Do You Celebrate Becoming an Expat?
This coming April, we will celebrate the sixth anniversary of having come to Switzerland. Six. Whole. Years! How on earth
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Columns
“How Many Sleeps…?”
We all know what it’s like to have a child anticipating a big day. It’s difficult for anyone to think
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A Lipstick Christmas Tree and Paper Angels
‘Tis the season to be jolly, but in fact I don’t feel like that at all. My kids get very
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Celebration and Breastfeeding
Celebration: what images pop into your head when you read that word? Right at this season it might be Christmas
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Celebrate Life
This happens to be one of the busiest times of the year, yet I always try to remind myself, in
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Preparing for Birth and Beyond: the Daunting Prospect of Life with a Newborn and Toddler
The Expat Bump Diaries: Week 28 Like a little dormouse laying down its snuggly bedding, at 28 weeks I am
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A Good Night’s Sleep
A good night’s sleep should be the most natural thing in the world. When we get good sleep, we feel
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Halfway to Baby
The Expat Bump Diaries: Week 21 Halfway there! Despite the nausea and tiredness early on, this pregnancy is going by
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Finding a Balance with Discipline
Parents dream of bringing up happy, successful, confident, and well-behaved children. Reaching that goal is most rewarding but it is
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