Filed in archive Expat Parenting by Melissa Petri on February 7, 2007

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 t...

Helen Kirwan-Taylor gets flak

Filed in archive Expat Parenting by Melissa Petri on August 1, 2006

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....

Parenting Abroad

Filed in archive Expat Parenting by Melissa Petri on May 3, 2006

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 sal...

Kimchi Mamas, a new collaborative blog

Filed in archive Expat Parenting , In the Spotlight by Creative Weblogging on May 2, 2006

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 s...

Successfully Raising a Bilingual Child

Filed in archive Expat Parenting by Melissa Petri on April 25, 2006

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...

Raising a Biracial Child Abroad

Filed in archive Expat Parenting by Melissa Petri on January 28, 2006

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 m...