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Parent & Child

Au-pair the year 2025 is Brenda from Mexico

Brenda Jiménez from Mexico was Familienservice Au-pair Year 2025 by her host family and pme Familienservice . She settled in quickly in Pfronten, at the foot of the Allgäu Alps: "She walks through the mountains with the boys, discovers local markets, and diligently practices German to communicate even better with us," says host mother Lea. 

Brenda enchants the Allgäu region  

Since August 2025, Brenda Jiménez has been the "bright star" of the Trenkle family. After just a short time, she has enriched family life in the Allgäu region for Leo (1), Charlie (3), and parents Lea and Kilian – with empathy, initiative, humor, and her warmth. Within a few months, Brenda has become deeply rooted in everyday German life, making friends and bringing new cultures and languages together. 

"With her loving, positive, and humorous nature, she brings laughter and warmth to our everyday lives—the children simply adore her and love it when she tells stories from Mexico or romps with them through the alpine meadows." – The Trenkle family 

Warmth that goes through the stomach 

"Brenda goes above and beyond," her host family writes. She impresses not only with her warm care, but also with her cooking skills. Once a week, she serves Mexican specialties such as fresh tacos or enchiladas – a highlight for the whole family. 

With her keen intuition, Brenda is always there when needed—whether picking up the children or preparing dinner. Her dedication and energy make the Trenkle family's life both varied and relaxed. 

"Their energy and commitment turn our hectic family life into a real adventure, but also bring deceleration and relaxation into it!" says the Trenkle family.

What is an "Au-pair Year" at pme Familienservice? 

Since 2013, pme Familienservice has been awarding Familienservice "Au-pair " prize to young people from abroad who enrich families in Germany with their commitment, openness, and sense of responsibility.

Host families nominate their Au-pair a personal testimonial, such as the Trenkle family nominating Brenda for her exceptional commitment.

Au-pair with pme Familienservice 

With over 30 years of experience, pme Familienservice is Familienservice strong partner for secure and certified Au-pair in Germany. Families and au pairs benefit from comprehensive information, qualified advice, and reliable support throughout the entire stay.  

Would you like Au-pair an Au-pair as a host family? Find out what requirements must be met. 

Would you like to becomeAu-pair Germany? Create your profile for free and find your host family. 

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Body & Soul

Write down positive thoughts: Never brood again

When winter just won't end, it can really put a damper on your mood. In such phases, we often forget the positive moments that keep us going.

We would rather brood over negative things that have failed, upset or hurt us. However, positive thoughts are not only better for our well-being, they also help us sleep much better. Our health expert Petra Dinkelacker has a really good tip on how to change your mindset in the long term by writing down your positive experiences.

Store good experiences and ensure a lasting sense of well-being

Writing things down can help us to better remember positive experiences. By writing things down, we can determine over time which approach helps us to develop things in a positive direction and which strategies we should develop in the future.

This is how it works:

  • Get yourself a nice book and a nice pen that you use for the sole purpose of jotting down your thoughts.
  • Take five minutes before going to bed. That's often all it takes.
  • Now write down your successes and positive experiences of the day and ask yourself the following questions:
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    • What worked well for me today?
    • How did I manage it or what did I do to ensure that it went well?

Think about three things and answer these two questions for each of them.

Plan to practise this method for at least three weeks and write down your experiences. If it doesn't work on one day, don't put yourself under pressure. Revisit your thoughts later or skip a day. But keep going and leaf back through your book from time to time to see what insights you can derive from it.

I wish you many positive thoughts!

Health impulses with our 5-minute exercises

Our 5-minute exercises give you ideas for more relaxation, balance, activity and feel-good moments in your everyday work and private life. They are not a substitute for professional help from counselors and psychologists.

Please seek professional advice, for example from life coaching (Link opens in a new window) ( Link opens in a new window) , if you are permanently depressed, suffer from persistent excessive stress and have deeper mental problems.