Posts by Eclipsepearl

Are you waiting to see what happens back in Spain? if the economy gets better?   I would recommend doing the move within the next 5 years. Moving older kids can get complicated. Easier to do it so that they can stay stable...

I have three children and have never left them alone in the car. I don't have any family to help me and my dh travelled a lot with work. Honestly, I didn't find it that difficult. Sometimes a pain but not to the point that I couldn't...

They recount stories in English, even when their English isn't as good. I want to hear what they have to say. I'm not out to correct every word. In fact, one of my problems is that the older ones will jump in with corrections every...

For the record, I've never forced my children to speak English. I did have to prod my son to speak it when he was a toddler. He tried answering me in French. I'd do things like pay less attention to him (or "not hear" him if I were in...

That's interesting. My oldest tried this when he was younger and couldn't speak my language (English) very well. But now, none can imagine speaking to me in anything else. I would take it lightly, even question it. "Why are you using...

Statistically, you're safer in a train than in a car, even if your child isn't restrained. Safer than being restrained in a car.   Trains are large and have their own tracks so there's little interaction with other vehicles....

Start with this series;   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhcLYqlqyD8   The Petit Ours Brun is actually a book series so try to locate a...

(((Hugs))) What a story! What a nightmare...    I'm typing this with a left hand with scars. At age three, I grabbed a box of matches and lit one. Scared, I dropped it on my nightgown.    My doctor father...

So your British MIL wanted you to speak French with her son so that he could learn it? Yes, that would be awkward but at least her heart was in the right place. It was probably her way of being supportive.    If you're...

How old is your baby?    It's great that you communicate in "whatever feels right" but you might find that means that Greek is not getting a lot of exposure.    It can be hard to be the only one speaking the...