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10 Signs You are Parenting Dutch-Style

10 Signs You are Parenting Dutch-Style

by Amanda van Mulligen | Children, Life in Amsterdam

How much has the Netherlands rubbed off on your parenting style? Quite a bit? Helaas pindakaas…. 1. Your baby was born at home. Or you at least nurtured the idea of giving birth to your baby at home until Mother Nature intervened and forced you to sulkily head...
13 Tips to Stop Bike Theft

13 Tips to Stop Bike Theft

by Deborah Nicholls-Lee | Bicycling, Life in Amsterdam, The Mamas Recommend

It is estimated that an average of 26 bikes are stolen each day in Amsterdam. The aggravation, financial impact, and sense of violation that this can bring is clear from the many mamas who report their losses on our Facebook page. In response, we have rallied...
Your Relationship Under Coronavirus

Your Relationship Under Coronavirus

by Julie Sharon-Wagschal | Covid, Health, Life in Amsterdam, Mental Health

Feeling cooped up? Want some alone time but cannot get away from your partner and/or children? Is your partner getting on your nerves? Are your children not working independently enough? Are your words being misinterpreted and are you putting out little fires all day?...
Book Review: Niksen, Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

Book Review: Niksen, Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

by Mary Petiet | Book Reviews, Life in Amsterdam

Olga Mecking came to live in the Netherlands as an adult and was so delighted to discover the practice of ‘niksen’ (doing nothing) she wrote a book about it. With lockdowns here in the Netherlands practically pushing us into a forced stillness, there’s no...
Running Ahead: Kids and Language Acquisition

Running Ahead: Kids and Language Acquisition

by Kate Berger | Education, Learning Dutch, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam

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...
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