The Parents’ Guide To Open House Visits: Navigating Your Way Around Beijing’s International Schools
When choosing a school, it’s more than just grades and tuition fees.
Browsing: Parenting
How Young is Too Young and How Soon is Too Soon for Camp?
Summer camp can help your child create some of their most cherished memories. But can you send them too young or too quickly after a relocation? A teacher answers parent questions about when to send them to camp and when to keep them home.
The Kids With The Designer Genes – It’s World Down Syndrome Day
Mar 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. Put on your crazy socks and help raise awareness around the world.
Teaching Kids About Finances: The Expat Mom
Money wasn’t a real problem for me until student loans. I want to make it more tangible for my own kids.
Friday Favorites: Back to Normal With Our Toddlers and Babes
It’s SO much easier with the older kids back in school. Or is it…….?
Building Body Image – It Starts Earlier Then You Think
We are all flooded with messages about the person we are supposed to be. The clothes we are supposed to wear, how our body should look in those clothes and what products we need to transform into the most lovable version of ourselves are dictated to us by a million media sources. The negative stereo types and body shaming for profit are aimed at an adults wallet but our impressionable kids soak all of that “you are not good enough” messaging up too. Here are a few ways to help counteract all the noise and help your child build a positive self-image
Letting Kids Learn From the Process, Not Product
Online learning has been a challenge for everyone on a lot of levels. But it has also brought to light a well-meaning parental habit that is actually stopping some children from getting the most out of there educational years. Here is how you can invest in the process of learning and value it over the product.
Friday Favorites: We Have to Laugh About It All
No need for Pinterest-pretty with us; we all know the truths behind parents’ last two months in Beijing.
Slowing Down to Enjoy the Sun: A Forest School State of Mind
The weather’s getting nicer, and ow.hat means more time outside! But there’s more to outdoor play than you may knw
Friday Favorites: Out of the Holiday and (Back) Into E-Learning
Here we go: after a lovely staycation in Beijing, many of us go back to work and students continue e-learning for another week. Just remember to laugh!