Benefits of horseback riding for special needs children | a guest post by Nicky of Horses and Foals
It is well-known how animals can have a special healing power, especially on traumatised people. I had a chance to personally observe some ...
parenting troubles
Getting ready for the special needs list
During the counselling phase, we were asked to fill a special needs list (“Adoptiolapsen tausta – ja terveystietolomake” in Finnish), ...
Daddy’s got this #6 | I’m Not A Daddy-Mommy. Please Don’t Call Me That.
I celebrate men who take long parental leaves. How could I not? My husband did the same for our kids, to save my sanity and live his fatherhood ...
What saved my marriage: towards a more equal shared life
Let’s get real, here: how many of you regularly fight with their partner about house chores or children’s care? After our first child ...
Bilingualism in children | Interview to Soile Pietikainen | part 1
I am aware many of my readers are part, like myself, of multilingual families. Or, they are parents who know how a valuable asset a language can ...
Connection lost. Trying to reconnect.
I bet you’ve wondered if the blog (or I) have died, haven’t you? Both are alive and kicking, simply holidays got in the way. This ...
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 ...
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 ...
My girl’s 5th birthday: disaster averted!
R turned five last month and she was very excited to celebrate with her friends. We have a family policy of inviting all her daycare class to ...