digital parenting, health, life, self-care
Why I Left Social Media
I didn’t mean to write this post, but after receiving several puzzled messages from friends and acquaintances, I felt it would make things ...
mental health
adoption, life, multicultural families, parenting
There’s Only One Mum… Really?
“Where is your real mum?”, is an insensitive question several adoptees are asked and it transcends languages – English, ...
child development, digital parenting, health, parenting
Protecting Kids in the Digital World – a guest post
How can we keep our children safe in the digital world? I am aware many parents struggle with this question. Every time I share digital parenting ...
finland, health, mindfulness, self-care
Stress Relief: 6 Ways to Learn to Relax, Even Now!
Few days ago I was contacted on Instagram by Margaretha who told me that I had won a giveaway for a free 30 minute stress relief session. I was ...
child development, mindfulness, parenting, self-care
Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Cultivate It at Home
Cultivating emotional intelligence in children is a fundamental responsibility of parents. Wikipedia defines emotional intelligence as the ...
Vastaamo Data Breach: Information and Actions for Victims
Few days ago the private psychotherapy centre Vastaamo announced a huge data breach in their databases. In this post I will collect useful ...
expats, finland, multicultural families
Moniku, a New Service for Multicultural Families in Espoo
Moniku is a novel service for multicultural families and parents of small children living in Espoo, Finland. I interviewed Alba, one of the ...
expats, finland, life, multicultural families, parenting, self-care
Support for Families in Finland – Resources and Services
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 ...
expats, finland, multicultural families, self-care
Kamalat äidit®, support for mothers of teenagers in Finland
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 ...