Local schooling overseas

Education and language immersion In July 2007 Kate moved to Switzerland with her husband and two boys who were eight and six at the time. She documented their

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Local school for language excellence

Benefits of educating children in a local school Are you considering putting your child into a local school, where the teaching is conducted in a different language? If

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Jet lag in older children

How to help jet-lagged kids This previous post explains how jet lag affects our bodies. Don’t forget to look after yourself so you’re able to care for your

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Jet lag in babies and toddlers

Jet lag in babies This post explains how jet lag affects our bodies. Don’t forget to look after yourself so you’re able to care for your little one

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Jet lag: what is it?

All about jet lag AKA How to deal with children with jet lag when you’re feeling dreadful yourself… Long journeys can be exhausting. Long journeys with children are

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Expat interview with Carole

A British expat in Germany I was invited to be interviewed for ExpatsBlog.com. A very long time ago, now! Here are my late-night answers after a rather hectic

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An expat child, grown up

An ex-expat child As you pack your child’s suitcase for yet another overseas posting, start looking for a second, third or even fourth school for them and lay

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Never travel without a pair of fairy wings

Moving abroad with kids – what to take on the plane What tips do frequent travellers offer for when you fly with kids? Yesterday I posted the following

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Planning for emergencies ‘back home’

Expats and elderly parents In which I have a scary couple of days When I wrote about keeping in touch with your family and friends overseas, I mentioned

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Expect the unexpected

Plan for the unexpected when moving abroad Following on from this post about planning and packing for our first international relocation… As mentioned previously, I’d planned the packing

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