A Family Assistant is someone who supports both your children and your home. It’s a dual-focus role that blends childcare and household support—think help with school pickups, snack time, and bedtime and laundry, errands, tidying, and meal prep. Sounds dreamy, right? It can be—but only when expectations are clear and realistic.

Let me guess—you posted a job on Care.com, got a bunch of applicants, and yet... no one feels like the right fit. Or maybe you did  find...