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Do your children participate in Dutch Club Life? (eg. NSW Holland Festival, Sinterklaas, rides, colouring in etc
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How do the grandchildren experience the Dutch background, origin, links with Holland?
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In the highlighted sections, the SAME person wrote about both children and grand-children.)
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| 25 respondents wrote: No, without explanation
6 respondents wrote: Yes, without explanation.
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Our children have and the KLM Vogelvlucht magazine was a popular tool for them to learn of their heritage. Grandchildren enjoy stories; dressing up; St Nick and Dutch food. |
| Yes. Whenever possible. Tried Dutch lessons but not very successfully. |
Our grandchildren are full Australians and do not have anything to do with the Dutch club. |
| Yes. Very little participation. |
3 Grandchildren, Sinterklaas |
| My children participated in the sinterklaas party. The ladies community helped run a lot of events for our children in the 70-80. (* See right-hand column.) |
* My grandchildren attend the sinterklaas party still. |
| No. Religious would not allow it |
For a short time (whilst still at High-school) with ex-migrant families and friends, however when they started working this did not take place. |
| Our Australian born children and grandchildren are very interested where and why Nan and Pap came to Australia. Most of our children have looked up our former house in Leeuwarden. |
They are in contact with my family in Holland and even visited them in Holland |
| My children attend special events (Holland festival etc) (# See right-hand column.) |
#My grandchildren enjoy sinterklaas. |
| No. It's not part of their culture. |
My grandchildren are 3.5 years and 10 months old. |
| Yes. First few years Sinterklaas. After that the Christmas plays became more important but always attended the Holland Festivals until we moved too far away but we keep in touch with some friends. |
We live to far from the big cities and there are no Dutch club here. More is the pitty-the grandchildren are too young to be interested yet. Perhaps this will come later. |
| Only 1 of my 4 children married. Children and grandchildren participate in Sinterklaas and other Holland Festival. (** See right-hand column.) |
**All 14 grandchildren are very interested in our Dutch background. Love to listen to our stories, etc.. |
| No. Sadly they are simply not interested. Dutch is a culture that will die with my generation. |
Only to visit Neerlandia club for croquettes for lunch at some festivals. |
| No. Married to Australian |
Sinterklaas |
| No. Except the St Nicholaas party.(## See right-hand column.) |
## Our six grandchildren are very proud of their Dutch heritage. |
| No. Except with grandparents when they were younger. |
5 grandchildren call me "Opa". |
| All our children are having regular links with the netherlands. They speak Dutch. ( ºº See right-hand column.) |
ºº Some of the 18 grandchildren that we have, have also been in the Netherlands and two can speak in Dutch. |
| No. But they like stroopwafels and Dutch licorice.
( •• See right-hand column.)
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( ••Webmaster's note: One of the children is known to have made significant contribution(s) to Dutch Club life. In this case the question was taken literally, i.e. DO your children participate....(present tense). |
| Children: NSW Holland Festival. (– See right-hand column.) |
– Grandchildren: Sinterklaas when they were young. |
| I taught my daughter (half Dutch/half Australian) a lot of Dutch nursery rhymes, which she wants to pass on to her children. |
My grandchildren(14)love to see Sinterklaas at Neerlandia and get dressed up in National Dutch costume on their schools culture's day. |
| •••Our children and grandchildren enjoy our Dutch traditions and food types. |
•••Our children and grandchildren enjoy our Dutch traditions and food types. |
| Holland Festival |
My grandchildren like to be involved in Dutch things. |
| No. Dutch background. Interesting. |
They are still too small to give an opinion. |
| Children not interested but Australian step children interested. |
Some of our grandchildren understand Netherlands, but answer in English. |
| 2nd generation 2 daughters speak Dutch and feel Dutch ( &Mac173; See right-hand column.) |
&Mac173; 3rd generation do not speak Dutch are aware of Dutch background. 4th generation do not speak Dutch are aware of Dutch background. |
| My daughter goes sometimes to Dutch festivities ........ |
.........grandchildren not |
| No. My wife being Australian raised the children as Australian. |
I married an Australian as all my siblings and we moved more into an Australian circle. |
| Yes. Daughters were involved with the Dutch dancing group for a while. |
Sinterklaas etc |
| Perhaps, you could also provide information about the grandchildren, the third generation? How do the grandchildren experience the Dutch background, origin, links with Holland? The children went to the Sinterklaas events while they were growing up,.......... |
......... and my two eldest grandchildren also participated. All my three children have visited Holland (albeit briefly) and are finally all showing more interest in their Dutch origin and want to know more. My two eldest grandchildren also visited Amsterdam. |
| My children used to come to Sinterklaas but have Australian friends. ....... |
My grandchildren have been to Sinterklaas but the interest and follow up is not there. We have told them lots of things about our Dutch background. |
| No. Since our family is more Australian minded than Dutch minded, even though my wife learned Dutch and we have many Dutch decoratives in the house, our children don't speak Dutch and grandchildren are totally local. |
Very interesting question, but sadly, have no grandchildren. All my friends have children and grandchildren but I think, from my observe, that only a few of the third generation show some interest. Unfortunately! More education is needed. |
| No. Son is married to an Italian girl and they live in Perth. .......... ( See right-hand column. )
Daughter divorced and living by herself in another town.
