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Nearly 40,000 expat and Thai families sharing what actually works: schools, activities, healthcare, and everything in between. Community since 2012.

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Being a parent in Thailand can be an extraordinary experience filled with trials and tribulations. We're a community built around resources on education, family activities, and healthcare, helping minimize the headaches while maximizing the positive experience of raising a family in Bangkok.

We started as a Facebook group for parents comparing homeschooling and school options. Since then we've grown into the largest, longest-running expat family community in the city.

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120 international schools, with verified fees where schools publish them.

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Things to do with kids, from playgrounds to theme parks.

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Hospitals, maternity, dentists and health insurance.

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Holiday camps with real dates, ages and prices.

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Healthcare

Dental Care for Families in Bangkok: What It Actually Costs

Dental care is one of the genuine financial upsides of living here, and the mistake families make is saving it up for a trip home. Here are the published Bangkok prices against US averages, including the numbers for braces.

September 2026

Local Life

Staying Fit in Bangkok: Two Places That Actually Worked For Us

The heat and the traffic make exercise here feel like a losing battle for about your first month. Then you learn the rhythms. Here is what worked for our family, including the parkour gym my kids loved and the training programme that got me back in shape.

September 2026

Healthcare

How to Choose a Hospital in Bangkok When You Have Just Arrived

The private hospital system here is genuinely excellent, which is a lovely problem to have and no help at all when you are three weeks off the plane and trying to pick one. Here is how to narrow it down, and the homework worth doing before you need any of it.

September 2026

Healthcare

Heat and Kids in Thailand: The Hot Season, the Warning Levels, and What to Watch For

Thailand's hot season is not just uncomfortable, it is a measurable health risk, and the authorities publish warning bands most foreigners have never seen. Here is what the numbers mean and what they mean for children specifically.

September 2026

Healthcare

How Pharmacies Work in Thailand, and What You Cannot Bring Into the Country

Thai pharmacies sell a great deal over the counter that you would need a prescription for at home, which is convenient right up until it is not. And the rules on bringing your own medication into the country are stricter than most arriving families realise.

September 2026

Healthcare

Having a Baby in Bangkok: What It Costs and What the Price Does Not Include

Our daughter was born in Nonthaburi in 2010, and the whole thing from the second trimester to discharge after a caesarean came to about 80,000 baht. Here is what it costs now, with every published package price side by side, and the exclusions that actually decide your bill.

September 2026

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