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Pumpkin Soup with Coconut Milk

Serves 5 to 6 Ingredients 2 Tbs olive oil 1 onion, coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic, grated 1 kg butternut

Tonight there is an information evening for parents at Missy M’s school. Yet here I sit, on the sofa, laptop

Families, as social groups, have been around since the beginning of mankind’s history, ensuring human survival. So the family unit itself

I really like the general direction that parenting practices seem to be heading, especially when it comes to disciplining children:

Two years ago, in a letter signed by three maths teachers in my son’s year, we were notified that the

In Switzerland, and perhaps especially in canton Zurich, once teenagers have finished their compulsory school years at around the age

For parents coming from other school systems, the high level of selectivity in Swiss secondary schools is something of an

If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent many hours baking and cooking with your children since they were young. Pre-school,

After 11-odd years of parenting I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not really a baby-person. What? Am I saying

Let’s face it – as expats, most of us complain…a lot! In fact, daily. We complain about so many things,