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..........Grandchildren are Australian orientated. |
| No. It's not part of their culture. |
The grandchildren are in late 20's. With a Kiwi father, Aussie grandma and Dutch mother - they've been brought up "international"-very interesting! |
| Yes. They liked the NSW Holland festival. Our children went with their spouses or alone to the Netherlands. They all speak Dutch. One son went four times and was thinking of living there.He did not in the end. |
My 6 grandchildren are still too young to comment |
| Yes. Both my children were born here. My wife is Dutch. They get Dutch up-bringing. We go to Sinterklaasfeest etc. |
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| No. Sinterklaas Children are not interested in Dutch culture. Plus, majority do not speak, nor understand the Dutch language. |
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| Yes. Children will come to dinner dances or Holland festival, grandchildren - Holland festival and Sinterklaas |
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| No. They wanted to be real "Aussies". |
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| No. Not interested. |
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| Yes. Sinterklaas. ( See right-hand column. ) |
Some grandchildren appreciate Dutch background. Others not as much. |
| No. My (only) son now and then travels to Europe and visits Holland. ( See right-hand column. ) |
My grandchildren (3) all have visited Holland and they all seem to enjoy it when they are there. |
| I have 3 children. They have attended one NSW Holland Festival. Two of the children have had formal Dutch lessons, in Sydney. |
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| No. My children have never been interested in the Dutch Community (nor the Italian community, my Australian wife, being of Italian background). |
Granddaughter became dancer with the Dutch folkdancing group. |
| Yes. We used to go to the Holland Festival at Fairfield Showground until it ceased to be held. |
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| No. I don't feel the need ( See right-hand column. ) |
There is none. Our kids are only 3 and 5 years young! |
| No. They do not have enough interest. Both are married to Australian girls and the children do not speak Dutch. |
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| Our children, two girls age 42&44 have experienced St. Nicolaas in Holland,1974. ( See right-hand column. ) |
Not the grandchildren but they know what it means when I ask, "SMAAKT HET LEKKER", after I cook them a meal. |
| No. My wife is Australian and we have no contact with Dutch immigrants - 2 children are 'ozzies'. |
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| No. My four children are not involved in any Dutch activities or clubs. ( See right-hand column. ) |
They (grandchildren included) love a variety of Dutch food and treats. |
| No. I am an Australian. |
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| I have no children,but my nieces and nephews are completely Australian and don't even know about Dutch customs . ( See right-hand column. ) |
My parents grand/great grand /children know very little about the Nederlands. |
| Yes ( See right-hand column. ) |
Even the grandchildren like to go to Dutch socials,espically after trips to Holland and Europe |
| No,but as said under 15 -Holland has a distinct affinity for them.Incidentally - One daughter married a Frenchman a lives in Paris. |
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| No. So busy. ( See right-hand column. ) |
My grandchildren like NSW Holland Festival, and Sinterklaas. But no one speaks Dutch in the family. |
| No. Have been too long in the country and are very busy working and living Australian style. ( See right-hand column. ) |
No grandchildren. |
