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Welcome to Mums in Italy... |
Mumsinitaly.com is a free online community for mums and expectant mums from all over Italy to share information and experiences about being pregnant and raising a child in Italy.
This is very much a site for mums built by mums. The vast majority of what you will read on mumsinspain.com has come directly from another mum’s real life experience. So whether you happen to be looking for a nursery or school for your little one, an obstetrician for your first scan or a fitness class to help beat that post-baby bulge this is the site for you! |
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Calling all Mums in Italy! |
 Are you an international mum living in Italy? We are hoping to build up mumsinitaly.com so that it can become a useful place for mums to come and share their experiences and get information. The site has a forum, all you need to do is simply register on the site which is easy and absolutely free to do, and introduce yourself. If you have any information about anything that could be helpful to another mum we would love you to share as much with Mums in Italy as possible!
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Raising Bilingual Children |
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Written by Deirdré Straughan
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 Not as Hard as You Might Thing - Our daughter is bilingual in English and Italian, and some people have asked "how we did it." There really wasn't much to it. While I was pregnant, I read the only book I could find on the subject (The Sun is Feminine Amazon UK | US), which happened to be written (in English) by a German linguist married to an Italian. She suggested following the "one parent, one language" rule: each parent should speak only one language (preferably his or her native one) with the child, right from birth, so that the child is able to identify each language with a specific person, and thereby learns to keep the languages separate.
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Promote your business in Italy |
 Mums in Italy.com has an A-Z Directory, and for a limited period we are offering you the chance to list your business or service completely free of charge! Simply register on the site and add your business details today. You can be listed in up to three categories and you will be able to include an unlimited text description as well as images and logo, together with your full contact details and web address. A great way to promote your business to families living in Italy.
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Being Bilingual is Good for your Brain |
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Written by Deirdré Straughan
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 There is a deep-rooted superstition among some Italian doctors and teachers that raising a child bilingual causes the child problems, such as slower overall language development, and academic problems later in school. Fortunately, I never fell for that line, as I had done my homework about bilingualism while still pregnant. And it doesn't stand up to common sense and experience - in many parts of the world, including many parts of Italy, it is very common for children to grow up speaking a local dialect or language in addition to their country's official tongue(s).
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