I'm immensely curious on how culture affects child development - if you have kind of international kids who relate to more than one culture, how does this change the way they grow up? I know from experience that even the simple act of travelling to a foreign country changes how kids think and in Episode 85 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I speak with a number of parents who've really brought up their children to be multicultural kids. I start off chatting to Elizabeth and Jeff Newcamp who have been living with their three young sons in the Netherlands for the past couple of years. They talk about how to fit in and what it's like when your young kids learn the local language faster than you do! I then hear a great story from Jo Castro who had a serial ex-pat life with her husband and two kids before settling relatively recently in Western Australia. Her anecdote really speaks to what being international kids must feel like (and it also made me giggle, so make sure you listen). Finally, I talk to Christine Knight, an Australian whose daughter was born in New York City, where they lived for the first few years of her life before returning home to Sydney. It's interesting to hear how important this second nationality is not just to Christine and her husband but to their daughter, too. Links: Big thanks to our sponsor this week and last, BoyEatsWorld.com.au Kids tips for travelling with parents - https://boyeatsworld.com.au/15-tips-for-travelling-with-parents/ He said, she said, Bali by kids - https://boyeatsworld.com.au/he-said-she-said-bali-by-kids/ Elizabeth and Jeff’s site Dutch Dutch Goose - http://www.dutchdutchgoose.com/ Zwarte Piet/Black Pete “History of Europe’s Most Controversial Christmas Character” - https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/12/black-pete-christmas-zwarte-piet-dutch/ Episode 70, Growing up in different cultures - https://www.notaballerina.com/2017/10/children-different-cultures-episode-70-thoughtful-travel-podcast.html Jo’s website Lifestyle Fifty - http://lifestylefifty.com/ Jo’s travel blog Zigazag - http://zigazag.com/ Christine’s website Adventure Baby - https://christineknight.me Join our Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/85 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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