In a nutshell: I got a new job in a very beautiful European country and I have dragged my 2 kids under 5 with me. It’s been 6months and they’re still struggling with adapting to kindergarten and making friends. Not knowing the language is also a big barrier. My oldest just said to me that she feels very lonely in the kindergarten as she doesn’t know how to communicate with other kids. She terribly misses her friends from our hometown. The new teachers have no compassion, so they’re no help. I try with playdates, but it’s just so difficult to make sustainable relationships.
There are days that I feel very sorry for having to put them through this. I’m currently crying as it’s so hard to process all this. I’m a single mom, btw.
Any parent who has been /is in the same situation? Any adult who has moved to a new country when little? Please share your experiences. Im desperately looking fwd to hearing from you!
Thank you!
We come to the NL with our 3yo and a 6 month old. It took the 3yo about a year to learn the language, but day care def helped because they could speak English to him when needed. I’m sure it’s hard, but kids are sponges so they will pick up the language and they will get used to the differences. 6 months is very recent, give it time. See if there’s any support from your local council, ours did provide language support by sending a tutor one hour per week.