by Anisha Abraham | Children, Covid, Health, Life in Amsterdam, Mental Health
How do we keep our children positive and productive during Coronavirus lockdowns? Dr. Anisha Abraham shares a fun and intelligent way to help our kids cope. I have been getting lots of questions from parents and caregivers about how to help kids handle online...
by Bessie Phyffer | Child Care, Children, Covid, Life in Amsterdam, Mental Health, New to Amsterdam, The Mamas Recommend
Finding someone you can trust with your child is challenging for all parents. When you are a single parent in a new country with work-related travel, it’s even harder. When your child is transgender, it adds another layer of concern. Oh, and there’s a pandemic, too! ...
by Cessna Kleinmoedig Veeris and Emma van Nifterick | Autumn, Children, Cultural Holidays, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Get ready! Coronavirus or not, that time of year is upon us when Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) makes his way to the Netherlands. Here are some details about his arrival and presence in 2020. WHO/WHAT IS SINTERKLAAS? After King’s Day, Sinterklaas is the...
by Audrey Coggins | Autumn, Children, Cultural Holidays, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Sint Maarten? And that’s different from Sinterklaas? And Halloween? Lanterns? A new import to Amsterdam’s take on this very Dutch holiday. Last year in early November, the school parents’ Whatsapp group had an announcement: Each child...
by Audrey Coggins | Children, Education, New to Amsterdam
Fairly new Amsterdammer Audrey Coggins shares her experience settling her children into school in Amsterdam – the similarities and the differences between the Netherlands and her home country and some lovely surprises, like ‘the handshake’! When my...
by Mary Petiet | Children, Education, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Whether you’re on the cusp of an international move, or recently arrived in a new country, making such a move as a family is complicated! Two new books from local author and Amsterdam Mama Clarissa Gosling offer parents strategies for making...