Passionate Parenting

1)  Dyslexia Parent Support Group.

This group was established 6 years ago with the principle aim of putting parents of dyslexic children in touch with one another. We meet monthly during term time either for an informal coffee morning or a chance to listen to a guest speaker. The meetings provide an ideal opportunity to exchange information, share ideas, and share your anxieties and successes with each other. During the year we invite several guest speakers along, all of whom have a professional interest in dyslexia. (e.g. Educational Psychologist, Dyslexia Specialist, Speech Therapist)

The second aim was to be a central source of information about which resources are available for dyslexic children locally. As such, I am always happy to hear from qualified professionals who can offer help and support to dyslexics.

The group is a friendly, internationally represented group of parents, with the majority of their children being educated in English, with a few English speaking parents whose children attend a Dutch school and some Dutch families who have had expat lives themselves.
Everyone is welcome to contact me either for information or to join the group and attend meetings. There is no charge although occasionally there is a small fee to pay for a guest speaker.
Debra Lambert Tel: 071 8891552  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2)  The Autism Association for Overseas Families

Are you an expatriate family, living in The Netherlands or considering moving to The Netherlands? Do you have a child with an autistic spectrum disorder?
Do you want to make links with other families who have children with autistic spectrum disorders?
Then this may be for you, whether you are new to the Netherlands or have been here for sometime already.... We host informal coffee mornings for parents in The Hague.
Any further inquries about AAOF and its activities, please contact Veronique at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit their website www.aaof.info

3)  Specialized Autism Services

Kelly Lynn Redden, Coordinator: www.specializedautismservices.com, mobile 0655906824

4)  Gretchen Loy

Paediatric Occupational Therapist  – Sensory Processing and Sensory Motor Disorders 062 5017306, working at the Kinder Therapie Centrum, Wassenaar, van Halstraat 2, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

5)    Lighthouse Special Education

Lighthouse Special Education, Amalia van Solmsstraat 155 2595 TA The Hague  070 33 55 698 and visit www.lighthousese.nl

6)    The Activity Shop International Daycare – TASID

TASID has been registered since 1992 and is located in Wassenaar. Hallekensstraat 28 A, 2242 VD Wassenaar, (070) 5146738 or   visit www.tasid.nl

The need for parents to come together

Bringing up a dyslexic child is a challenging task for most of us. How do you support your child? How do you help them learn to read and spell? Which is the best school to choose? Are there any organizations that can help? How do you deal with the school? How should you help your child with their homework?

It can help tremendously to be in regular contact with other parents who have a dyslexic child. This will allow you all to exchange information, share ways in which you can help, and share your anxieties and successes with each other.

Do you have a child who is, or may be, dyslexic?
Come and join our new group.
We will be discussing and sharing ideas on
how to help a dyslexic child with their
reading, spelling and homework,
as well as all the other issues which affect their lives.

This will be a way of meeting other parents in the same situation and finding out how they cope.