New culture, new customs. Every country is host to a unique set of traditions and quirks when it comes to having and raising children. So what do you need to know about parenting in Germany? Most importantly, perhaps, that parents can expect a lot of governmental support—both financially and in the form of legal rights. In the next few wee

Gone is the 1950s ideal of a stay at home mom and an absentee, work-a-holic dad. The new generation of fathers is more interested than ever before in taking an active part in raising their children and in sharing all the work of maintaining a house and a family with their partners. But studies have shown that young fathers’ behavior hasn’t y

You’ve just heard the news. You feel excited, terrified, overjoyed, and anxious. Your life is about to change. You have no idea what to expect, but you’re reading up and talking to friends to prepare yourself. Sound familiar? It’s a common experience—both of becoming a parent and becoming an expatriate. And what happens when you combine

The average German mother is 44 years old, 1.65 meters tall, and weighs 67.5 kilograms. In her lifetime, she will have 1.3 children, the first of which will be born when she is a little more than 29 years old. But who are these women? What does it mean to be a “German mother”? And what is it like to have a child in the country sometimes re