by Tasneem Hatimbhai | Our FB Community, Schooling
In Part II of this article, Tasneem Hatimbhal continues to share her experience of navigating children through two very different school systems. The challenges increase as children get older, but a little foreknowledge of what’s ahead really helps make the...
by Ana Rial | Health, Schooling, The Mamas Recommend, Travel
Ana Rial provides a compilation of the arduous research about school lunches and lunch boxes done by members of the Amsterdam Mamas community. In this country where school cafeterias are the exception rather than the norm, parents face the daily challenge of...
by Eline Hausel | Schooling
Are you looking for a school for your children? Are you feeling overwhelmed by the choices? Eline Hausel has some tips for navigating the Amsterdam educational scene. When moving to The Netherlands with children, your first plan might be to send them to an...
by Sofia Simeonidou | Restaurants & Eating Out, Schooling
Sofia Simeonidou helps us not-so-crafty moms find some easy ways to make cute and healthy birthday snacks for school celebrations. Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed when you have to prepare for your kids’ birthdays? There are birthday parties, family celebrations,...
by Anisha Abraham | Health, Schooling
Pediatrician and adolescent specialist, Dr Anisha Abraham, gives us the following quick guide to depression among children and teens, what you need to look out for, and where to go for help in the Netherlands. Could Anna be depressed? Anna (not her real name) is a...
by Rachel Perry | Health, New to Amsterdam, Schooling
In this country of canals and open water, learning to swim is a necessity. A national swimming programme called Zwem-ABC ensures that children develop sound swimming and water survival skills and covers everything from freestyle to what to do if you fall through the...