The Elephant Mum
theelephantmum.comItalian mother of two (bio & adopted) blogging about living in Finland, adoption, and parenting.PerheTunnisteet: life in finland, finland, parents in finland, life, espooSeuraa 3 kirjautunutta seuraajaaSijoitus 140. (perhe) ja >500. (kaikki blogit)
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Should Expat Parents in Finland Learn Finnish?
The Elephant Mum · 2 pvBecoming friends with the Scandinavian natural scenery and its equal societies is easy, but facing Finnish language is quite a challenge. Probably...
Kicking Off Summer At The Carnival of Ice Cre...
The Elephant Mum · 13 pvHow much ice cream can you eat? My family had a chance to test this at this year’s Carnival of Ice Cream and Chocolate (Jäätelö- ja...
Adoption Q&A – You Asked, I Answered
The Elephant Mum · 16 pvFew weeks ago I gave you all a chance to ask anything on your mind about adoption or our experience. I called for all questions about adoption, even...
What Your Child Needs At A Finnish Daycare
The Elephant Mum · 27 pvLearning what clothes and gear my oldest child needed at daycare took time. For months teachers needed to remind me or my husband that we should...
Anger Regulation Tools For Parents
The Elephant Mum · 20.04.2019On March 30th, 2019, the first event of Adoption Support Group Finland was held in Helsinki at the premises of Adoptioperheet ry. It was titled...
First Time At A Circus: Watching Sirkus Calib...
The Elephant Mum · 12.04.2019If you live in the capital area, you have may have spotted spotted posters of the Sirkus Caliba‘s show. Sirkus Caliba has been operating for 20...
Daddy’s Got This #9 Barbapapa, A French Dad I...
The Elephant Mum · 09.04.2019My husband’s active role in raising our kids is crucial in our family. During both parental leaves, I urged to go back to work and he took the lead...
Saltyfun, the first salt room for children in...
The Elephant Mum · 06.04.2019More and more parents research natural and low invasive ways to boost their children’s health, prevent illness or cure symptoms. I am a fan of...
Italian mothers have a powerful response to r...
The Elephant Mum · 02.04.2019I am an immigrant in Finland, as well as a mother through international adoption. I have regularly met, witnessed, or heard of racial discrimination...
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...
5 Tips for Making Bedtime Less Exhausting Gue...
The Elephant Mum · 24.03.2019Remember the good ol’ days when you could stay up all night partying with friends till daybreak or pull multiple all-nighters studying for finals?...
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...
7 Joys Adoption Brought Into My Life #adoptionilo
The Elephant Mum · 17.03.2019This week March 11th-17th celebrates the joys of adoption here in Finland under the campaign #adoptionilo. Adoption starts out of loss, but the...
Healthy And Tasty: Trying The Nom Nom Snacks
The Elephant Mum · 09.03.2019I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time finding easy and healthy snacks for my kids. It’s not that I like ideas, but I often needs...
How To Plan a Kids’ Birthday Party in Finland
The Elephant Mum · 03.03.2019Dear fellow expat parent in Finland, here’s a post uniquely designed to alleviate the pains of planning your child’s birthday...
A Daily Ritual Of Gratitude
The Elephant Mum · 27.02.2019My husband and I discussed several times about our natural trend to weight the negative way more than the positive. Have you noticed that you may get tons of positive feedback on your...
February’s Favorites: Spoil Yourself
The Elephant Mum · 20.02.2019It’s been so long since I’ve last wrote a post of favourites. It was not for lack of material: indeed I have accumulated a list of things...
Why I Believe Spanking Kids Is Wrong
The Elephant Mum · 15.02.2019Oh I will regret going into the wasps’ nest that this topic is. However, I think it could be interesting to comment on this, as I come from a...
Contemporary Art and Children: Kiasma’s Works...
The Elephant Mum · 11.02.2019It is very easy to find cultural activities for children in Finland, but it’s not so immediate to meet some which compromise between...
My Body Does Not Belong To Me: Struggling Wit...
The Elephant Mum · 08.02.2019I was recently watching this video by mother of seven Ashley and she mentioned overstimulation as her biggest challenge in motherhood. It struck a...
Where to Purchase Italian Food Supplies in Finland
The Elephant Mum · 05.02.2019Whenever I meet other immigrants, I make a point of asking them where I can find or eat their country’s authentic food here in Finland. All...
A Dream Come True: a Sea Adventure with our F...
The Elephant Mum · 31.01.2019Right before Christmas, R expressed the wish of going on a trip with me, just the two of us. I was excited to spend time some time alone with her and...
Learn through play: introducing The Brain Train
The Elephant Mum · 30.01.2019Today I want to introduce you to Caleb, a medical doctor living in Singapore who has a dream: creating The Brain Train, a high-quality educational...
The Ultimate List of Books and Movies on Adop...
The Elephant Mum · 26.01.2019I remember fondly (not) the wait for our son to come home. Just the other day I was reminiscing with a fellow mama who’s in the waiting phase...
The Mystery Blogger Award
The Elephant Mum · 23.01.2019It’s been ages since I have taken part in a Blogger Award and today I received a nice surprise nomination by Amarjeet. She is a mom blogger who writes about her family life including...
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...
New Year, New Blog’s Layout, New Goals
The Elephant Mum · 15.01.2019It’s still the first half of January and I am trying to convince myself that I am still in time for a start-of-the-year’s post. My 2018...
Daddy’s Got This #8 What I’ve learned in a ye...
The Elephant Mum · 11.01.2019My husband’s active role in raising our kids is crucial in our family. During both parental leaves, I urged to go back to work and he took the lead...
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