Author name: Olga Mecking

Olga Mecking is a writer, journalist and translator. Her articles have been published in The BBC, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and many others. Olga is also the author of Niksen. Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing When not writing or thinking about writing, Olga can be found reading, drinking tea, and reading some more.

3 Reasons Your Global Kids Should Get a Lot of Screen Time

Every time I open Facebook I see one of those articles saying how screen time changes kids’ brains for the worse, or why parents should ban or heavily monitor the use of smartphones, tablets and computers. I think about this a lot. We are, quite un-apologetically, a family that embraces technology wholeheartedly. Our children, like pretty

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Diversity is so important to raising kids as global citizens.It teaches them kindness, tolerance and understanding.At home and in the classroom, diversity should be a priority.

Celebrating Diversity with Kids Twitter Chat

  In honor of Black History Month, we organized a Twitter party on Celebrating Diversity with Kids, using the hashtag #MKBdiversity. The party was moderated by MKB (@multiculturkids) and co-hosted by Becky from @kidworldcitizen, Diana @dianalimongi from LadydeeLG, Nadia aka @justicejonesie and Lisa from @squishablebaby It was sponsored by @T_MarieHarris (author of “Look What Brown Can

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