Au Pair Pre-Departure Training

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Course Objectives & Introduction
- Welcome to Required Pre-Departure Training
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Section 1: Child Development Birth to Age 5
- Welcome!
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Ages & Stages of Child Development
- Child Development: What is child development?
- Ages and Stages: How to Monitor Child Development
- Ages & Stages Overview Quiz
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Developmental Milestones 0-5 Years
- Baby Development Milestones - What to Expect
- Baby Milestones Birth to 2 Years Old
- When Your Baby Becomes a Toddler - What to Expect
- 18 Month Developmental Milestones | Baby Developmental Milestones
- 2 Year Old Typical Development | Developmental Milestones
- Language Development in Children | Developmental Milestones Age 3
- 5 Easy Potty Training Tips | Parents
- Potty Training Basics
- Age 4 Motor Development Milestones | Child Development
- Age 4 Language Milestones | Child Development
- Age 5 Cognitive Development Milestones | Child Development
- Age 5 Social & Emotional Milestones | Child Development
- Milestone Moments Birth to Five Years *save*
- Developmental Milestones 0-5 Years Quiz
- CDC Developmental Milestones Checklist
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Ages & Stages of Infancy
- Ages & Stages 0-12 Months *save*
- Ages & Stages 12-18 Months *save*
- Ages & Stages 18-24 Months *save*
- Ages & Stages of Infancy Quiz
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Baby's First Year - What to Expect
- 0-3 Months Baby Development: What to Expect
- Three-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- How to Talk to Your Baby - What to Expect
- Four-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- Stimulating Your Baby's Senses - What to Expect
- Baby Car Seat and High Chair Struggles - What to Expect
- Five-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- What Toys Are Safe For Babies? - What to Expect
- When Babies Start Teething - What to Expect
- Six-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- Bathing Baby in the Big Tub - What to Expect
- 7-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- How to Brush Your Baby's Teeth - What to Expect
- Babyproofing Your Home - What to Expect
- Babies First Year Quiz #1
- 8-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- Learning to Crawl - What to Expect
- Baby Afraid of Strangers - What to Expect
- 9-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- Baby Sign Language - What to Expect
- Games to Play With Your Baby - What to Expect
- Healthy Eating Habits For Your Baby - What to Expect
- 11-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- When Babies Speak Their First Words - What to Expect
- Baby's First Steps - What to Expect
- 12-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
- Stimulating a One-Year-Old - What to Expect
- Limiting Screen Time for Babies - What to Expect
- When Your Baby Becomes a Toddler - What to Expect
- Baby's First Year Quiz #2
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Babies 101 Birth to 12 months
- Ask a Pedia | How to Hold Baby Safely
- Ask a Pedia | How to Change Baby's Diapers
- Diaper Change 101: How to Change a Diaper
- How to Bottle Feed Properly | Infant Care
- Burping Your Baby 101
- Baby Massage Guide | MassageMNL & Tiny Buds
- Babies 101 Quiz
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome & Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Infant Safe Sleep & SIDS *save*
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- CDC SIDS: Safe Sleep
- Safe Sleep for Your Baby: Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- SIDS Can Happen to Anyone - A Pediatricians Story
- Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome
- About Shaken Baby Syndrome
- It is never ok to shake a baby
- Never Shake: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome (English)
- Never shake a baby! When babies don't stop crying
- Take 5 and Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Survivors
- SIDS & Shaken Baby Syndrome Quiz
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Tummy Time
- What Is Tummy Time?
- Tummy Time Activities *save*
- 5 Essential Tummy Time Moves
- Tummy Time Quiz
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Toddlers 101 Ages 2 & 3
- Entering Toddlerhood: What to Expect
- Every Day I Learn Through Play for Birth to 3 Years *save*
- 13 Toddler Activities
- 60+ Toddlers Activity List *save*
- Potty Training in 3 Days
- Tips on Starting Potty Training
- Creative Toddler Craft Ideas for 1, 2, and 3 Year Olds
- Baby's First Steps: How to Help Baby Learn
- Toddlers 101 Ages 2 & 3 Quiz
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Preschoolers 101 Ages 4 & 5
- 5 Year Old Milestones and Development
- Preschool Activities for 4 Year Olds at Home
- Amazing Ways to Entertain Your Kids
- Important Milestones: Your Child by 5 Years
- Age 4 Motor Development Milestones | Child Development
- Age 4 Language Milestones | Child Development
- Age 5 Cognitive Development Milestones | Child Development
- Age 5 Social & Emotional Milestones | Child Development
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Section 2: Child Development Ages 6 to 17
- Welcome!
