Category: FMs4Ms

• January 8, 2014

  Becoming A Home Owner In Florence

  

  by Maria Loscerbo (FMs4Ms Newsletter Volume 4  Spring Issue 11, May 2007 Newsletter) Searching for a home to buy is a daunting task, try adding in a foreign country with different terminology, customs and market demands. It is not only nerve racking but you quickly learn that it is quite a jungle out there! However, […]
• May 30, 2013

  Babies raised in bilingual homes learn new words differently | ScienceBlog.com

  Infants who are raised in bilingual homes learned two similar-sounding words in a laboratory task at a later age than babies who are raised in homes where only one language is spoken.
• May 13, 2013

  Florence Birth Story 5: Kate and Livia at Ponte a Niccheri

  This on-going interview series shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an informational resource on the different birthing options in Florence and what to expect, from natural home birth to fully medicalized hospital birth and […]
• February 26, 2013

  Picky Eaters: Why do my children not want to eat?

  

  I have been seeing a lot of posts about picky eaters.  It seems that when the child hits the age of being able to say “No” and learn that they can control things especially food, they do. “Fussiness and the aversion to try new foods tends to peak between the age of 2–6 years. And […]
• October 1, 2012

  Florence Birth Story #4: Jonnel, Niccolo’ and Gabriel

  This on-going interview series shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an informational resource on the different birthing options in Florence and what to expect, from natural home birth to fully medicalized hospital birth and […]
• May 9, 2012

  Florence Birth Story #3: At home Delivery

  This is part of an on-going interview series that shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an informational resource on the different birthing options in Florence and what to expect, from natural home birth to […]
• April 2, 2012

  Florence Birth Story #2: Lisa and Matteo at Torre Galli Hospital

  This is part of an on-going interview series that shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an informational resource on the different birthing options in Florence and what to expect, from natural home birth to […]
• February 20, 2012

  Florence Birth Story #1: Kim and Ariel at the Centro Margherita

  This is part of an on-going interview series that shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an informational resource on the different birthing options in Florence and what to expect, from natural home birth to […]