Amitola, Eltern Kind Cafe, Friedrichshain. Photo workingberlinmum

Here in Berlin we have something fabulous. Something that saves many a frustrated parent on a rainy or super cold afternoon, a chance for a place to go where you can either sit, slowly building your senses back whilst your child for once entertains his/her self at a slight and much needed distance from you (let’s face it, us parents ALL need this every once in a while!), or a place where you can meet fellow parents who are just as desperate for a respite from their own four walls of home. I introduce you to the ‘Eltern Kind Cafe’ phenomenon. I don’t believe it is a purely Berlin thing, I’m sure there are plenty spread around Germany and also in other countries but all I know is that I have heard the words ”now, why isn’t there anything like this where I come from?” leave the lips of many an expat, Berlin-based, or visiting parent.