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Ages & Stages of Child Development Ages 6-17
- Child Development: What is child development?
- Ages and Stages: How to Monitor Child Development
- What Are the Developmental Stages of K-12 Students?
- How the Development Stages of Children Unfold
- Ages & Stages Overview Quiz
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Development in Middle Childhood
- Development During Middle Childhood
- Parenting & Child Development Your School Age Child (6-12 years old) *save*
- Growth & Development: 6 to 12 Years (School Age)
- Middle Childhood (9-11 years of age)
- Ages and Stages of Middle Childhood 6 to 12 Years
- Reading with Children Ages 6-12
- Physical Activities for Middle Childhood Ages 6-12
- How can I encourage my child's social abilities?
- School-Age Children: Development and Parental Guidance
- Development in Middle Childhood Quiz #1
- Ages & Stages 6-8 Years *save*
- Age 6 & Age 7 Cognitive Milestones | Child Development
- Age 6 & Age 7 Emotional Milestones | Child Development
- Age 6 & Age 7 Language Milestones | Child Development
- CDC - Middle Childhood (6-8 years of age)
- Ages & Stages 9-11 Years *save*
- CDC - Middle Childhood (9-11 years of age)
- Online Safety & Technology for Middle Childhood Ages 6-12
- Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
- Development in Middle Childhood Quiz #2
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Development in Adolescents Ages 13+
- Adolescent development: The art of growing up
- Teenager Growth & Development: 13 to 18 Years (Adolescent)
- Use It or Lose It: The Adolescent Brain
- Why Are Teens So Moody?
- 10 Principals for Parenting Teens *save*
- Debunking Myths about Adolescence
- Helping Your Child through Early Adolescence
- CDC - Young Teens (12-14 years of age)
- CDC - Teenagers (15-17 years of age)
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Section 3: Behavior & Discipline in the US
- Welcome!
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Parenting Across Families
- All Families are Not Alike
- Use this Method to Get Your Child to Listen and Behave
- Positive Parenting Style | Parents
- Communicating with Your Child
- Communicating with Your Child: What Would You Say
- Active Listening & Responding to Behavior with the CDC *save*
- Creating Structure and Rules for Your Child: Charts & Graphs
- Giving Directions to Your Child
- Giving Directions to Your Child: You Know What I Mean?
- Steps to Giving Good Directions with the CDC *save*
- Types of Families, Family Theory, Parenting Styles
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Routines and Structure
- Creating Structure and Rules for Your Child
- Building Structure with the CDC *save*
- Sample Routines Charts & Schedules for Kids
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Discipline & Consequences
- Using Discipline and Consequences
- Using Discipline and Consequences: What Would You Do?
- Parenting Tips - How to Discipline Children at Different Ages | Parents
- Consequences, Ignoring & Rewards with the CDC *save*
- Using Time-Out
- Using Time-Out: She Knows
- Time Out with the CDC *save*
- Parenting & Discipline Quiz
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Sibling Behavior
- What To Do About Sibling Rivalry and How to Resolve Conflicts Easily and Peacefully!
- Sibling Rivalry - Positive Parenting Solutions
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Child Safety & Supervision
- Section 5: Welcome to the Child Care Safety & Supervision online course!
