* Tell me about your family (what are kids like, what do you like to do, how do you spend free time, what are favorite family activities, hobbies, vacations/trips, etc)* How do you see au pair fitting into your family? How do your expect au pair to spend her free time? What are the most important rules the au pair should know about?
* Tell me about the area you live in (town, near big city, colleges around, transportation, shopping, cluster, )* Be excited to join our family and not be afraid to ask for a match herself if it feels right to her.
* Why do you have an au pair vs. daycare or nanny?
* What kind of a relationship are you hoping for with your au pair? Mother? Sister? Roommate?
* Are you hoping that we (meaning au pair + host family) will eat dinner together? Hang out together during the evenings? Weekends?
* Do you have a host family handbook? May I read it before making a decision?
* Are you hoping that we (meaning au pair + host family) will eat dinner together? Hang out together during the evenings? Weekends?
* Do you have a host family handbook? May I read it before making a decision?
If the au pair doesn’t ask these, the host family should definitely volunteer this information.