When we move countries with children, we must take care of the adaptation process to the new place, new customs, new friendships, etc. Adaptation is not a big problem when children are small, but things are different in pre-adolescence or adolescence.

When moving countries with young children or teenagers, the children's school is at the top of most parents' concerns, so what to do not make a mistake in choosing it? If you are moving country and don't know people who live or have lived there, a good option is to search through official local government websites.

I asked my daughter Lara, now 18, for permission to share a text she wrote when she was only 15. When Lara wrote this text, she experienced a deep duel of feelings as a teenager who had to move abroad with her family and deal with the challenges of cultural adaptation. Lara was one of the reasons that inspired me to create Embrace.

We are all made of a real cultural mix. Since birth, we are exposed to cultural differences all the time, be it in our family, when we go to school, at work, or in other social relationships.

When someone decides to move to another country as a family, and when that family has children, one of the factors that are considered when making a decision is the benefit that these children will have living in the chosen country. However, many of these parents don't even realize how important culture is in the education of their children.