parenting troubles Archives • The Elephant Mum

May 5, 2020

If you think babies and toddlers are a handful, wait for the teen years. U is 12 now, technically still a preteen but shows signs of early ...

February 9, 2020

Today I want to share about Mareena, an entrepreneur in Finland, and her business Nordic Nannies. I think her services will speak to many of my ...

January 18, 2020

This entry is inspired by a recent article by Rebecca Onion titled Playtime Is Over!, posted in a Facebook group of local moms. The article ...

December 26, 2019

At the end of this year I want to stop and reflect on courage, on the invisible struggles I faced in my adult life, and on the choices I have ...

October 16, 2019

Motherhood has certainly been a turning point for how I perceive my body. I have shared in a previous post how I struggled with overstimulation ...

September 18, 2019

In the adoption community, I pride myself with being a small bridge between two realities, the one in Italy and the one in Finland. Two systems ...

July 31, 2019

Is my daughter ashamed I cannot speak the local language fluently? Will she be when she’s older?Will my children stop speaking my native ...

April 20, 2019

On March 30th, 2019, the first event of Adoption Support Group Finland was held in Helsinki at the premises of Adoptioperheet ry. It was titled ...

March 24, 2019

Remember the good ol’ days when you could stay up all night partying with friends till daybreak or pull multiple all-nighters studying for ...

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