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Posts tagged Parenting from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.

A young expat parent smiling with her phone by a window over an Amsterdam canal, keeping up with her child's Dutch.
Students, family & social

Is Your Child's Dutch Already Better Than Yours?

Expat kids often outrun their parents in Dutch within a year. Here is why it happens, why it is not magic, and how to keep up so your family integrates together.

Lawrence Arya··5 min
A young expat parent on her phone beside Dutch buildings, on the way to the sideline at a kids' sports club.
Phrases & daily life

Bonding on the Sideline: Dutch Sports Small Talk

Dutch kids' sport runs on clubs, and the sideline is where parents become friends. Here is the football and hockey small talk that gets you into the circle.

Lawrence Arya··5 min
A calm desk with a laptop and coffee, the setting for preparing a child's group 8 doorstroomtoets in the Netherlands.
Phrases & daily life

Group 8 Stress: The Cito and Doorstroomtoets Lexicon

Your child's group 8 year ends with a school advice and the doorstroomtoets (the old Cito) that sets their secondary path. Here is the Dutch every expat parent needs.

Lawrence Arya··5 min
A young expat parent with coffee and a phone by a window over an Amsterdam canal, before a consultatiebureau visit.
Health & care

Medical Dutch: The Infamous Consultatiebureau Visits

The consultatiebureau is free child healthcare with no equivalent back home, and it runs in Dutch. Here is what it is, how it works, and the Dutch to follow along.

Lawrence Arya··4 min