Tag: Motherhood Abroad
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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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Parents get homesick too! 7 Tips to overcome homesickness
It’s the most wonderful time of the year but I just cannot be bothered! I’m cranky. The Christmas carols sound weird in German. The food is too heavy. The weather is terrible! Am I a Grinch? No. I just really miss my Christmas traditions. I’m a homesick parent abroad, doing my best to give my kids the…
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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…
