The Elephant Mum - a multicultural family adventure

5 Easy Healthy Meals for Kids

June 24, 2020

One of the Italian cultural heritages I am most proud of is the attention to what I eat and the religious care in cooking food. Because of the ...

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expats, finland, Lifestyle, multicultural families, reviews, travel in finland

5 Activities to Experience Summer in ‘Finnish style’

June 9, 2020

When I mention I live in Finland, people picture me equipped with a furry coat, scarf, and hat and enveloped in darkness all year round. While ...

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child development, expats, multicultural families, multilingualism

Bilingual Kids – Our Experience Teaching a Second Language

June 1, 2020

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 ...

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expats, finland, life, multicultural families, parenting, self-care

Support for Families in Finland – Resources and Services

May 20, 2020

Sometime families need a little help coping with the challenges of life. There is no shame in that, in fact I am open to admit we used help in ...

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expats, finland, multicultural families, self-care

Kamalat äidit®, support for mothers of teenagers in Finland

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 ...

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#COVID19 Parenting Resources Roundup

April 20, 2020

Here we are, having practiced social distancing for 5 weeks and counting, crushed by the uncertainty of when this will be over and how will the ...

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child development, crafts, Lifestyle

Are You Not Entertained? – Ideas for Quarantined Parents #COVID

March 23, 2020

A friend texted me “it won’t be the coronavirus killing me, it’s gonna be this homeschooling bit!”. After 10 days in ...

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finland, health, life, self-care

Coronavirus in Finland: Why Your Individual Choices Matter #stayathome

March 18, 2020

I know coronavirus in Finland is all we talk about lately and everyone’s saturated, but the uncomfortable reality is that this will be part ...

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expats, finland, life, multicultural families

Need a Hand with Childcare? Nordic Nannies is Here to Help

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 ...

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Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager and consultant, and now I work as product owner. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, cooking and eating good food. I enjoy learning languages: I speak Italian, English, Finnish, Hindi, and I understand some Spanish. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.

The First Trip Back To India

Smartphones And Kids in Finland

Coming Back To Blogging

#IAmAntiracist – Antiracism In Our Transracial Family

Zero Waste in Finland: A Few Months Into Our Journey

5 Easy Healthy Meals for Kids

5 Activities to Experience Summer in ‘Finnish style’

Bilingual Kids – Our Experience Teaching a Second Language

Support for Families in Finland – Resources and Services

Kamalat äidit®, support for mothers of teenagers in Finland

#COVID19 Parenting Resources Roundup

Are You Not Entertained? – Ideas for Quarantined Parents #COVID

Coronavirus in Finland: Why Your Individual Choices Matter #stayathome

Need a Hand with Childcare? Nordic Nannies is Here to Help