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Parenthood: Quarrelling Kids and Rebuilding Friendship

We have two children. Our son, Milo, is 9 years old and 23 months younger is his sister, our daughter, Aspen (7 years old). For most of...

The Reason Why We Cry Over Spilt Milk - and how to help each other

Expressing ourselves. It's hard to do. It takes articulation, an understanding of what we feel, and perhaps, most difficult of all, it...

Protecting Our Society from Shame Culture

Last week was the final week of our school holidays and we had deliberately planned to leave an empty schedule so that we could rest from...

Can Valuing Family Change the World?

Photo credit: Elliot Ng Last night I had the privilege of being invited to a dinner hosted by the charity, Care for Children. The work...

Where Even Am I? // The Struggles of Working in an International School

While on holiday in Singapore in 2014, my internal homing beacon was activated and what followed was a 6 year journey that brought me...

Third Culture Kids: Misfitting-In // Individualism vs Belonging

Growing up in the UK was a lot of fun. I love the UK and I feel like the people adopted me. I guess part of this is feeling is down to...

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