Articles Tagged: au pairs

Has David Cameron hired a 'swearing, drinking, shoplifting' nanny?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 27, 2012

Downing Street has reportedly refused to comment on the news that the Camerons have hired a 'smoking, drinking, ­shoplifting' Australian ­backpacker as a nanny for their three children.

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Choosing childcare: Which childcare option is best for your child

By Eleanor Tucker, Oct 11, 2011

The different childcare options and the pros and cons of nursery, nanny, childminder, au pair and family.

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Au pairs

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Sep 27, 2011

If you think having an au pair is all very bourgeois and middle class, think again - it's actually a surprisingly good value childcare option.

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Gwyneth Paltrow slammed for giving in to Apple's ear piercing demands

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jun 22, 2011

Gwyneth Paltrow has been slated by a leading Hollywood child psychotherapist for giving into her daughter Apple's demands for pierced ears.

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I have an au pair and I'm not 'lazy and selfish'

By Tamsin Kelly, Aug 5, 2010

Earlier this week we carried a report that au pairs thought British women were 'lazy and selfish'. The article provoked a ...

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English mums are 'lazy and selfish' says survey of au pairs

By Katy Holland, Aug 2, 2010

English mothers are lazy, slow and selfish, according to a new survey of foreign au pairs working in Britain. The study ...

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Psychiatrist says nannies could turn baby boys into womanisers

By Jenny Cornish, Mar 22, 2010

A psychiatrist has claimed that getting a nanny to look after your baby boy could turn him into a womaniser later in life. ...

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