Dr. Peter Bajic

And she said, you know what, I just want to be close to my first grandkids. So that was kind of our childcare at the beginning. And then when we realized that at our parents' age, which our parents are a little bit older, it was difficult. physically a little bit more, I think, demanding than could be handled by them for as many hours as we needed a week, we actually decided to get an au pair.

And she said, you know what, I just want to be close to my first grandkids. So that was kind of our childcare at the beginning. And then when we realized that at our parents' age, which our parents are a little bit older, it was difficult. physically a little bit more, I think, demanding than could be handled by them for as many hours as we needed a week, we actually decided to get an au pair.

And she said, you know what, I just want to be close to my first grandkids. So that was kind of our childcare at the beginning. And then when we realized that at our parents' age, which our parents are a little bit older, it was difficult. physically a little bit more, I think, demanding than could be handled by them for as many hours as we needed a week, we actually decided to get an au pair.

We had our first au pair from Spain, which was a great experience. You kind of have to have the right living situation for it because obviously they're living with you. Depending on the au pair, some of them can be very involved in your life, which is kind of what we wanted. We wanted to

We had our first au pair from Spain, which was a great experience. You kind of have to have the right living situation for it because obviously they're living with you. Depending on the au pair, some of them can be very involved in your life, which is kind of what we wanted. We wanted to

We had our first au pair from Spain, which was a great experience. You kind of have to have the right living situation for it because obviously they're living with you. Depending on the au pair, some of them can be very involved in your life, which is kind of what we wanted. We wanted to

have that experience and give that visitor to this country, the cultural experience of being part of an American family. So we now are on our second au pair because usually they stay depending on what they want, either one year or two years. Both of our families are originally from the former Yugoslavia, so Serbia, essentially.

have that experience and give that visitor to this country, the cultural experience of being part of an American family. So we now are on our second au pair because usually they stay depending on what they want, either one year or two years. Both of our families are originally from the former Yugoslavia, so Serbia, essentially.

have that experience and give that visitor to this country, the cultural experience of being part of an American family. So we now are on our second au pair because usually they stay depending on what they want, either one year or two years. Both of our families are originally from the former Yugoslavia, so Serbia, essentially.

And we decided because both of us are pretty relatively bad at speaking our

And we decided because both of us are pretty relatively bad at speaking our

And we decided because both of us are pretty relatively bad at speaking our

native language that we wanted to have somebody an au pair from over there to help teach our kids so this year we we had an au pair from montenegro which speaks the same language and um so it's been good i mean that's basically our like regular child care and then our moms kind of fill in the gaps and i have a cousin who has a daughter that's a senior in high school that kind of pinch hits when we're out of town and need an additional person but we've been very lucky that we have a lot of

native language that we wanted to have somebody an au pair from over there to help teach our kids so this year we we had an au pair from montenegro which speaks the same language and um so it's been good i mean that's basically our like regular child care and then our moms kind of fill in the gaps and i have a cousin who has a daughter that's a senior in high school that kind of pinch hits when we're out of town and need an additional person but we've been very lucky that we have a lot of

native language that we wanted to have somebody an au pair from over there to help teach our kids so this year we we had an au pair from montenegro which speaks the same language and um so it's been good i mean that's basically our like regular child care and then our moms kind of fill in the gaps and i have a cousin who has a daughter that's a senior in high school that kind of pinch hits when we're out of town and need an additional person but we've been very lucky that we have a lot of

help in the area. There are certainly certain interesting dynamics that are involved when family is regularly involved in childcare. I think they're much more, much less likely to listen to what we want as parents when they're in volunteers and when they think they know best, which is I think moms in general. But certainly I think the pluses outweigh the minuses.

help in the area. There are certainly certain interesting dynamics that are involved when family is regularly involved in childcare. I think they're much more, much less likely to listen to what we want as parents when they're in volunteers and when they think they know best, which is I think moms in general. But certainly I think the pluses outweigh the minuses.

help in the area. There are certainly certain interesting dynamics that are involved when family is regularly involved in childcare. I think they're much more, much less likely to listen to what we want as parents when they're in volunteers and when they think they know best, which is I think moms in general. But certainly I think the pluses outweigh the minuses.

Maybe they get a little more screen time when Graham was around and things like that, but we manage and, um, I think the au pair program is really interesting. I mean, I think cost effectiveness wise, I think it's really great. I think it's an interesting experience to just get to know somebody from another country. But we've been very lucky.

Maybe they get a little more screen time when Graham was around and things like that, but we manage and, um, I think the au pair program is really interesting. I mean, I think cost effectiveness wise, I think it's really great. I think it's an interesting experience to just get to know somebody from another country. But we've been very lucky.