kids not speaking english
Hello! I am an Au Pair in Italy and unfortunately, the kids don’t speak english. I have learned a few words in italian, but it’s clearly not enough to communicate with them and I am struggling to form a connection with the kids. I feel like the oldest one (aged 4) doesn’t really like me because of that :( I am here for a short period of time, but I want to make it more fun for them. I try to play with them, but besides games like Hide and Seek or playing with the ball, it’s quite hard to play anything without speaking the language 🥲 and clearly they also don’t listen to me when i say Stop or No because they ask for explanations and I can’t give it to them. How are other au pairs in such situations navigating this?