- Next PP Event
- Following and New PP Events
- First Aid & CPR Courses for Children
- Bilingual English & Dutch Kids (9 - 16y needed for study)
- Children needed for International Psychology Masters Students – Leiden
- Hearts at Home – Moms’Night Out in Wassenaar
- Free Organic Food Shopping Tour – March 17th 10am
- Babysitters want more work...
- Junior Figure Skating
- Disney Princesses on Ice – 3 April
1. Next Passionate Parenting Event
Monday, March 15th - Rasing a Confident Child
Self-efficacy – the quality of believing in one's own abilities - is a trait shared by confident children (and adults). It is success experiences, development of competence and autonomy that leads to confidence: not just a constant stream of praise. This follow-up talk by child psychologist, Katherine Fortier will focus on the life-skills that children need to face challenges with confidence and how we, as parents, can help them learn these skills. A two hour seminar, a practical guide for parents wanting to know more about this desirable quality for their children and relevant for parents of tots through to teens. Price: € 35.
Venue: van Hogenhoucklaan 89 (Behind Bronovo Hospital)
To register, click here to use our online booking form
2. Following Passionate Parenting Events
April 19th – Death and Family Testaments in the Netherlands – by Family Law Specialist, Yolanda Bokhorst of Pels Rijcken in The Hague
April 28th - Raising Bilingual Children by Eowyn Crisfield
May 26th – Do you really know and understand your child? – by Angel Buster
June 14th – Parenting Pressures – by Sinead Hewson
3. First Aid & CPR Courses in The Hague
Oranje Kruis certified trainer for parents, nannies and au pairs from April onwards. Says Tina Keogh: “Parents need to know that by law if they officially employ a nanny or au pair they are supposed to have a Dutch recognised first aid certificate”.
The next parent courses in Den Haag are
Saturday 10 and 17 April from 10.00 - 13.00 (two half day courses)
Saturday 29 May and 12 June from 10.00 - 13.00 (also two half day courses)
Send a message to Soul by clicking here...
4. English / Dutch children 9 – 16yrs Needed
As part of our ongoing Early Child Bilingualism, we are currently looking for children growing up with English and Dutch who are between 9 and 16 years old. We're really struggling to find children in this age group and we would greatly appreciate it, if you know any families who might have children who fall into this category and who might be willing to take part, if you could forward this message to them. They can find more information about the project and sign up to take part at our website: http://ecb.childbilingualism.org . That's where you can also find updates about the project, with a report on the first results expected before the summer. Thanks in advance. Sharon Unsworth (project leader) and the Early Child Bilingualism team
5. Child & Adolescent Psychology Masters Students need your kids...
Dear parents/caregivers,
At Leiden University we offer a Master program in Child and Adolescent Psychology. In this program the students learn about the normal and deviant development of children. This program is very popular and attracts students from around the world.
The goal of the course is that students learn to work with normally developing children and to interact with them in a natural manner. For our Dutch students it is not difficult to find a young child to work with in their own family or at the school they attended while they were young. Our foreign students, however, have just arrived in the Netherlands and do not yet have the means to contact parents with young children. Moreover, they do not speak Dutch and thus need to interact with a child who speaks English or another language they have in common. The international students are from Greece, Israel, Australia, Canada, and the USA.
These students would very much like to get in touch with parents of children for the Psychological Assessment course. Our students have to practice their assessment skills by administering an intelligence test and questionnaire to a child age 6-12, and by conducting a short interview with the parents regarding the development of the child. Because this is a practice situation for our students, the results of the assessment (IQ) are of course unofficial and cannot be communicated. You or your child will receive 15 Euro for this session as a token of our appreciation. The assessment will be conducted in October 2009 at the child’s home.
Last year, several international families participated and the children very much enjoyed the interactions with our international students. For the students, too, it was a great experience: it helped them to acquire the skills needed to interact with young children, and it helped them to get adjusted to their life in the Netherlands.
Our students and instructors would very much appreciate your child’s participation in one or both assignments. If you would like more information about the course, please get in touch with Tirza Bosma (
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; 071-5273964).
If you would like to register your child for this year’s Psychological Assessment Course (October 2009) please contact Ms Corry Donner:
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6. Moms Night Out with Hearts at Home
Join us on Tuesday evening, 27 April 2010 for quality mom time! This fun-filled event will feature two guest speakers, lots of laughter, plus a surprise or two. Sally Baucke is a professional comedienne, keynote speaker and emcee with over 15 years experience at keeping it clean, encouraging and hilarious! Sally will talk about today’s mom constantly being measured by her accomplishments rather than her relationships. Her workshop, Much to-do about nothing, will open your eyes and help you focus on the importance of who we ARE to those around us rather than what we DO near those around us.
Every mother wants to make a difference and leave a legacy, but in reality, most days we’d be happy if we leave “sane”. With humor and sincerity, Sue Heimer will share how you can make an impact in the lives of your children and for generations to come.
To register or for more information: http://www.hearts-at-home.org/
Venue: Van der Valk Hotel Den Haag-Wassenaar, Zijdeweg 54, 2245 BZ, Wassenaar. Please send an e-mail to
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. Full amount to be paid to account number 1565.60.968 prior to the event. Please include full name of attendee(s) and a contact e-mail address for confirmation of payment. Registration fee: €15. Time: 7 – 10pm.
7. Food, glorious food - Fall in love with Food with Kathy Voyles
Sign up for an ORGANIC Foodie Shopping Tour with Kathy Voyles, founder of The Food Forum on March 17 at 10.00 am on Veenkade, near the Queens Stables. Kathy will guide you through through the markets of The Hague to the best fresh herbs, fruit and veggies, plus we will meet the wonderful mushroom woman at the farmers market, and drop into the Eko plaza and Amazing Oriental. The tour will end with a lunch at Baklust, an organic vegetarian cafe which has the best carrot cake this side of Auckland!.
Email Kathy at
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by March 10th to book your tour - it is free and you will need your bike unless you are a very fast walker. You will need shopping bags or a back pack for your purchases. If you are not a confident biker let Kathy know and she will arrange meeting points. See Kathy and Lisa's blog for all their recipes http://thelunchbox.blog.com plus send us your favourites. Kathy Voyles: Legend in her own Lunch Box. Mobile 0624215449
8. Babysitters AVAILABLE
I have met and interviewed a number of lovely (female) students from the HHS in The Hague. They are available to babysit at night, and many of them are available during the day. They range in age from 21 – 25 years of age and have varying degrees of experience. Many of them speak more than one language and are very keen to entertain your kids, fold your laundry, read books, play games, brush teeth and put them to bed for you. Please contact me, Soul, for the contact table. This is free of charge – a service for my Passionate Parenting customers only. Very important, please see the babysitter checklist on the website: http://www.passionateparenting.nl/babies-and-toddlers/looking-for-a-babysitter.php
9. World Junior Figure Skating Championships,
7 March – 14 March
Top junior skaters from 56 countries will deliver spectacular performances on the ice in various disciplines including Men’s and Ladies’ Single Skating, Pair Skating and Ice Dancing. Tickets for this event have already gone on sale and organisers are also looking for volunteers from the ages of 9 years and up to help out in all different ways. Please contact the organisers for more information about volunteering through the website www.wcjunior.com.
10. Disney’s Princess on Ice
For all of you with girls at home (ie. daughters who love princesses)… there is ONE English Show in Amsterdam, on Saturday April 3 at 11:30am. The cost for Class A seats is €28.50 for adults and €24 for kids. See www.disney.ntk.nl for more details. There are 16 of us going and our tickets are booked.
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