes finding balance through exercise and food choices and cooking with and for the kids. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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10 Terrific Tips to Get the Kids to Cooperate and Create Less Stressful Days
Tips on how to get the kids to cooperate as well as suggestions on how to reduce stress. Focus is also on self-care and mental health. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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It's Up to You: Making the Most of Your Au Pair Year
This webinar reminds Au Pairs of all the things they dreamed about before coming to the United States and taking control of their experiences. It guides them to identify and set goals for free time (big and small), activating goals, making friends, budgets, and travel. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Homework: Finding the Right Strategy for Your Child
Discusses how to help with homework, setting expectations with host parents and child, learning styles and tips for managing other children during homework time. This webinar also explains the many different learning styles children can have. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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100 Activities for School Age Kids
This interactive webinar has over 100 ideas of activities Au Pairs can plan and implement with children ages 6-12 years of age. Included in this webinar are characteristics of this age group so Au Pairs can have a sense of expected behavior. Safety is emphasized as well as outdoor play. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Temper Tantrums: Helping Your Child Manage
The purpose of this webinar is to provide Au Pairs with an overview of temper tantrums: what they are, what causes them, how to respond during a temper tantrum, after a tantrum and some action tools for prevention. Prevention tools include analyzing events/cues that precede tantrums, knowing a child’s pre-tantrum cues, and teaching children self-calming methods. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Successfully Communicating With Your Host Family
This webinar focuses on the importance of effective communication including what you say, how you say it and your body language. It gives the Au Pairs a better skill set to better communication with their host parents. It stresses the importance of looking at situations from a different perspective. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Fall Activities for Kids of All Ages
This webinar offers over 100 fall activity suggestions Au Pairs can plan and implement with children ages infant through older kids. It also discusses how Au Pairs should interact with the children including enthusiasm and positivity. There is a question and answer session at the end of the webinar. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
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Toilet Training
This webinar explains how we toilet train children in the United States. Included in this webinar is the jargon used when toilet training, signs of readiness in the child, the process of toilet training, and timing of toilet training. There is interactive question and answer session at the end of the webinar. Registration is open only to active Au Pair in America au pairs currently in the United States. The registration link will be sent by email. If you have any questions, please contact Sandee Plescia at saplescia@aupairinamerica.com.
September Webinars Overview:
activities were really really great and I actually did the
Rheindeer-sleigh-fingerprint-one with my host kids today. The kids loved it and the host
mum said it was one of the best crafts she’d ever seen and she’s a preschool teacher.
ACTIVITY TIME: Infants & Toddlers
Your webinar leaders
It has been a wonderful opportunity to work for Au Pair in America since 1994 as a Community Counselor and since 1997 as an Orientation Trainer. Both jobs are fun and exciting. I am able to work with Au Pairs and Host Families to ensure they have a great year with the program. It has been a wonderful experience to get to meet so many Au Pairs from so many different countries and to learn from each other. The Webinars are an extension of this learning as we have designed them to bring Au Pairs additional information while living in the USA. I hope these webinars will help you and provide you knowledge to have your best year ever in America.
I have been a part of Au Pair in America as a Counselor since 2013. I have also been a part of our orientation team since 2014. I truly believe I have the best job in the world! Being a part of your journey with us brings me back to the beginning of my time with APIA because it really started long before I became a counselor… truth is that back in 2002, just like you, I left everything/everyone I knew and came on this crazy adventure. I am originally from France and came as an au pair with APIA back in 2002. I look forward to sharing my experience with you, hearing how you’re doing, and helping you make the most of your time with us.
System Requirements
- PC-based attendees: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
- Mac®-based attendees: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
- Mobile attendees: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android
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