Parenting

Make a schedule…and stick to it!  While the first few days at home may feel like a holiday for the kids, keeping some normality and … Read More

You’re probably wondering if you read that right. Unplugging so we can get bored? Why?  Unless you’ve been successfully unplugged for the last couple of … Read More

I still vividly recall the day that I forced my shy and quite frankly petrified 3-year-old to attend a Wednesday morning ballet class trial. As … Read More

Dr Lawrence van Hanswijck de Jong The second and final article of our gifted child series, here, Dr Lawrence van Hanswijck looks at how to … Read More

Imagine your son beaming with joy about wearing his bright purple dress to Kindergarten, his first week in a new international school, in a very … Read More

I have little doubt that a number of readers will feel that teenagers argue too much. However, I wish to put the case for the … Read More

By Ben Hill   With all the various challenges that families are presented with while living overseas, many parents often find themselves wondering how they … Read More

Recent research has shown that 1 in 6 children struggle with some sort of tactile and/or auditory sensitivity. With statistics such as these, it’s easy … Read More

Looking back on my introverted childhood, watching my two daughters navigate the world (one introvert and one extreme extrovert), and enjoying a 20-year marriage with … Read More