Tag: grandparents

Why your parents and in-laws shouldn’t worry about your relationship!

Why your parents and in-laws shouldn’t worry about your relationship!

| April 7, 2013 | Reply

Being an international/interracial couple affects not only us, the couple itself, but also our parents and families. If you are international newbies, you have probably not realized it yet, but your relationship or marriage is going to affect the parents and the in-laws deeply, sometimes more than they would have desired. How can we make [...]

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Asking A Father For His Daughter’s Hand: 4 Easy Tips!

Asking A Father For His Daughter’s Hand: 4 Easy Tips!

| March 22, 2013 | Reply

You first met, out of from different cultures, you probably speak different languages and have different cultural background. You fell in love, met her parents and now you are wondering whether it is still common or required to ask for her family’s blessing. Asking for a parent’s blessing was once considered a standard procedure, a [...]

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A review of “Be Bilingual, Practical Ideas For Multilingual Families”

A review of “Be Bilingual, Practical Ideas For Multilingual Families”

| February 4, 2013 | Reply

Amongst the jungle of books and volumes about multilingualism and bilingualism, we read the volume written by Annika Bourgogne “Be Bilingual, Practical Ideas For Multilingual Families”. If you are looking for an off-the-beaten-track book written on this topic, then you should give “Be Bilingual, Practical Ideas For Multilingual Families” a try. A fresh and an [...]

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Why your parents/in-laws shouldn’t worry about your relationship! Instead…

Why your parents/in-laws shouldn’t worry about your relationship! Instead…

| November 22, 2012 | Reply

Being an international/interracial couple affects not only the couple itself but their parents and families also. If you are international newbies, you have probably not realized it yet but your relationship or marriage is going to affect the in-laws deeply, sometimes more than they would have desired. Now, if you are reading this post, then [...]

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Family Life in Australia without Grandparents

Family Life in Australia without Grandparents

| October 1, 2012 | Reply

Dear Readers, ever heard of surrogate grandparents? Here is the story of findagrandparent.org.au. My husband and I originally come from Germany but we live in Sydney since 9 years. We really love this city and therefore decided to start our family here. Sydney is a great place for raising children with many playgrounds, great beaches, [...]

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The bilingual baby: how to start?

The bilingual baby: how to start?

| March 26, 2012 | Reply

5 tips to start fostering languages in your bilingual babies!

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Why should your kids spend time with their grandparents?

Why should your kids spend time with their grandparents?

| March 6, 2012 | Reply

A bunch of valid reasons why you should let your kids spend time with their grandparents!

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Inspiration from the fertility and pregnancy blogosphere

Inspiration from the fertility and pregnancy blogosphere

| January 23, 2012 | Reply

Inspiration and links about fertility and pregnancy

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