I am an expat mama. I learned the language and have adjusted to the German way of life without forgetting my own culture. Apart from the usual parenting woes, I have a few more which bothers me from...
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Helen Kirwan-Taylor's confession has been the talk of the mommy blogosphere. Her Daily Mail article "Sorry, but my children bore me to death!" has earned her flak from mothers worldwide....
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Parenting is challenging. Parenting abroad means you get an additional mile to finish that obstacle course. Granted that some expatriates enjoy benefits such as having household help, a generous...
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Kimchi Mamas, a new collaborative blog about parenting, childhood and being Korean, launched yesterday, May 1 coinciding with Asian Pacific Heritage month. The project began a few months ago when...
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One of our friends (an American, married to a German) practiced the one-parent, one-language method with her daughter. Brandy was my supervisor in Berlitz-Eschborn; she was an early childhood educator...
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Raising a child is difficult. And when you are not on your own turf, it is even more difficult. You are forced to re-think your own values and traditions. I find it more and more difficult to show...
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