multilingualism
Cultural Identity and Expat Parent Grief
The Elephant Mum · 3 pvToday I want to share part of my personal journey as an immigrant. I hope this will be useful to other expats, to people living in a multicultural...
Bedtime Stories: 10 Sweet and Inclusive Child...
The Elephant Mum · 14.11.2020I am always on the lookout for new relaxing bedtime stories for my children. Over the years we have read hundreds of books together. I am listing a...
Being a Support Family in Finland (as Foreigners)
The Elephant Mum · 07.09.2020This might be my post with the biggest time lag between intention and actual execution. It’s not that I lacked motivation to write it, but this...
Bilingual Kids – Our Experience Teaching a Se...
The Elephant Mum · 01.06.2020I 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 the...
6 Reasons Why Reading to Children is a Parent...
The Elephant Mum · 24.10.2019Recently fellow mom blogger Sarah Forestwood of Books and Beyond asked me to share why reading is important to our family. A book lover myself, I...Anxieties Of An Immigrant Parent
The Elephant Mum · 31.07.2019Is my daughter ashamed I cannot speak the local language fluently? Will she be when she’s older?Will my children stop speaking my native...
Should Expat Parents in Finland Learn Finnish?
The Elephant Mum · 22.05.2019Becoming friends with the Scandinavian natural scenery and its equal societies is easy, but facing Finnish language is quite a challenge. Probably...
Growing up in a multicultural family. Paralle...
The Elephant Mum · 27.03.2019Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity.Adopting our son from...
10 Reasons Why Espoo City Library Is Awesome
The Elephant Mum · 20.03.2019Last week Espoo City Library was awarded the international prize Library of the Year at the London Book Fair 2019. As an enthusiastic library user, I...
How to Introduce Your Child to Finnish langua...
The Elephant Mum · 17.01.2019Many expat parents in Finland face the struggle of introducing their children to Finnish language. While the Finnish school system is the easiest...
The Reading Challenge 2018, part V (final)
The Elephant Mum · 30.12.2018We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly events....
From Italy to India, via Finland
The Elephant Mum · 19.12.2018The following post is authored by myself and appeared in the latest issue of Adoptioperheet’s magazine. Adoptioperheet is the association of...
The Reading Challenge 2018, part IV
The Elephant Mum · 08.12.2018We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly events....
Kickstarting support in English language for ...
The Elephant Mum · 06.11.2018Few weeks ago I was asked to speak at the brunch for waiting adoptive parents organised by Adoptioperheet ry, the association of adoptive families in...
Bilingualism in children Interview to Soile P...
The Elephant Mum · 11.08.2018I was glad to see that the first part of this interview to Soile Pietikainen quickly collected a record number of visits on my blog. It’s time...
The Reading Challenge 2018, part III
The Elephant Mum · 08.08.2018We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly events....
Bilingualism in children Interview to Soile P...
The Elephant Mum · 04.08.2018I 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 be...
Neighbourhood Mothers: empowering immigrant w...
The Elephant Mum · 02.06.2018Being a newcomer in Finland can be tough. Finnish language is hard to study and learn, and it can be difficult to find your place in Finnish society...
The Reading Challenge 2018 continues…
The Elephant Mum · 21.03.2018We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly events....
February’s favorites: motherhood, humour, and...
The Elephant Mum · 21.02.2018Yes, you can have a laugh at this post. My last favorites’ post is as old as last October! I tried to commit to a monthly schedule, but I...
Growing up in a multicultural family. Multicu...
The Elephant Mum · 14.02.2018Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting our son from...
How being an expat made me a better adoptive ...
The Elephant Mum · 07.02.2018Not 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 not...
Challenge accepted, HelMet!
The Elephant Mum · 03.02.2018We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly events. I’ve taken a habit of loaning dvds...
Growing up in a multicultural family: transit...
The Elephant Mum · 20.01.2018Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting...
Teach your child basics of coding with The Foos
The Elephant Mum · 06.01.2018Our world is changing and our kids will likely need basics of coding and logic to professionally thrive in their future. As a professional, I’m...
Growing up in a multicultural family. A mixtu...
The Elephant Mum · 27.12.2017Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting...
The best Christmas gift, a personalised book ...
The Elephant Mum · 15.12.2017When R was smaller, her grandparents bought her a special gift. We heard of Wonderbly‘s personalised books from other parents and we thought...
The role of books in our multicultural family...
The Elephant Mum · 06.12.2017It’s funny for once to be on the other side of an interview. Well, I should say a friendly and lovely chat, as this is what I truly had with...
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