The storybook of family partnerships:
In a global community of kindred spirits you can achieve truly amazing things. The Case Studies show you some of them.Pick by headline and description or start with the first story and browse (recommended). Please note: All stories are true exactly as told. But we protect our members' identity. All names and some of the places have been changed. Find out here why. |
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Make the penny drop |
How would a kid know about his talents and options or her true calling?
How can young people find their element? With the help of an eye-opener. |
Grandparental dynamics |
Kids are impressed when they find out about their grandparents' younger days. Travelling brings out the best stories about badass grannies & cool granddads.
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Swapping grandparents |
With general travel still restricted and most of our activities having to wait
a little longer, swapping grandparents is a popular option for many families. |
The wavelength-o-meter |
A major rethink of members' profiles worked wonders for better connections.
It also created an inspiring source of ideas that helped cope with lockdown. |
What handicap? |
First story in a series of case studies looking at the families of our early days
and what became of them. Eddie, Yves and Elena never let cerebral palsy get the better of them. |
Sandbox Chinese |
Second story in a series of case studies looking at the families of our early days and what became of them. Chinese language partners are in demand!
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Best gran ever! |
Third story in a series of case studies looking at the families of our early days and what became of them.
Grandma Sofia, the famillage pioneer and champion, and her four grandsons. |
Zac, Theo & Darragh |
How an Irish, a French and a German boy meet up every summer to get better at speaking the others' languages and give their parents a break too.
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A Danish baby goes Thai |
From a Danish dairy farm to a great job in pharmaceuticals in Bangkok.
With partner and baby. And with helpful new friends. |
Heidelberg revisited |
Life stories rarely follow a smooth path, many have an extra helping of
ups and downs. It can take a couple of generations to close the full circle. A lesson learned: Your kids have a claim to your mother tongue. |
Two lingos, three states |
Raising bilingual kids may require three nations and three generations.
Susanna's French husband never picked up any German. Now their four kids have a third pair of grandparents speaking Swiss German and French. |
Lingo, music, medicine |
A Madrid / Los Angeles connection based on English/Spanish, a great passion for music and a mutual interest in the medical profession. A Shared Mindspace case study at its best.
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Ollie from OsloSorry, link & story are yet to follow.
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Ollie is thirteen and his sisters think he is weird. In fact, he is very smart and has established a network of fellow researchers aged 8 to 15 in 42 countries. Ollie & partners take up the challenge whenever someone can't find a specific answer online. Right now they collect information on how different nations have dealt with rats in cities over the centuries, making the question both a biology and history project and a language project to translate all results into English.
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When times are tough |
Julie lost her husband. Then her health. And finally almost her will to live.
Networking often means connecting similar fates to regain strength. |
Law and agriculture |
Why it makes perfect sense to connect New York lawyers with organic farmers in the Swiss Alps.
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Ottawa & a detour to Sao |
This case study demonstrates how helpful it is to access all possible options. Ricky went to Europe to learn Portuguese so that he could to go to Brazil.
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Double and twice |
Shared Mindspace for twins. And how to win an Oktoberfest bet.
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Wildlife studies |
An Irish-Indian partnership that was on hold for a generation.
Reconnecting online opened new doors for two zoologists' children. |
Kicking the ball |
A passion for football (soccer!) connects Sweden and Argentina.
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Austria/Australia |
Water sports, both liquid and frozen. Switching between hemispheres.
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A domestic exchange |
A German-German connection. The usefulness of domestic partnerships.
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Stan from Stanley |
Family partnerships make a real difference when you're going to have a baby abroad. They make even more sense once the baby is born.
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The Heidi factor |
A childhood fascination with Heidi and The Sound of Music. Across the Atlantic.
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Loving the classics |
A Salzburg-Glyndebourne connection spanning generations.
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No borders in art |
The passion to paint can start and maintain families.
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Grandparental dynamics |
They didn't travel much in their younger days. Because building a life for
their families had priority. Now travelling for their families is just the ticket. |
And a few more ideas ... |
There is a never-ending supply of ideas on how to use partnerships!
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Fancy some more stories? |
There are additional stories, told in a different context:
"And I thought I knew my kids well ..."Teenage hostility. The tough end of parenting and an option to detox.
"Was your childhood really black-and-white?"A story about two prejudices and how they crumbled.
What if Greta spoke no English?An idea needs to be communicated well. Then it has a chance to grow.
The BOLDER BOND program in the Marketplace of Opportunities.Four matches with powerful potential.
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