Family & Education
Moving with family, schools, childcare
Explaining the move to a reluctant teenager — how did you do it?
Created by Emma Thompson · 9 Jun 2026 Last reply by Emma Thompson · 28 Jul 2026
10 replies
127 views
International school waitlists — how far ahead did you actually need to apply?
Created by Fatima Al-Rashid · 15 Apr 2026 Last reply by Grace Kim · 25 Jul 2026
7 replies
104 views
Childcare/nursery waitlists completely blindsided us
Created by Anna Kowalski · 13 Jul 2026 Last reply by Carla Romano · 25 Jul 2026
2 replies
51 views
Bilingual kids — local school, international, or a bit of both?
Created by Ahmed Hassan · 5 Jul 2026 Last reply by Fatou Diallo · 20 Jul 2026
3 replies
72 views
Keeping the home-country language alive at home — worth the effort?
Created by Carla Romano · 10 Jul 2026 Last reply by Kwame Mensah · 14 Jul 2026
3 replies
65 views
Getting kids into school mid-year — how did enrolment actually work?
Created by Aisha Okonkwo · 25 Jun 2026 Last reply by Elena Popescu · 9 Jul 2026
4 replies
67 views
University-age kids — did they come with you, stay behind, or split the difference?
Created by Sophie Dubois · 25 Jun 2026 Last reply by Priya Sharma · 2 Jul 2026
3 replies
70 views
Vaccination/school record requirements caught us off guard
Created by Priya Sharma · 25 Jun 2026 Last reply by Kwame Mensah · 29 Jun 2026
5 replies
87 views
How do you help kids make friends when you don't know anyone either?
Created by Kwame Mensah · 18 Jun 2026 Last reply by Priya Sharma · 28 Jun 2026
4 replies
80 views
Doing this as a single parent — anyone else, and how do you handle it without local family support?
Created by Elena Popescu · 5 May 2026 Last reply by Elena Popescu · 14 Jun 2026
14 replies
121 views