Geneva 1P without secrets
Your child enters Geneva's public school this year? Parentville's got you covered! The first thing to know: 1P aka 1st grade stands for the 1st grade in the primary school in Geneve. Just remember: as everything in Switzerland depends on the canton, the school is even...
JE SUIS PARENT – FRENCH FOR PARENTS
Somewhere along my parenting journey in Geneva, I went to buy scissors to cut my daughter's hair. To the utter confusion of the saleswoman, I asked for "scissors for horses". My daughter started laughing, the lady was still looking at me with her eyes wide open. You...
Prêt à Parler – expert in online French courses
What do you get when a French-Canadian opera singer lands in Geneva? (No, it’s not one of those jokes!) Quick answer: an expat-oriented, 100% online professional French language school. In other words: Prêt à Parler.FYI: yes, your feeling is right - this is a...
5 Creepy French Songs For Kids
Do you know what your children sing in French? The tune is very joyful, the words sound sweet, but what are some of these songs really about? Read more about 5 creepy French songs for kids and find out. Most of them are absolutely sweet and adorable. But there are...
10 reasons Switzerland is (not) the best place to raise kids
10 reasons Switzerland is (not) the best place to raise kids Forget the beautiful lakes, breath taking mountains, multilingualism, international atmosphere in the cities, calm and safety. These are the real reasons you should pack your suitcase, grab your kid and join...
Multilingual Fears
[bws_featured_post]I'm a monolingual parent of a multilingual child. This is a post without tips and solutions. It is for me to check if I'm alone and nuts with my fears and at the same time, to let others know they’re not alone with their fears and nuttiness. I spent...
Catching up with a multilingual child
Once, there was a girl praised for her writing skills, praised for her rich vocabulary in primary school. She later went through phases of being better and worse using her native language, but surely she was not bad at all. And then she moved abroad. Her friends spoke...
Parenting away from home
Are you laughing already? Are there any advantages of bringing up kids away from home, away from our families? As emigrants/expats we tend to complain how hard our lives are, so let's cheer up for a moment and find some advantages of expat parenting! Let's...