beijingkids November 2008

New beijingkids Hits the Stands

This month Tania McCartney dreams up a Sleeping Beauties slumber fest that should please little girls everywhere. We've also got a roster of high-energy games that will rev up your kids for hours. Be sure to consult Chona Rodriguez's five rules for playdate etiquette.

In a feature by Donna Scaramastra Gorman, expat wives open up about the relationship challenges of living abroad, from money woes and control issues to isolation and identities in flux. And editor Amani Zhang explores the experience of expat kids who attend Chinese schools.

Plus: Finger puppet critters, no-oven Thanksgiving meals, Q&A with a fashion designer, a teen debate about money, family-friendly places in the Village at Sanlitun, and local muralist Jiang Zhuqiang’s take on creating art and family.