The Elephant Mum
theelephantmum.comItalian mother of two (bio & adopted) blogging about living in Finland, adoption, and parenting.PerheTunnisteet: life in finland, finland, health, lifestyle, parents in finlandSeuraa 5 kirjautunutta seuraajaaSijoitus 96. (perhe) ja >500. (kaikki blogit)
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World Children’s Day 2020, A Personal Reflection
The Elephant Mum · 3 pvLast Friday was World Children’s Day. Established in 1954, the Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20th each year to...
The Best Job in the World: What I Do for 8 Ho...
The Elephant Mum · 6 pvI received several comments on Instagram asking me about by day job. I am lucky to have the best job in the world. You heard the saying: find a job...
Christmas Volunteering 2020 in Finland
The Elephant Mum · 10 pvChristmas is a time of celebration as well as giving. This year has been tough on all of us, but tougher on some. The economy has started a...
Bedtime Stories: 10 Sweet and Inclusive Child...
The Elephant Mum · 13 pvI 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...
Stress Relief: 6 Ways to Learn to Relax, Even Now!
The Elephant Mum · 17 pvFew 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...
Emotional Intelligence in Children: How to Cu...
The Elephant Mum · 20 pvCultivating emotional intelligence in children is a fundamental responsibility of parents. Wikipedia defines emotional intelligence as the capability...
Vuoden Isä 2020 Unfiltered – Exclusive Interv...
The Elephant Mum · 24 pvI recently found out I am married to “Vuoden Isä 2020“, Father of the Year. Every year Finland awards few fathers with this title and my...
Save Money on Groceries: 9 Tips to Slash Your...
The Elephant Mum · 28 pvThe joys of budgeting… right? Or should I say, the eternal struggle of family finances. You are one among many people wishing to save money on...
Vastaamo Data Breach: Information and Actions...
The Elephant Mum · 27.10.2020Few days ago the private psychotherapy centre Vastaamo announced a huge data breach in their databases. In this post I will collect useful...
Moving to Espoo? Here’s All You Need to Know ...
The Elephant Mum · 24.10.2020Welcome to part 2 of my all-inclusive guide about moving to and living in Espoo. If you have missed part 1, start here. In the first post I have...
Moving to Espoo? Here’s All You Need to Know ...
The Elephant Mum · 20.10.2020I have been a proud espoolainen (Espoo resident) for over 7 years. Espoo is an amazing place to move to, especially for families. Espoo is the second...Adoption After Having a Biological Child
The Elephant Mum · 16.10.2020I receive a lot of questions about our experience of adopting our son after having a child through birth. There are several families that walk this...The Positive Birth Movement Lands Arrives in ...
The Elephant Mum · 12.10.2020When I gave birth to my first child, I found myself lonely and scared. I had moved to Finland less than 2 years before, almost none of my friends had...
You Can Help Families Hit by COVID in Finland...
The Elephant Mum · 09.10.2020Covid has hit the whole world and I know many people reading this post have lost dear ones, jobs, money, health, routines, and so on. Some families...
Finding Autumn Wonders on the Pääkslahti Natu...
The Elephant Mum · 27.09.2020The Finnish word ruska refers to the change of colours the autumn brings, the forest turning from green to yellow, red, and brown. Autumn is my...
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...
10 Cheap and Smart Goodie Bag Ideas
The Elephant Mum · 01.09.2020Goodie bags handed out at parties are not popular in Italy, but they are in Finland. When you plan a child’s birthday party (read my best tips...
Moniku, a New Service for Multicultural Famil...
The Elephant Mum · 27.08.2020Moniku is a novel service for multicultural families and parents of small children living in Espoo, Finland. I interviewed Alba, one of the project...
Urban Farming in Helsinki: Syötava Puisto
The Elephant Mum · 26.07.2020A growing number of families try to live more sustainably. There is nothing more sustainable than growing your own food. Thanks to Syötävä Puisto,...
My Favorite Natural Remedies
The Elephant Mum · 15.07.2020When I moved from Italy to Finland, I was surprised to find out herbal shops are not a thing here. Despite Finns’ close relationship with nature, there are no herbalists. This was a...
New Great Family Hike Path Found: Kotokierros
The Elephant Mum · 07.07.2020You know how our family loves to hike (see our visits to Repovesi, Klassarinkierros or Hannusmetsä). We recently visited a natural area in...
Alex&Phil, Amazing On-the-go Snacks
The Elephant Mum · 05.07.2020Summer is so short in Finland that you have to enjoy while it lasts. This is the reason why we spend most of our time outdoors in summertime. Getting...
5 Easy Healthy Kid-Friendly Meals
The Elephant Mum · 24.06.2020One of the Italian cultural heritages I am most proud of is the attention to what I eat and the religious care in cooking food. Because of the ways...
5 Activities to Experience Summer in ‘Finnish...
The Elephant Mum · 09.06.2020When I mention I live in Finland, people picture me equipped with a furry coat, scarf, and hat and enveloped in darkness all year round. While that...
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...
Support for Families in Finland – Resources a...
The Elephant Mum · 20.05.2020Sometime 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 more...Kamalat äidit, support for mothers of teenage...
The Elephant Mum · 05.05.2020If 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 puberty....
#COVID19 Parenting Resources Roundup
The Elephant Mum · 20.04.2020Here we are, having practiced social distancing for 5 weeks and counting, crushed by the uncertainty of when this will be over and how will the...
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