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When children won’t speak

When children who can speak remain silent in some situations or to some people, they may suffer from an anxiety disorder called Selective Mutism. What is Selective Mutism?

Learning how to Learn

How can you as a parent support your child’s learning? Reflections on the presentation ‘Learning how to Learn’ of Elize Burgess during our September Forum.

How does international life affect your child’s attachment?

What are the effects of moving internationally for children’s attachment style? An interview with Early Years Psychologist Sara Dominguez.

How to recognize a secure attachment?

In this second part of the interview with Sara Dominguez on infant-parent attachment, we explore how to recognize a secure attachment and what to do when attachment is not optimal.

What is Infant-Parent Attachment?

An interview with an Early Years Psychologistabout infant-parent attachment and the importance of sensitive, responsive parenting in early life.

Self-Compassion – listening out for kindness

Holding space for ourselves can be quite a challenge in today’s world. Marie Hobbs shares how to use mindfulness and self-compassion as tools to get back in touch with our own needs.

Finding the most suitable school for your child in The Hague

10 insights on the Dutch educational system and finding a school in The Hague from Annebet van Mameren – April Parent Forum.

Preparing for a relocation – When to tell the Kids?

The last months before summer is that time when many people in the international community are preparing for a move. Perhaps this article for which I was interviewed 2 years ago can give you some insights to help your children make the transition. In addition to the...

How Isabela coped with her friends’ move

This is the story of Isabela, a 9 years old girl. Isabela’s parents are internationals, but they have been living in The Netherlands for a long time and Isabela was born here. Isabela was enjoying school and receiving good grades. She got along well with the teachers...

4 Myths about raising international children

There are many myths going around about children who grow up internationally. Here are the four most common ones to look out for!

SOS! December is here… (how to help your children stay grounded)

By Jet Sichterman You may have noticed by the cold weather outside, by the frosting on your car in the morning, by the full trains or extensive traffic jams in rush hour, by the advertisements in your mailbox or by the big to do list waiting for you at home and at...

Practicing Non-Verbal Skills through games

By Sara Mansson We have talked about social skills before, see for example this post on negotiating, this one about stimulating your child’s emotional development or this one about saying goodbye. There are several ways of communicating with others, many of which go...

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