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Active Supervision
- Active Supervision of Children
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Water Safety
- Water Safety At Home
- Water Safety inside the Home
- Water Safety and Drowning Prevention
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Medication Safety
- Medication Safety Tips
- Medication Safety for Kids
- Surprises of Medicine Safety
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Burn Prevention
- Burn and Scald Prevention Tips
- Preventing Burns and Scalds in Children
- Burn Prevention: Home Safety
- Burn Prevention and First Aid in Children
- Burn Prevention: Home Safety
- Burn Prevention and First Aid in Children
- Burn Awareness - Preventing Scald Burns
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Fire Safety
- Cooking & Fire Safety
- Home Fire Prevention and Safety Tips
- Home Cooking Fire Prevention Tips
- Home Cooking Fire Prevention Tips
- How to Make a Home Fire Escape Plan
- Fire Safety - Have Two Ways Out
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Choking Prevention
- Choking and Strangulation Prevention Tips
- First Aid for choking in babies and children
- How To Prevent Children From Choking
- 10 Surprising Choking Hazards for Babies and Toddlers | Parents
- Local family devastated after toddler chokes on grapes while shopping
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Button Battery Safety
- Home Safety Checklist
- Button Battery Safety Tips
- Protect Your Child From Swallowing Lithium Batteries | The Battery Controlled
- Emmett's Story - The Dangers of Swallowing a Coin Lithium Battery
- Au Pair Cell Phone Use Prohibited While On Duty
- Button Battery Safety Quiz
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TV & Furniture Safety
- TV and Furniture Tip-over Prevention & Safety Tips
- Gary on the Street: TV Tip-Overs
- TV Safety Day: How to Avoid Tip-Overs
- Stay Safe: Staircase Safety for Kids
- Stair Safety for Toddlers!
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Pet Safety
- Pet Safety for Children
- Pets At Home | Safety Tips for Kids at Home
- 11 Pet Safety Tips
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Car & Driveway Safety
- Transportation of Children
- Car Seat Safety Tips
- Car seat check: An easy guide to safe car seat installation and use
- Driveway Safety Tips
- Driveway Safety - They're Counting on You 60 sec
- How to Improve Driveway Safety
- Teach Driveway Safety
- Heatstroke Safety Tips
- Heatstroke: Could it Happen to Your Child?
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Bike Safety
- Bike Safety Tips
- Bike Safety FOR KIDS!
- Kids Bike Safety
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Playground Safety
- Playground Safety Tips
- Playground Supervision
- Active Supervision and Outside Play
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Section 4: Cultural Exchange & Conflict Resolution
- Welcome!
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Culture in USA
- 10 Tips You NEED TO KNOW Before Visiting the USA
- American Culture You NEED To Know
- 25 American Cultural Norms / Customs
- 10 Things That Will SHOCK You In The USA
- USA CULTURE SHOCKS - moving to the UNITED STATES as a GERMAN
- MOVING TO USA| What You Need to Know Before Moving to USA
- Culture Shock for a French Girl in America
- My 5 biggest USA culture shocks | Spanish perspective
- Culture in the USA Quiz
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Cultural Exchange
- Effective Cross Cultural Communication 101
- Intercultural Communication
- What Is The Difference Between a High-Context and Low-Context Culture?
- Cultural Diversity: High Context vs Low Context Communication
- What Is The Difference Between a Monochronic and Polychronic Culture?
- How Different Cultures Tell Time - Sana Reynolds
- 5 TIPS ON HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER CULTURES
- Secrets of cross-cultural communication
- Me or We? Cultural Difference between East and West
- 10 Surprising Ways To Offend People In Other Countries
- Cultural Exchange Quiz
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Coping with Cultural Shock and Homesickness
- Health & Safety - Cultural Adjustment while Abroad
- Studying abroad: culture shock
- What is Cultural Shock?
- Coping With Cultural Shock
- 8 Tips to Overcome Culture Shock
- How To Deal With Homesickness In Another Country | 7 TIPS TO COPE WITH HOMESICKNESS
- Coping with Cultural Shock and Homesickness Quiz
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Host Family Relationships
- J-1 Visa Au Pair Program Creates a Global Family
- Meeting Your Host Family and First Day as an Au Pair
- What is it like Living with a Host Family Abroad?
- How to Have Awkward Conversations with your Host Family
- 12 Tips on How to Live With a Host Family
- Au Pair Handout Host Family Relationships *save*
- Host Family Relationships Quiz
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Conflict Resolution
- Conflict Resolution for Au Pairs
- What is Conflict?
- Let's talk about conflict.
- Conflict to Resolution in 4 Steps
- How To Avoid Conflict (3 Steps)
- How to Resolve Difficult Conflicts | Freethink Crossing the Divide
- 5 Tips on Self-Advocacy
- How To Advocate For Yourself
- Self Advocacy
- Having Difficult Conversations
- Framing a Conversation for conflict resolution
- Listening skills for conflict resolution
- Conflict Resolution Guide
- Rematch Dos and Don'ts
- Conflict Resolution Quiz