Category: Helping Kids Adjust Abroad
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How to Prepare Your Children Emotionally for an International Move
When families prepare for an international move, most of the energy goes into logistics. Visas. Schools. Housing. Shipping. What most families underestimate when moving abroad with kids is often how important it is to prepare our children emotionally for an international move. Unfortunately, this is often the part of the relocation that dictates how the…
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5 Unexpected Challenges of Raising Bilingual Children (& How to Handle Them)
Updated by Tara on October 17, 2025 Parenting is rough. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. But raising your child bilingually? That’s a whole new level of what on earth am I doing here?! When my family moved to Germany, my daughter effortlessly absorbed the language around her. I… well, let’s just say I’m…
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The Tips You Need To Support Homesick Kids While Travelling
Updated on 25 July, 2025 by Tara You’ve made it. You’re away. After months of planning, organising, saving and impatiently waiting – you’re finally on holiday. But not everyone’s loving it. Traveling with your children is one of the most rewarding gifts you can give them. New places, new foods, new cultures, and new adventures…
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The girl behind the blog
As a little girl, I wanted to learn every word in the world. I had no concept that there were different languages. Dressing up as an artist for the school dress-up day, I wore a beret and even had a little easel of cardboard to carry. Because the clothes were better than what I thought…
