International life and children

Many books, articles and posts give advice about what people can expect when starting an international life as adults.   From an adult point of view, the benefits of a frequently moving lifestyle are the “priceless life experience, unique cultural insights and precious skills“. The excitement of a life full of changes and constant travels […]

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About the Dutch cuisine

  To find out more about the delicious dishes and drinks: visit Taste of Holland (12-14 February 2016) Local brands and produce are presented by the best restaurants in the country at this three-day-long “culinary Valhalla” in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. Most people think that the Dutch don’t have a proper (whatever this means!) culinary […]

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Can monolingual parents raise bilingual children?

    The answer is “yes”, but… 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 bilingual. Some parents would share the same home language and the community language would be L2, in […]

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Why these “words for teenagers” won’t work

This text appeared several times on my timeline on facebook lately and I decided to write an extended response to it, especially because I was surprised by the overly positive and agreeing responses from parents. I can’t stop but think that if I were a teenager, I would feel judged and rejected and treated like […]

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