about the challenges and the joys of raising children.

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Failure is good

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Failing, or getting it wrong, just means that we are in the process of learning something new, trying something we've not done before. Perhaps even something other people haven't done before. Sailing in uncharted waters. And while that is scary, it's also the way we move life forward. And in doing so we join the explorers of new continents, the space missions, the inner space astronauts, the mystics, and every single toddler taking his or her first steps.

Parenting third culture kids

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Parenting is hard enough at the best of times, and each developmental stage that our youngsters embark on stretch us a little further. Add into the mix the development of inter cultural, cross-cultural and international children, also called third culture kids and you find the challenges rise

Dealing with parental expectations

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At Christmas and during the summer many of us go home to our…

Dealing with the death of a parent abroad

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Reader Question: How can I better manage dealing with the death…

Baby blues

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When love’s bright light is dimmed like sun obscured by clouds. Like tapestry worn thin, a whisper not a shout.

Held hostage for the sake of the children

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When international relationships end, one partner can end…

A day by the seaside

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Now as the heat waves over us, after weeks of cloud and rain. With happy faces, one by one, we climb aboard the train.

Empty nest

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Small tiny feet through the bedroom they pad Fear and fright drives you into our bed I hug you close You fall asleep You’re just on loan, not mine to keep

Giving birth

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Birth, birthing, giving birth, Mother Earth. The pain, the joyful pain. Wave after wave, a tormenting refrain.