Intercultural parenting made simple
Is everyday family life driving you crazy? Nothing goes as planned. We were all children ourselves once. And we all didn’t stick to the plan.
When raising children, our hearts and instincts tell us what is right and wrong. But sometimes it’s not that easy. External expectations pull from all sides. Everyone wants something: grandparents, teachers, school, friends, society and, of course, our own families. It is a demanding for parents to balance all these influences.
In intercultural relationships in particular, finding a balance between different cultures can quickly become overwhelming rather than enriching. Couples in intercultural relationships, who also have children, face many challenges. In my counselling sessions we focus on the essentials: What are the key values in your family? And how can you incorporate them in practice?
I support you in finding a clear and authentic way as a family.
Step by step, we find solutions that really suit your family. Choose counselling in your family language: English, German or Spanish.
Our cultures, our strengths
Are you ready to create your own family culture?
How do you feel about your children being part of two different worlds? Sometimes we feel offended when children prefer to adopt habits of other cultures.
I will show you how your family can become a source of strength again and how you can find a common thread in your parenting. Experience the uniqueness of your family as enriching. Bring a breath of fresh air and lightness into everyday life!
I help you understand what is happening and what concrete solutions can be helpful for your family – you decide what you want to implement!
More ease and more joy
Getting up, brushing teeth, school, coffee, work, lunch break, cooking, housework, swimming lessons, bedtime, news, reading, sleeping…EVERYDAY LIFE
Does it just go on and on? One day follows the next? Beloved habits from home are forgotten and buried? Are you simply “surviving” everyday life?
It doesn’t have to be that way!
Family life is not just about surviving and making compromises- it should also be fun! We want our children to successfully find their way in different environments. We want to familiarise them with cultural diversity without being overwhelmed every day.
In my counselling sessions, I provide you with ideas that can simplify life. I will help you focus on the essentials and find a common thread in your parenting.
I know what I’m talking about – my two daughters are growing up in an intercultural family. I know the challenges of everyday family life. Together we work on questions such as:
- How can our child understand its roots, find identity and a sense of belonging?
- What do we do if there are conflicts of values?
- What additional support is needed at home, with friends or at school?
Get expert support with parenting and family issues so that you as a family have a clear direction. The most important thing here is: What feels easy and uncomplicated?
My goal is always to find solutions that will quickly help you achieve a higher level of ease and calm in your family.
Promoting multilingualism
What strategies do our children need to deal competently with several languages?
Children absorb everything like a sponge… and create their own way of communicating.
Particularly in intercultural families, this often leads to confusion. Languages are mixed: whatever suits the situation is adopted. Parents are often unsettled and don’t know how to react.
Grandparents are unhappy when children can’t even speak the language properly because they are constantly switching back and forth? Teachers at school complain? It’s all extremely demanding and exhausting.
Tell me what’s on your mind: Do you feel as though you have to bend over backwards again and again? You want to change something but have reached your wits’ end? Together we will try to get to the bottom of things in a relaxed atmosphere. I know intercultural family life not only in theory, but also in practice.
- How can we organise multilingualism without overburdening ourselves?
- What do we need to pay attention to so that the children know their way around?
- Where can we find support and like-minded people?
These are all questions that I myself face as an educator and mum of two daughters (2012, 2016). There is room for all your ideas: together we make multilingual education concrete and suitable for everyday use – it’s very straightforward!
Let’s decode the nature of communication in your family. We will shed light on facets that you would never have thought of.
Together, we will find a way!
I support you in getting to the heart of the matter in a relaxed atmosphere! Find more lightness and zest for life again!