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When raising a family in Thailand, there’s a lot you have to consider to thrive as a family in Thailand. This category includes articles on schools, pediatricians and specialists, children’s hospitals, and extra-curricular activities and special events.

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An Expat’s Guide to Buying Family Health Insurance in Thailand

October 2, 2018 by John Joseph

I’ve been in Thailand since 2014. If you asked me back then if you should get health insurance for your family, I would’ve said “no” because the cost of healthcare is cheap enough to pay for most costs out of pocket.In this guide you’ll come across affiliate and partner links. When you click and use […]

Filed Under: Family, Health Tagged With: acs, aetna thailand, family health insurance, insurance for expats in thailand, luma thailand, pacific cross thailand

Thailand Cost of Living-How Our Family Spends 78,465 Baht a Month

July 17, 2018 by John Joseph

Curious about how much it’ll cost your family to live in Thailand? Already live in Thailand and planning on starting a family here? This post will give you a general overview of the cost of living for a family of four in Thailand. And at the end, you’ll find out how to save some money […]

Filed Under: Family, Money Tagged With: cost of living, cost of living bangkok, cost of living family of four, cost of living thailand

Bangkok Libraries for Kids: Memberships, Services, and Locations

January 25, 2018 by John Joseph

As a homeschooling family in Bangkok, libraries help us educate our daughters. Libraries provide us with all the supplemental books we’d rather not ship into Thailand because of weighty costs and added taxes. And compared to the expensive costs of international schools, library memberships are cheap. But libraries aren’t only places to read and check-out […]

Filed Under: Education, Family Tagged With: bangkok libraries, family, libraries for kids, library memberships, student

Christmas Dinner in Bangkok: Restaurants, Locations, and Prices

December 21, 2017 by John Joseph

It was around seven thirty. The staff came out and lined up on the floor. I took a bite of my chicken, watching closely, then put my fork down, grabbed my daughter, and balanced her on my knee. We both peeked over the balcony of the second level, where we had been eating our dinner. […]

Filed Under: Family, Lifestyle Tagged With: bangkok restaurants, bei otto, bourbon st bangkok, christmas dinner bangkok, family, the stockroom

Bangkok Swimming Classes: How to Pick the Right School for Your Kid

December 14, 2017 by John Joseph

My one-year old daughter stood at the edge of the pool, knees bent and hesitant. I stood below her, in the pool, ready to catch her. I turned to my wife to signal to her to watch Big M’s first jump. I turned back and reached out my hands to catch my daughter. But when […]

Filed Under: Family, Lifestyle Tagged With: aquababies bangna, bangkok dolphins, bangkok swimming class, family, lets asia

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