The Elephant Mum
theelephantmum.comItalian mother of two (bio & adopted) blogging about living in Finland, adoption, and parenting.PerheTunnisteet: life in finland, parents in finland, finland, mum tricks, healthSeuraa 5 kirjautunutta seuraajaaSijoitus >200. (perhe) ja >500. (kaikki blogit)
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Expat Families: How To Build A Support Network
The Elephant Mum · 9 pvToday a fellow expat mom in Finland published a question on a closed Facebook group: how to build a support network to make an expat family thrive?...
6 Reasons Why You Need a Digital Detox Now – ...
The Elephant Mum · 27 pvThe word detox is usually associated with a diet cleanse to rid the body of toxins and impurities. A digital detox, on the other hand, refers to...
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...
Claiming My Body Back
The Elephant Mum · 16.10.2019Motherhood has certainly been a turning point for how I perceive my body. I have shared in a previous post how I struggled with overstimulation and body image after giving birth. At the...
Our Family’s Fall Tradition: Pumpkin Picking
The Elephant Mum · 02.10.2019One of my favourite family traditions in autumn is pumpkin picking. It’s a young tradition for us as we started only last year. We had found...A Bull In A China Shop – A Powerful Testimony...
The Elephant Mum · 18.09.2019In the adoption community, I pride myself with being a small bridge between two realities, the one in Italy and the one in Finland. Two systems and...
Having A Car In Finland: Everything You Need ...
The Elephant Mum · 24.08.2019Hello proud car owner or wanna be one. If you are scratching your head about what it means to have a car in Finland, should you have one, or can you...International Adoptions In Finland Dropped: T...
The Elephant Mum · 07.08.2019Who’s ready for a rant? Today news came out that international adoptions dropped to a historical low in Finland. When I read that, I was...
10 Reasons Why I Am Grateful I Live In Finland
The Elephant Mum · 04.08.2019Since I moved to Finland nine years ago, the question I definitely heard the most was: “Why did you move to Finland from Italy?!”. This...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...
10 Small Lifestyle Changes To Live Greener – ...
The Elephant Mum · 27.07.2019You can find plenty of family bloggers or influencers who share their green lifestyle online: minimalist / zero-waste / vegan / mindful families, and...
Leave Tampons Behind – My Experience With The...
The Elephant Mum · 24.07.2019Years ago, I left reusable pads and tampons behind for good. I switched to using a killer combination of the menstrual cup and washable pads....Raising A Family In Finland – Guest On The Ex...
The Elephant Mum · 19.07.2019I am so excited to share this podcast episode with you all. Here’s a peek into my own story as an immigrant in Finland. What led me and my...
Going (Almost) Vegetarian How I Slashed My Me...
The Elephant Mum · 15.07.2019I have dedicated the past few years to consistently kill negative habits and install better ones. Following this principle, my family and I have...
My June 2019 Favorites
The Elephant Mum · 30.06.2019It’s a been a while since I wrote my last post. It wasn’t for lack of ideas: life has been intense, quite a rollercoaster actually. Among the big changes, I have started on a...
Proud of My Fast Runners: the Helsinki Minima...
The Elephant Mum · 25.05.2019May has become synonym with one of our family’s favourite events, the Helsinki Minimarathon. In 2018 we were invited to take part in the...
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...
Kicking Off Summer At The Carnival of Ice Cre...
The Elephant Mum · 11.05.2019How 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 · 08.05.2019Few 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 · 27.04.2019Learning 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...
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