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Easter in America

Spring is finally here, and with it comes one of America’s brightest colored holidays: Easter! Easter is the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, but many Easter traditions are unrelated to the religious remembrance. Easter celebrations occur throughout the world, but they take on a special flavor in the United States. We encourage all our families and au pairs…

Managing Toddler’s Behavior

Tantrums, terrible-twos, meltdowns and tears are a normal part of children’s development. Tantrums are generally a result of children not getting what they want, but as adults we know children can’t always get what they want. With toddlers, tantrums are often an expression of a toddler’s inability to communicate what they want. So,what to do when children act out? Here…

5 Places that Will Delight Your Inner Child

The whole idea behind taking your kids on vacation is to broaden their horizons. You want them to appreciate history and be amazed by what’s out in the world. Of course, this can lead to boredom. No matter how hard you work at it, your kids just don’t think the place you chose was fun. However, you can’t just do…