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Travel is good for kids
I Am A Mom, I Am A Traveller, Raising Global Citizens And TCK's

Travel Is Good For Kids. Yes, It Is.

Warning: in case you haven’t read it yet, then please spare yourself a lot of time and don’t read…

May 19, 2017 by Olga Mecking
Is Living Abroad Destiny
I Am An Expat, My Expat Life

5 Ways I Was Destined to Live Abroad

Do you believe in destiny? Personally, I don’t, but I think I should. I never wanted to live abroad,…

March 21, 2017 by Olga Mecking
Why I love Dutch Daycare
I Am A Mom, Thoughts On Parenting

Another Reason I Love My Dutch Daycare

At 8pm on Valentine’s Day, I was sitting at a restaurant, waiting for my husband to arrive. The children…

February 15, 2017 by Olga Mecking
The Dutch Raise the Happiest Kids in the World
I Am A Mom, Thoughts On Parenting

Raising Happy Kids, Dutch Style

A while back, I read a fantastic blog post on Brain, Child, one of my favorite parenting sites. It…

February 2, 2017 by Olga Mecking
In life, we sometimes say we'll never do somethings. But then we end up doing them anyway.
I Am A Mom, Thoughts on Blogging

Things I Swore I’ll Never do But Did Anyway

I don’t know how many times I said I’ll never do something only to do it anyway. That’s the…

January 17, 2017 by Olga Mecking
Why I'm still being nice
I Am A Mom, I Am An Expat

Being Nice this New Year

  Many people do New Year’s Resolutions. I usually don’t, but this time will be different. This time, I…

December 30, 2016 by Olga Mecking
Need last-minute Christmas gifts ideas? Here is some inspiration
Customs And Traditions, I Am An Expat

Last-Minute Christmas Gifts I’d Never Refuse

Want to send me a gift but you don’t know what I like? No, I’m just kidding. This list…

December 23, 2016 by Olga Mecking
Santa and Christmas seem to be inseparable. But you don't have to believe in Santa to have a beautiful Christmas
Customs And Traditions, I Am A Mom, I Am An Expat, Thoughts On Parenting

The Real Reason We Don’t Do Santa in Our Family

I was just published on Woman’s Day with an article why we don’t do Santa in our family. As…

December 21, 2016 by Olga Mecking
Onion Soup is perfect for the cold winter days. It can help you beat the cold too!
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The Onion Soup That Finally Helped Me Beat My Cold

“So, how does it work… first the onion soup, then the cheese…?” “No, no, no! First the cheese, then…

December 13, 2016 by Olga Mecking
Concerted Cultivation is a parenting strategy that sees children as projects to be perfected.
I Am A Mom, Raising Multilingual Children, Thoughts On Parenting

Is Raising Multilingual Kids Concerted Cultivation?

I’ve been reading a lot about what  Annette Lareau called “concerted cultivation,” which involves treating children as projects, signing…

December 6, 2016 by Olga Mecking
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