No Family Nearby: Finding People Who'll Speak Your Language to Your Child, with Mimi
If you've been carrying the weight of your child's minority language entirely on your own — this episode is going to change how you think about multilingual parenting.This week Eva is joined by multil...
22 Apr 19min
Why Dutch Supermarket “Healthy” Foods Can Be Misleading | Nutri-Score Explained
When I started moving beyond the easy first foods and into toddler snacks, pouches, crackers, and supermarket “healthy” options, I realised I had no idea what I was actually looking at.Why does one sn...
18 Apr 9min
From Fearful to Prepared: How Hypnobirthing and a Doula Changed Everything — Vivi and Liam's Birth Stories
What if your second birth was so different from your first that it barely felt like the same experience?Vivi and Liam join me for something we haven't done before on Dam Parenting — both parents, toge...
15 Apr 49min
Who do i call when my child is sick in the Netherlands | A Youth Doctor explains the system
An episode over 2 years in the making, and finally it's here. It's not a full comprehensive episode, we dont want to bog you down with everything all at once, but Dr Marenne Van Hangel Budde joins Dam...
8 Apr 38min
A Mother-Assisted Cesarean Birth Story | Choosing MAC in the Netherlands
On Wednesday , I rereleased the episode with Dr. Koen Deurloo — the OB-GYN who pioneered the mother-assisted cesarean at Diakonessenhuis Utrecht. You saved it, shared it, and sent it to friends who ne...
4 Apr 22min
Mother-Assisted C-Section in the Netherlands: Your Rights, Your Birth, Your Choice | Dr. Koen Deurloo
April is International Cesarean Awareness Month — and I can think of no better time to bring back one of our most-loved episodes.In the Netherlands, the cultural weight around birth can make a cesarea...
1 Apr 50min
I Thought I’d Feel Better By Now — A Spring Check-In for Tired Parents
I thought I’d feel better by now.The days are longer. The light is back.But instead of feeling energised… many parents feel exhausted, heavy, and behind.In this episode, I’m sharing what it really fee...
25 Mar 5min
Navigating Cancer in the Netherlands as an Expat | Support for English-Speaking Internationals
Cancer as an expat in the Netherlands hits differently.In this episode of DAM Parenting, we speak with Katherine, founder of Cancer Support Netherlands — a Dutch non-profit offering English-language, ...
20 Mar 28min
