Out with 2020, In with 2021 for Delft MaMa
Usually, the blog’s final post is about sharing what happened during this year (and what a year it was!). Check out below how 2020 was… Read More »Out with 2020, In with 2021 for Delft MaMa
Usually, the blog’s final post is about sharing what happened during this year (and what a year it was!). Check out below how 2020 was… Read More »Out with 2020, In with 2021 for Delft MaMa
Children who grow up internationally have the unique opportunity to immerse into other cultures, learn several languages, and experience diversity. To help you with your… Read More »4 tips for raising international children
“The sea is deep and the world is wide! How I long to sail!” said a tiny snail. She hitched a lift on a whale.… Read More »JOIE YEN & THE CHAMELEON READER: AN EXPAT MOM REMAKING HER CAREER
The 4th webinar in partnership with Melly Consulting was dedicated to the Deflt MaMa community. It was for the people either looking for a job… Read More »CV Mistakes – and How to Fix Them
Raising children with multiple languages is a challenge and a pleasure. Some parents gather information before having a baby, others learn it by doing. What… Read More »5 steps to raise children with multiple languages
Elena Mellara shares her tips on how to boost your LinkedIn presence with Delft Mama blog-readers.
This month we celebrate the 4th blogiversary of the Delft MaMa blog! Tarja van Veldhoven and Agnès Battlori Benet posted for the first time on April 18, 2016.
Read More »DELFT MAMA BLOG – 4TH BLOGIVERSARY!Our family recycles plastic, paper, bottles, and food waste. We don’t own a car. The house electricity is on 100% wind-power and we keep the temperature low enough that everyone needs to wear a sweater and put a blanket over their laps on the couch. Every year, I tackle another aspect of our family’s environmental footprint and this year is the time for food. Let’s talk about sustainable eating.
Reading this piece, I’m struck by the similarities in behavior between my own multilingual 4 year old and Kathryn’s Lucas. Particularly when I misunderstand something V has said, hurt expression on her face, she throws up her arms and says, “NOOO, Mama! I MEEEEEEEANNNNN….!” and gives a big sigh, looking around as if the right words will pop out of thin air. Our bi/multilingual children are growing up with amazing elastic minds with the ability to move between languages. It doesn’t mean, however, that communication is smooth from the start. How many of you can relate? Join us as Kathryn Roscoe shares some of her own amusing observations raising a bilingual child.
Join us for the second post in our Delftian Entrepreneurs series (read the first post here) as Delft MaMa Julia Candy introduces us to Jie Li, aka the Cake Researcher. Read about this phenom of a woman who balances an academic career, motherhood, and a bustling side hustle.
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