Life in Amsterdam
Running Ahead: Kids and Language Acquisition
Is your child learning Dutch? Child Psychologist Kate Berger MSc of Expat Kids Club explains why your child is likely to pick up the new language with ease, and what this means for you. Why Children Often Learn Dutch Quickly Having made the big decision of which...Eeeek! Do Kids Really Cycle to School Alone?
Cycling is the most common mode of transport around Amsterdam, but it’s not always a stress-free journey in the city.Especially when it’s your child negotiating the busy roads to school alone on a bike… My son is nearly 12 years old and just started...
Birth Stories: Weird in the Ward
A humorous hospital birth involving heroic pushing and threats of violence, read on to see how it all went down… When you’re pregnant in the Netherlands, it seems that the default way is having a midwife and a home birth. You have to make a...
Riding in Trams, With Buggies
One mama’s look at Amsterdam’s very own extreme sport… taking your baby on a tram. “The tram system is great!” People will tell you, “So fast, so efficient and much cheaper than <insert their home city here>”. And...
The Great Cloth Diaper Change 2012
On the 21st of April Amsterdam Mamas helped to host the Great Cloth Diaper Change 2012. Part of a world record breaking attempt to change as many cloth diapers at the same time around the globe as possible. Here at Amsterdam Mamas we love our cloth bums!...
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