by Wendy van Dalen | 28 June 2022 | expat children, expat children in the Netherlands, NT2
Remigrating to the Netherlands after a period abroad is not easy and certainly not if you also have children to think about: therefore 5 tips. The most important thing is to prepare your child well for this move to the Netherlands. As a family, we are also in this...
by Wendy van Dalen | 13 June 2022 | expat children in the Netherlands
The summer vacation for children and young people is long, and how do you go about keeping up with Dutch? The vacations can be wonderful for rest and relaxation, but they can also be difficult for the (further) development of the Dutch language. ”She’s...
by Wendy van Dalen | 12 October 2021 | Dutch as a second language, expat children in the Netherlands
What can you do to stimulate the language development of your multilingual child? When you live abroad, other languages are often more important. On the street, at school, and work. It may very well be that Dutch is used less and less. The lack of continuity in...
by Wendy van Dalen | 22 September 2021 | Dutch as a second language, expat children, expat children in the Netherlands, learning Dutch as a third language, NT2
The conditions to learn Dutch as a second or third language I will explain how the Dutch online lessons work for expat children, based on the conditions to learn (Dutch as a) a second or third language. Children learn a second language fastest if they receive...
by Wendy van Dalen | 15 September 2021 | Dutch as a second language, expat children, expat children in the Netherlands, learning Dutch as a third language, NT2
Learning Dutch (NT2) as an expat child can be challenging! Okay, it is fair to say that English has become the second language of the Netherlands. But many families that have made the move before, will agree that a more than a basic understanding of the Dutch language...