Its in between drawing and painting, it doesnt get your fingers dirty and it dries very quickly. Rara, what is that? The Crayola Crayon pen! Last week the Crayon pen came to us and Lotte couldnt wait to get started with it. I get it, because the packaging alone looks very attractive and colorful. Yo

A highly sensitive child… you sometimes hear about it, but what kind of children are they really? And what kind of guidance do they need? If you have a highly sensitive child yourself, you probably already know something about it, but in general there is still a lot of ignorance around this group of

This is how they are watching Thomas the Tank Engine… And so they are ready for their first train ride. Alone. That your child only wants to go to grandma by train. And that you find that very difficult, but still allow it. How do you take that further? From what age do you let your child travel alo

A baby, you have your hands full with that. By the way, even when they are out of diapers you are still sweet for at least 18 years. And if we look at it very honestly, you actually continue to be a mother for a lifetime. Yet many of us already know it when we are little. What do we want to be when

Many a mother once started as a doll mother. And a lot of doll mothers have started again with… a Baby Born doll. The doll has been around since 1991 and since then a lot of girls (and boys!) have grown up with it. Because playing mother and father is always fun, no matter in which century you are b

Father Gerard has a rainbow family:“We form a harmonious family together” Table of Contents What is a rainbow family? How can a rainbow family be created? Great childrens wish A strong bond within the rainbow family Room for individual interpretation in parenting In a rainbow family, at least on

Fluency in a foreign language :thats another cookie † Although the Dutch are known for being able to speak foreign languages ​​well, it all too often proves to be quite a challenge. Just think of our Louis van Gaal 😉 . However, you can benefit a lot from speaking another language. And when is the b

Wind, rain and wet snow. Im getting tired of this weather pretty quickly. Id rather sit outside in the sun. While enjoying a glass of wine looking at my offspring. How they climb the tallest trees or play hide and seek. Well, the four seasons each have their own charm. But with this weather I dont s

Children at play:that is either a heartwarming scene, or it is war. The longer the winter lasts and the more it shows its bad side, the more it looks like war with us. Let that spring come, at least the kids can play outside again. Does mom immediately get some rest inside 😉 . It may be a bit prema

A child sometimes falls hard from a climbing frame and during a romp it can also get quite hurt. Just keep it in? Better not! According to researchers, a little rough and dangerous play is actually good for them. An upbringing that is too protected is not useful, even if you might think it is in ter

Tsss, what Ive been through recently… I think Im getting old! It strikes me how rude todays youth are. Why am I saying that? Because recently I was once again confronted with the youth of today and man, man, man…..I wasnt like that! Ill tell you how it was. At the moment I am still 1 subject and ha

I feel like we have just finished the holiday, but the next one is almost upon us. Which also raises the question for me, what do you do with your children during the holidays? Last vacation I didnt feel like doing anything every day. So this time no ball pit or cinema, no just at home. But still th

Those are numbers that scare you. When you think about safe internet use, most parents may think that they have it reasonably well with their children. You talk about it and point out the dangers to them. You may even be of the regulatory type and still decide which websites are/are not available to

I have been through the struggle with daughters a lot in recent years:in all kinds of variants. I thought Id already had the worst. Well, it wasnt. I got the full load today. My middle daughter (almost 5 years old) is taking swimming lessons. After her swimming lesson, she can play in a small pool f

You know that technical gadgets make me happy and that I am also a fervent supporter of getting acquainted with coding and programming at an early stage. It is not for nothing that I regularly write about outings that are about technology and about books in this area. It is extremely important that

“Clean up your toys!” How many times a week do you repeat that sentence? Here in the house you cant turn your ass or break your neck over toys lying around. About 4 times a day I can pluck a Lego block from the sole of my foot. If you have the space, you can of course set up a separate playroom. But

As a child I looked forward to the moment when the extra thick Christmas TV guide fell on the mat. “Which childrens movies are airing this Christmas?” I thought, reading the TV guide from cover to cover. We now watch TV on demand and are subscribed to Netflix. Do you also have Netflix at home and ar

With four children we can call you an experience expert , is often said to me by mothers in the schoolyard. Well to be honest I wouldnt bet on that. I am anything but a primal mother. Ill admit it:I think I often consider myself too important for that. I like to give myself priority sometimes. When

Punishing a child with electric shocks, a real hype in America and on the rise in the Netherlands! Excuse me? I didnt know what I was reading!! I cant believe my eyes, had to look twice and I still dont understand. Unbelievable… its really there! For Gods sake what are we doing? Electro socks… am I

There is, of course, no hard and fast rule for this. Everyone may decide for themselves whether you let a child sleep in your bed or not if your child does not want to sleep in his own bed. One decides at an early stage that it is okay and the other not. Babies are the biggest cryers, unfortunately