mindfulness, parenting, self-care
Thoughts on unconditional parental love, compassion, and acceptance
There is a common idea that becoming a parent automatically provides you with the ability to unconditionally love another human being. My ...
parenting
mindfulness, parenting, self-care
June’s favorites: mindfulness, acceptance & lifestyle
I have found some great resources this month and I am over-the-moon excited to share them with y’all. June has been intense for me. At my ...
Learning to manage my expectations over my children
Expectations are powerful beliefs which can heavily influence our experience of reality. During the wait to become a parent, being it through ...
How to Teach Your Child to Nurture Social Skills | guest post by Isabel William
Social skills are an essential teaching we can give to our children. Blogger Isabel William takes over and shares her tips to foster an healthy ...
Top 8 Tips for Planning a Birthday Party | guest post by Katelynn from Hampers and Hiccups
Birthday parties: what a nightmare! Five years into parenting and yet I don’t feel I’ve got the hang of them (read about the ...
Daddy’s got this #4 | Being brave: five years as a stay-at-home dad
Last fall I went back to working full-time while my husband resolved to about a year off work to be home with our second child. Here in Finland, ...
I do not want to live in fantasy motherland
E and I were driving back home the other day, when I had a moment of self-realisation. In the past years, in the last especially, I have been ...
On being a working parent in Italy & why I’m grateful to live in Finland
While visiting Italy, I had the chance to talk with several parents living there… and hear their horror stories. For starter, one mother ...
Venice is beautiful, but you should stay away from it
I had to go on work trip near Venice, Italy, and my husband and the kids decided to come along, and take the chance to spend Easter with our ...