Beeing an AuPair is wonderful but it is nothing what Au Pair in America is advertising it to be. APIA has been set in their ways for years now and refuses to adapt its policies to the new times. The programme lacks innovation and is in desperate need for a makeover. The easiest way I can describe what's wrong with the programme is "false advertisement." That's the big issue APIA needs to adress. They're still selling a lifestyle of Au Pairs that no actual Au Pair can afford unless they are working illegal over time or they already came to the US with lots of money in their bank accounts. I was an AuPair in the US twice and since they were a few years apart I was able to draw a great comparison. While prices in the US have risen drastically over the past years the weekly AuPair allowance hasn't. Their advertised life style of working as an AuPair to afford traveling the country is no longer realistic/achievable. Instead of selling this utopic AuPair dream that they have been clinging on to for years, they should change their narrative and become more honest about the actual AuPair experience. I have had two wonderful times as an AuPair and I loved the experience. But I feel like the way APIA advertises the programme is simply misleading. Another frustrating point is their outdated mental health policy. While the rest of the world is learning that mental health matters and therapy is nothing to be ashamed of, APIA refuses to let girls/women into the programme if they are seeking therapy. While I understand that certain mental health problems make you unfit for the programme, they don't even ask what your therapy is for. They simply decide you are not fit for the programme. By upholding these strict therapy rules they are forcing young women to chose between seeking help for their mental health or chasing a dream such as the AuPair life. I was very disappointed when I learned about the outdated views on therapy from APIA. All this is doing is that these young women will not seek the help they need to ensure their place in the programme and I fail to understand how that is in anyones best interest. So, APIA, please get to work and catch up. It's 2023.UPDATE after reading the review: APIA definitely does not have authentic marketing. That was my whole point. If you speak with real au pairs who have been living in the country they will all tell you the same: the lifestyle they promore is unrealistic. But ASIA'S reply is exactly what I expected. They just keep repeating the same old stuff and are not at all aware of the faulty advertisement. But after reading the reply I lost hope that the programme will change any time soon. They are absolutely oblivious.
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Au Pair in America is the nation’s first federally approved program for both U.S. families seeking au pairs to provide live-in child care, and international young people wanting to take part in a year long cultural exchange.
