expats, finland, life, multicultural families
Being a Support Family in Finland (as Foreigners)
This might be my post with the biggest time lag between intention and actual execution. It’s not that I lacked motivation to write it, but ...
multilingualism
child development, expats, multicultural families, multilingualism
Bilingual Kids – Our Experience Teaching a Second Language
I write this post as we complete our first year homeschooling R on Italian language. I am proud of her and us for sticking to it, and proud of ...
books, child development, expats, multicultural families, multilingualism, parenting
6 Reasons Why Reading to Children is a Parent’s Superpower
Recently fellow mom blogger Sarah Forestwood of Books and Beyond asked me to share why reading is important to our family. A book lover myself, I ...
expats, finland, multicultural families, multilingualism
Should Expat Parents in Finland Learn Finnish?
Becoming friends with the Scandinavian natural scenery and its equal societies is easy, but facing Finnish language is quite a challenge. ...
blog series, Growing up in a multicultural family, interviews, multicultural families, multilingualism
Growing up in a multicultural family. Parallel identities: Kasia’s story
Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting our ...
books, expats, finland, multicultural families, multilingualism
10 Reasons Why Espoo City Library Is Awesome
Last week Espoo City Library was awarded the international prize Library of the Year at the London Book Fair 2019. As an enthusiastic library ...
expats, finland, multicultural families, multilingualism
How to Introduce Your Child to Finnish language – a crash guide for expat parents in Finland
Many expat parents in Finland face the struggle of introducing their children to Finnish language. While the Finnish school system is the easiest ...
child development, finland, reading challenge
The Reading Challenge 2018, part V (final)
We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly ...
expats, finland, india adoption
From Italy to India, via Finland
The following post is authored by myself and appeared in the latest issue of Adoptioperheet’s magazine. Adoptioperheet is the association ...