Dear Family,

our Granny Aupair community is growing steadily – and we are very pleased about that! We have already placed several thousand Grannies in over 50 countries. Granny Aupair is a little adventure for everyone involved. The encounter offers many wonderful opportunities to learn from each other and to have a lot of fun together.

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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. And our temporary Grannies often feel very close to the families, with friendships frequently arising

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Liebe Familie,

wer Kinder hat und im Beruf durchstarten möchte oder gar die Selbstständigkeit anstrebt, ist auf Hilfe angewiesen, um alles unter einen Hut zu bringen. Man hat ständig zu wenig Zeit, von daher sollte man zugreifen, wenn sich eine verlässliche Person anbietet, die bei der Kinderbetreuung helfen möchte.

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Dear Families, dear Grannies,

The festive season is approaching very rapidly: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël, Merry Christmas, God Jul, Feliz Navidad!
Christmas is celebrated around the globe, but in lots of different ways. Our Grannies also experience this when they stay with families in faraway countries - and the families are pleasantly surprised when the Grannies bring their customs from home with them.

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Dear Ladies,
Whoever goes a-travelling can tell many a story is the start of a famous poem by the German poet Matthias Claudius, and of course he was right! And in order for you to come back from your Granny Aupair adventure with as many wonderful experiences as possible, we would like to give you a few tips here.

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Liebe Leserin,

blicken Sie auch mit einem leichten Unbehagen auf die jetzt kommende graue und kalte Zeit? Sehnen Sie sich nach durchgehenden Sonnentagen, gleichbleibenden warmen Temperaturen und blauem Himmel?
Hat Sie schon das Reisefieber gepackt und würden Sie am liebsten gleich als Granny durchstarten (und dazu noch Heizkosten sparen)?

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What exactly is Granny Aupair - how did the idea come about, how has it developed over the years? What are the benefits for Grannies and families, and how does one actually become a Granny Auapir? Grania Grözinger answers these and other questions in detail in an interview with MumAbroad.

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Dear Ladies,

On September 20th, World Children’s Day is being celebrated in many countries around the world. A good idea that goes back to the Geneva World Conference for the Welfare of Children in 1925. In 1954, the United Nations commissioned the children's agency UNICEF to organise a World Children's Day to be celebrated internationally.

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Dear Ladies,

According to a new study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and the Federal Institute for Population Research (BfP), around half of the children in Germany are looked after by their grandparents (in addition to school and kindergarten) - and this situation is naturally also found in many other countries. Without grandma, many families would not know how to manage their stressful everyday life between job and children.

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