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 ...
parenting troubles
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 ...
Daddy’s got this #3 – Let’s give fathers a real chance
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, ...
Daddy’s got this #2 – A Roller Coaster Ride: Life Of 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, ...
Digital parenting: our screen time rules
I’ve recently come across an honest account of a fellow mom who was wondering how long is too long when it comes to screen time, and how to ...
blog series, Growing up in a multicultural family, interviews
Growing up in a multicultural family. Multiculturalism as a child and as a mother: Katerina’s experience
Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting our ...
adoption, expats, india adoption, multicultural families, parenting
How being an expat made me a better adoptive parent
Not all evil comes to harm. It’s a popular say, but one of the most true. The expat life is tough. Growing old in a country where you were ...
Daddy’s got this #1 – Being a Stay-At-Home Dad | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
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, ...
Coping with my children’s sleep issues
When my daughter was smaller, she wasn’t a good sleeper. She wasn’t terrible either, but her sleep habits were enough to send me to ...