One of our readers of Dutch Australian has some great tips to share about raising bi/trilingual children. Though Dutch is not one of these languages, the tips she gives are applicable as well, and her websites and facebook page (scroll to bottom) are a great resource for those […]
Dutch TV is a weekly television program on community TV Channel 31 in Melbourne and Geelong (Australia) and Foxtel Aurora (Australia wide). We have been broadcasting for 4 years. The program is about Dutch people living in Australia and is presented mostly in Dutch with English subtitles so that we […]
I remember once, long before I became a mother, I went to a party at a friend’s house in Delft. Her children greeted me in Dutch, but when they heard me speaking English, they switched. They were completely comfortable in both languages and I remember remarking to my […]
These books are amazing. Author Hennie Jacobs kindly sent me review copies last summer and the girls and I loved them. We have bookshelves filled with both English and Dutch language kids books – but these are the only ones we have with BOTH languages in the one […]
Question of the day..should it be: The Netherlands or the Netherlands? Until now, I believed that you should always capitalise “The” regardless of where in the sentence you were writing “The Netherlands”. I can’t remember exactly how and why I do this but “the Netherlands” just looked wrong […]
If you have a young daughter, or have been anywhere near a young girl in the last few months, it’s highly likely you’ve heard them belting out “Let It Go” – the most popular song from the Disney movie, Frozen. In our local playground here in The Hague, I […]
Our girls are now aged four and six and if you’ve followed this blog for a while you’ll know that they are little bi-lingual Dutch Australians. If you’re new – welcome, you might like to read about us. I thought I’d share five of their favourite dutch songs. […]
