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Newbie in Sweden

Being a newbie in Sweden...healthcare, well-being, welfare and stuff you didn't need to know about life in Sweden with kids.

My kid is sick, what’s it called in Swedish?

Please consult a medical professional for proper diagnosis and prescription medication before self-diagnosing, if necessary. We are not medical professionals. Check out Vårdguiden 1177.se or call the number 1177 to speak to a professional

The NON-EU member checklist for moving to Sweden

A checklist of what to do when you move to Sweden and when to do it.

Episode 20: Sleep is not for the weak

document.createElement('audio'); https://media.blubrry.com/littlebearabroad/p/littlebearabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Sleep-isnt-for-the-weak-19032018-21.47.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreIn today’s episode we welcome back Courtney Landin from Happy Sleeping Baby to talk about all things sleep related. Last week was International Sleep Awareness week so it seemed appropriate. We talk about sleep in adults and how lack of it impacts our lives short term and long term. Some tips on how to get out of bad habbits. Also, how she would recommend getting a 3 year old to stay in bed. HALLELUHJAH! You can find Courtney on Instagram @happysleepingbaby and on Facebook at Happy Sleeping Baby.

Episode 19: 1 is the loneliest number

https://media.blubrry.com/littlebearabroad/p/littlebearabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1-is-the-loneliest-number...-13022018-17.12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreOne really is the loneliest number as Jill goes solo on today’s podcast. In this week’s episode, Jill shares her personal experience of loneliness and isolation and how it brought about Littlebearabroad.com. What’s your experience of those first couple of months as an immigrant abroad?

Episode 18: Stuck Parents

https://media.blubrry.com/littlebearabroad/p/littlebearabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GlobalArrk-final-05022018-15.42.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreIn this weeks episode of the podcast we’re talking about something that I feel really strongly about, for various reasons. It dove-tails into a number of areas that I could talk about for hours and hours. Stuck parents, the Hague Convention, child abduction and how immigration and integration is an issue that predominantly impacts women. We’re joined by Founder and Chair of Global Action on Relocation & Return with Kids (GlobalArrk.org), Roz Osborne. We talked candidly about how being a stuck parent herself brought about the creation of GlobalArrk.org and how she’s now assisting hundreds of people all over the world.

2017 updates to parental benefits in Sweden

Försäkringskassan has updated their online brochures and application forms to accommodate several immigrant languages. Making the social insurance system in Sweden a whole lot easier to understand.

2017 changes to parental benefits for immigrants

Parental benefits for immigrants with children over the age of 1 are changing. On Jul 2017 the Riksdag voted in amendments that could affect you.

#3 Ask the Doctor – Jan 2018

https://media.blubrry.com/littlebearabroad/p/littlebearabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Barnakuten3230118-22012018-09.29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreOur 17th episode and our third Barnakuten with Dr James. The Swedish vaccine schedule and questions about vaccinations in Sweden are one of the most searched for topics on the Littlebearabroad website. In today’s episode we talk about the Swedish vaccine schedule, the recent outbreak of Measles in the south of Sweden, the increasing number of people choosing not vaccinating their children in Sweden and what that means for the rest of us. Of course, we talked about much more, as we do, but we had plenty to say on this topic.

Life in Mind – child First Aid

Episode 14: BEE SWEDISH

https://media.blubrry.com/littlebearabroad/p/littlebearabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BeeSwedish-04122017-21.29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreI have always felt mega pressure when it comes to learning languages and get super stressed out by it all. I don’t understand these people that learn a language for fun…what!? Who are you? So, I thought it would be interesting to speak to someone who knows a bit more about it. Cue! Sofi Tegsveden Deveux from Bee Swedish, the amazing language and cultural training company based in Stockholm. The tag line on the front of their website is, “Honeymoon is over”…and they are that serious. They are the team you want in your corner when the fun has worn off, the cultural honeymoon has become a ball and chain and you need all the inspiration you can get to stick it out living in Sweden.

Episode 13: Bumps, birth pools and babies

https://media.blubrry.com/littlebearabroad/p/littlebearabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Bumpsbirthpoolsbabies-27112017-22.35.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreOur “Pregnancy in Sweden” series continues off the website and on the podcast. Jill is joined by Lisa and Sarah to discuss their “alternative” births in Sweden. Big Congrats goes to Elly Waller who gave birth to Rumi Waller just after this podcast was recorded YAY!!!

#2 Ask the Doctor – November

https://media.blubrry.com/littlebearabroad/p/littlebearabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Barnakuten2-21112017-09.00.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreDoctor James is back! In November’s ‘Ask the Doctor’ podcast we tackle RS Virus, Flu in small kids, prevention of seasonal bugs and chat about the hierarchy of the Swedish healthcare system for kids.