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How to Help an 8-year-old Struggling and Reluctant Reader?

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Reluctant reader

For years, I've had pangs of guilt for failing my child, failing to rescue him from his struggle to read…you know the ravaging mum guilt, that grips you when you know something isn't as it should be and you look to yourself for fault first: Meet Hugo, my clever, determined tri-lingual,  soon to be quad-lingual, 8-year-old.  He was lucky that he started school when he was … [Read more...] about How to Help an 8-year-old Struggling and Reluctant Reader?

Filed Under: Family Life Tagged With: learning to read, living abroad, multilingual, Multilingual and multicultural, Parenting, reading, reading eggs, Technology

5 Steps to Mastering Hygge- Lessons from Living in Sweden

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Christmas

I know, I know Hygge is Danish, not Swedish! The Swedes have a word for Hygge too: mysigt, and the Norwegians refer to koselig. Hygge is all about a cosy, contented feeling of happiness through making the most of the everyday moments in life and enjoying them.  The Danes are particularly good at this and have topped the tables of the happiest country in the world for … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Mastering Hygge- Lessons from Living in Sweden

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: Happy Home, home, hygge, Life Hacks, Multilingual and multicultural, outdoors, Sweden

A most magical Christmas

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Christmas tree

Hearing the word Christmas as the Summer turns to Autumn fills me with a mixture of excitement and dread. I love Christmas! However, I hate all the pressure that goes with it: The pressure to make a perfect day, to squeeze all the happiness of the year into a single day, to get the perfect gifts for everyone, make the perfect food. For this reason before having … [Read more...] about A most magical Christmas

Filed Under: Family Life Tagged With: Christmas, family fun, Multilingual and multicultural, Parenting, traditions, Uncategorized

Oxford, what a weekend to come!

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Ashmolean museum

I'm so excited about the coming weekend in Oxford I can hardly contain myself! On Saturday, 6th of July, it's Alice's Day. Alice in Wonderland comes alive across different venues in Oxford.  A tribute to the Lewis Carroll and his brilliance in the literary nonsense genre, the theme this year for this event is Nonsense. A carte blanche  for people to express their … [Read more...] about Oxford, what a weekend to come!

Filed Under: Family Life, Family Travel Tagged With: Alice in Wonderland, Cowley Road, Cowley Road Carnival, Multilingual and multicultural, Oxford, Oxford and around, Story Museum

Death and a plot of revenge

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Killing- chicken killed by fox

We keep chickens and I specially sourced a coup for them that had a small outside enclosure, so we can leave them locked in when we are away for a long weekend. This means the girls being a bit cramped for a few days, but still getting to enjoy the sun, fresh air and a tiny bit of exercise. Dadonthebrink didn't think this was enough for them though when he left to join us on … [Read more...] about Death and a plot of revenge

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge, Family Life Tagged With: chickens, life's lessons, Multilingual and multicultural, Parenting, values

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