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Newsletter Grannies - A family’s calm center

Newsletter Grannies - A family’s calm center

Dear Reader, dear Ladies,

In the past, it was often the case that several generations lived under one roo. If the parents had to work, the grandparents looked after the little ones. Unfortunately, things are often different nowadays.

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Newsletter Grannies - How to find your Dream-Family - Tips from Granny Aupair

Newsletter Grannies - How to find your Dream-Family - Tips from Granny Aupair

Dear Reader, dear Ladies,

We are delighted - the Granny Aupair community is constantly growing again! To ensure that your search will quickly lead you to your dream destination or family, we would like to pass on a few useful tips that we have gathered in the course of our nearly 14 years of experience.

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Newsletter Grannies - Escaping the Novemberblues

Newsletter Grannies - Escaping the Novemberblues

Dear Ladies,

Are you looking with trepidation towards the coming grey of late autumn and winter? Are you longing for continuous sunny days, constant warm temperatures and blue skies, or perhaps simply for different surroundings?

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Newsletter Grannies - Full speed ahead at advanced age

Newsletter Grannies - Full speed ahead at advanced age

Dear Ladies,

Older people in particular are less constrained, live more impulsively and gain self-esteem, states the Austrian gerontologist and sociologist Franz Kolland in a research report. We can only confirm this - several thousand women between 45 and 80 have travelled to over 50 countries in the last 13 years and supported families and social projects there as Granny Aupairs.

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Newsletter Grannies - Great networking is not a secret

Newsletter Grannies - Great networking is not a secret

Dear Ladies,

It's one of THE business buzzwords of the last few years: networking suggested to be incredibly important, otherwise you can hardly get ahead in your job. You need the right contacts, you always have to have someone on hand who is suitable for certain tasks or who can help you. Privately, this has been going on for a long time: Among friends and acquaintances people help each other as a matter of course.

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Newsletter Grannies - Grandmothers are great

Newsletter Grannies - Grandmothers are great

Dear Ladies,

A grandmother is a wonderful enrichment for family life. She cooks lunch for the offspring while the parents are at work. She reads exciting stories aloud! And she comforts little aches and pains or teenagers‘ first heartache.

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Newsletter Grannies - Active-Aging not Anti-Aging

Newsletter Grannies - Active-Aging not Anti-Aging

Dear Ladies,

the results of a study about older age by the German Allensbach Institute show that following family and hobbies, voluntary work plays a major role in the everyday lives of most senior citizens. Almost 50 percent of the over-65s volunteer an average of four hours a week. The results show, that people who are committed to something do not feel so lonely.

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Newsletter Familien - New Grannies are looking forward to you

Newsletter Familien - New Grannies are looking forward to you

Dear family,

With all the stress around the start of the school year, how would it be to have a few helping and experienced hands in the house?
At the moment, around 100 Grannies among others from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and the USA, are looking for a meaningful task in a nice family, for a longer period or if its only to bridge a gap.

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Newsletter Grannies - Grannies: A family’s center of calm

Newsletter Grannies - Grannies: Grannies: A family’s center of calm

Dear Ladies,

In the past, it was often the case that several generations lived in one house. If the parents had to work, the grandparents looked after the little ones. Nowadays, unfortunately, things are often different: Employees have to become more and more flexible in order to get ahead in their jobs – but that this also requires adaptable childcare is a real problem, especially for single parents.

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Newsletter Grannies - Grandparents sorely missed

Newsletter Grannies - Grandparents sorely missed

Dear Ladies,

many of our families have to manage without grandparents, but would so much like to benefit from the experience of the "older generation". Children who are looked after by temporary grandparents build up a relationship with them comparable to that of "normal" grandparents.

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Newsletter Families - New Grannies are waiting for you

Newsletter Families - New Grannies are waiting for you

Dear family,

In many countries plans are already being made for the time after the summer holidays: New school year, maybe a new school, start of nursery school etc. There a lot to organise for families in order to balance school, work and free time. When you have to combine all these things, everyday life can become quite stressful.

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Newsletter Grannies - Neue Wege gehen - Kinokarten zu gewinnen

Newsletter Grannies - Neue Wege gehen - Kinokarten zu gewinnen

Dear Ladies,

Summer is having a little break at the moment and some of you are probably experiencing a bit of cabin fever. Would you like to get out of your four walls? Browse through small alleys far away from the beaten tourist tracks and tour buses? Enjoy delicious local dishes in a family circle?

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Newsletter Families - Spontaneous Granny looking for family from the beginning of September

Newsletter Families - Spontaneous Granny looking for family from the beginning of September

Dear families,

Granny Barbara (user name Granny Barbara) would like to go to a family from the beginning of September until the end of November, preferably in Europe.
The original family she was supposed to be with had to cancel at short notice due to a landslide.

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Newsletter Grannies - What to expect as a Granny Aupair

Newsletter Grannies - What to expect as a Granny Aupair

Dear Ladies,

Today we would like to give you a few tips so that your expectations of being a Granny Aupair will be fulfilled as far as possible. The profiles of the family already give you a lot of information.

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Newsletter Families - German Granny in USA spontaneously seeking family

Newsletter Families - German Granny in USA spontaneously seeking family

Dear Families,

Our Granny Michaela (username GrannyMia) has been in the USA for some time. The original family she was working with no longer needs a Granny at the moment, so she would spontaneously have another month from 10 July to help out a family in the USA.

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Newsletter Families - Not just wishful thinking: Several Generations under one roof

Newsletter Families - Not just wishful thinking: Several Generations under one roof

Dear Families,

Father, mother, children, grandma, grandpa - and all living together under one roof: in many parts of the world this form of living is quite unusual nowadays, but many families and also older people would prefer it. This is shown by figures from the opinion research institute YouGov, which surveyed 2,000 German citizens on the subject.

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Newsletter Grannies - The greatest sight to see is the world

Newsletter Grannies - The greatest sight to see is the world

Dear Ladies,

to quote German author Kurt Tucholsky “The greatest sight to see is the world – take a look at it!” As a Granny Aupair you have the opportunity to discover the world in front of your doorstep or further abroad, to explore the way of life of a foreign country or in a different surrounding and even to learn another language.

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Newsletter Grannies - Spontaneous Granny wanted for Rome

Newsletter Grannies - Spontaneous Granny wanted for Rome

Dear Ladies,

Do you have the time and inclination to spontaneously pack your bags and travel to the eternal city in Italy?
Then we might have just the right thing for you: We have received an emergency call from Rome.

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Newsletter Families - Relaxed Holiday Season with Granny Aupair

Newsletter Families - Relaxed Holiday Season with Granny Aupair

Dear family,

Spring is already nearly over and summer and with it the long holiday season are nearly upon us, confronting many parents with a truly Herculean task. Holidays are a great time for children - and for parents too, when they don't have to work.

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Newsletter Grannies - The „Wanderlust“ gene

Newsletter Grannies -The „Wanderlust“ gene

Dear Ladies,

Do you have the “wanderlust” gene? Seriously – a couple of years ago, scientists discovered exactly this gene! According to various researchers, carriers of the wanderlust gene, more precisely the DRD4-7R. gene, are said to be particularly curious and restless. In addition, they are more willing to take risks and more interested in trying out new things than other people.

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