by Simone Davies | Home Sweet Home, New to Amsterdam
Simone Davies discusses the challenges of turning your Dutch rental home into a child-friendly space. So you have arrived in Amsterdam, you are renting a place, and you want to create a child-friendly home. “Aaaargh” I hear you scream. Here in Amsterdam there...
by Reema Nagpal | Climate Series, Living Sustainably, Spring, Sustainability Series
Happy Earth Day, Amsterdam families! Living here, surrounded by canals, bikes, and green initiatives, it’s easy to feel we’re on the right track with sustainability. And in many ways, we are! But there’s a concept called Earth Overshoot Day that gives us a...
by Audrey Coggins and Annick Noirfalisse | Health, Mental Health
Awareness of mental health is growing in the Netherlands and more people are seeking help to live with serious psychiatric conditions. Naturally, some of these people are parents. Annick Noirfalisse interviews US blogger Jennifer Marshall, about her life as...
by Stephanie Kernwein | Bicycling, Family Travel, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam, Quick Start, Travel
New to biking? Old to biking but need a refresher on biking rules? Stephanie Kernwein Thrane, shares invaluable tips about biking around the city, with a personal story about why following the rules is mandatory for your own safety, the safety of others and the...
by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Letters From Emmy
This is a very important post for the AM team. This is our 500th post on the website since we launched in May 2012. We thought it would be fitting to make such an achievement, a celebration. Read on… This month is PARTY! month at Amsterdam Mamas, not...