Reading time with kids (part 3) – stories, legends, fairy tales and fables
by Flamingo Another year has gone by, another list of books my son is most passionate about. It’s amazing to see kids grow and their taste in literature evolving with them. From illustrated stories by great contemporary authors like Julia…
War from a kid’s perspective
by Flamingo War is on everybody’s tongue. Everybody is talking about it, writing about it, arguing and so on, everything else seems meaningless. I have no words to describe how I personally feel. However, my 7 year old son has…
Onward
by The Flamingo Today my 6 year old son started first grade. For the past couple of months an avalanche of emotions took over my heart and mind. I associate the end of his kindergarten years with the end of…
Kids and their emotional intelligence
by The Flamingo Emotional intelligence a.k.a. EQ is a subject that has been on my mind for quite some time. Being a mother as well as a teacher, one of my first priorities in developing the minds of young children…
About new mothers
by The Fox and The Flamingo This article was written a couple of years ago, with the “new mother” experience still fresh in our minds. “About new mothers” or, going by its initial title, “Overwhelmed. Overworked. Overtired.” is more of…
Reading time with kids (part 2)
by The Flamingo I wrote the first article about reading with kids (see here) almost one year ago, when we were hit hard by the first wave of the pandemic. And because it was one of the most popular articles…
Feeding toddlers
by The Flamingo I normally place a lot of importance on a healthy and nutritious diet, or at least I try to, especially for my son and especially in the first years of his life. Until he was 4, I…
What I’ve learned about my son during this pandemic
by The Flamingo Switzerland has been under quarantine since the second week of March. Although this period is tough for everybody, I found out that families with young children have it the hardest. They said this stay at home time…
Keeping a schedule with kids
by The Flamingo It’s an unfortunate situation we are all in right now. During this crisis I feel like the children are suffering the most, excluding of course those people who are suffering directly at the “hands” of this virus.…
Board games for young kids
by The Flamingo What to do at home with a bored small child days in a row? After almost a week, I personally feel like I’m going crazy, because this doesn’t feel like a vacation at all. On vacations we…
