Clik here to view.
One year expatsincebirth
Yes, today is my blogs’ first anniversary! It’s been exactly a year since I published my first post and I have to say that I really enjoyed writing every single post. I’ve started blogging one year...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How stress can become healthy or how to get better at stress…
We’re all stressed and overwhelmed trying to juggle work, family, school, social life etc. I recently read a few articles about stress and I particularly found a TEDx talk by PhD, health psychologist...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Global Mom” by Melissa Dalton-Bradford: much more than a Memoir!
In “Global Mom: Eight Countries, Sixteen Addresses, Five Languages, One Family“, Melissa Dalton-Bradford takes us on a gripping journey through the global life of her family. Written in a compelling...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some multimedia resources for (my) multilingual and multicultural children…
We all know that the best way to help our children become (and stay!) multilingual is by talking the languages we want them to become proficient in as often as we can and by providing an attractive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sea Change Mentoring: Symposium on Supporting Global Youth
Ellen Mahoney, Sea Change Mentoring (©expatsincebirth) Today I attended a very interesting Sea Change Mentoring Symposium on Supporting Global Youth “Addressing Assets and Challenges”, organised by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why expat life is not always a smooth ride: another infographic about expats
Expat Life: Not Always A Smooth Ride! – An infographic by the team at Overs This is another infographic about expats (see the sources at the end of the infographic). I chose to post it here on my blog,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Slowing down during Half Term Break
©expatsincebirth; board games Last year I did write a post about 10 indoor activities to do with children during this time of the year and last week I published a post on AngloINFO about Things to do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to help frequently moving TCKs and expat children
Many books, articles and posts give advice about what people can expect when starting a frequent moving life as adult expats. From an adult point of view, the benefits of a frequently moving lifestyle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
St Nicholas and his helpers Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Père Fouettard and...
St Nicholas is celebrated in many countries of Europe, mainly in German speaking countries and throughout the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, and is usually accompained by helpers. This dark or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The trickster figure of the Fox
English: Steinhowel’s illustration of the fable, “The Fox and the Cat” (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When we teach our children about our culture(s), we often draw on traditional folkstales. The versions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
About order and fun at home
I know many parents who don’t allow their children to play with certain toys or do certain craft works at home because they simply fear the tidying up process afterwards. Craft – Plants (Photo credit:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why reading aloud is important
We usually tend to read less to our children when they start reading by themselves. It’s such a big milestone to be able to read everything from the ingredients on the food-packages, the countless...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why dads need to wash dishes and mums need to fix the plug…
A recent article pointed out that “Dads who want their daughters to aim for prestigious professions should start by doing the dishes or loading the washing machine”. Besides that not all parents...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to say a healthy goodbye when you’re leaving
This is the time of the year when many internationally living families are preparing for their next move. They will soon leave the place they called “home” for the last few years and conquer new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monolingual parents and bilingual children?
Many parents wonder if they can succeed in raising their children bilingually. Most of the studies of the ’60-’80 about bilingualism were about monolingual parents who wanted their children to become...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Age appropriate chores for children
I’ve recently had an interesting conversation with some parents and despite our different cultural background and our different parenting styles, most of us agreed on the fact that children need to do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How are your children coping?
Many of us are enjoying their holidays on a beach, with family and friends, ignoring (or deciding to ignore?) what is going on in other countries. Being on social media was quite irritating for me in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s (not) all in the question…
Do you sometimes struggle with getting informations from your children about how their schoolday was, about how they feel or what they’re up to? Sometimes it’s difficult to get real answers. Not only...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Body parts in different languages
When we teach our (young) children a new language, we often use rhymes and songs. Usually we start with naming their body parts: when they are still babies we touch their nose, hands, feet etc. When I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our multicultural Christmas
Every country, every culture has it’s own ways to celebrate traditional festivities. Some families who live abroad adopt some of the local traditions and adapt them with those they know from their own...
View Article
