by Julie Sharon-Wagschal | Covid, Mental Health
Amsterdam Mama and psychologist Julie Sharon-Wagschal is back to share strategies for managing the anger and stress of lockdown, so your family gets through the inevitable conflicts safely. Spending most hours of the day under the same roof with a group of people...
by Anisha Abraham | Covid, Health, Mental Health
Suicide is a leading cause of death among teens. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the number of youths who are facing uncertainty, feeling isolated from friends and family members, having a loss of their usual activities, and experiencing stress, depression,...
by Editorial Team | Covid, Health, Life in Amsterdam
The coronavirus causing the disease COVID-19 has arrived in the Netherlands. Amsterdam Mamas has compiled a list of resources to help our community navigate this outbreak. The websites we link to will have the most accurate and current information. Updated 1 July...
by Anastasia Drost | Covid, Health, Letters From Emmy
Emmy McCarthy, the founder of Amsterdam Mamas, sent a message to the Amsterdam Mamas Facebook community on 18 March, 2020 about the way our community can best meet the unprecedented challenges of this time. A MESSAGE FROM AMSTERDAM MAMAS’ EMMY...
by Anastasia Drost | Autumn, Children, Covid, Cultural Holidays, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Boo! Celebrating Halloween and other holidays in 2020 is going to require a rethinking of what we do. It might be smaller and quieter, but it can still be a celebration and it can still be fun, and we can all use that. Costumes, movies, ghost stories? We have you...
by Amrita Suri | Covid, Cultural Holidays, Life in Amsterdam, Spring, Travel
The happy and colourful Indian holiday called Holi is the perfect antidote to the gloom and gray of late winter. Amrita Suri is here to share both the story behind the holiday as well as where you can go to join in the celebration! Holi – The Festival of Colour...