The topic of raising Bilingual Children is how Mammaprada all began. We don't profess to be experts, we are simply parents hoping to pass on the best of our dual heritage to our children and to give them, in our eyes the benefit of two languages.
Read MoreMother’s Day or Mothering Sunday as we call it in the UK is just around the corner. This year it takes place on Sunday 22nd March. In other countries, it falls later in the Spring but in the UK the date is linked to a religious festival and falls on the fourth Sunday in the Christian festival of Lent.
Read MoreWelcome to our July edition of the #Dolcevitabloggers linkup! The Linkup button below will be available from Sunday 21st July and open for one week.
Read MoreWelcome to our June edition of the #Dolcevitabloggers linkup! The Linkup button below will be available from Sunday 16th June and open for one week.
Read MoreWhen you hear the words love and story I bet you start thinking about two people poetically in love. Add Italy and you can already picture the two of them sharing dinner at a ristorante like Lady and The Tramp with candles slowly burning between their glasses of wine. And even if a love story about Italy often involves a man with dark eyelashes and a charming accent, we'll leave the men for now.
Read MoreWelcome to our May edition of the #Dolcevitabloggers linkup! The Linkup button below will be available from Sunday 19th May and open for one week.
Read MoreAre you a mamma or do you have a mama who always plays down the importance of Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday as we call it in the UK?
A mama who tells everyone not to worry and it’s just a ‘hallmark’ day but actually would just love breakfast in bed and some flowers?
Read MoreOur third #Dolcevitabloggers linkup of 2019! The Linkup button below will be available from Sunday 17th March and open for one week.
Read MoreI can’t believe it’s that time of year again when we all celebrate the brilliant initiative World Book Day! It seems to come around so quickly and this year I have two children old enough to take part!
They will be going to school as a shark and a penguin carrying their favourite books. There has been a bit of backlash this year from people claiming that children just dress up and don’t actually care about the books.
Read MoreOur second #Dolcevitabloggers linkup of 2019! The Linkup button below will be available from Sunday 17th February and open for one week.
Read MoreWe used to have set themes each month, but we understand there isn’t always time to write yet another post!
There are some topic suggestions below you are free to use, however from now on we ask for any Italy related blog posts or vlogs each month.
Read MoreWe all know even the best of travel plans can (and do) go awry. Tell us about your travels gone wrong (even if it’s only hilarious in hindsight).
Read MoreThis week on our Bilingual Children series I'm focusing on German resources.
This is actually a language I studied at school and although I'm very rusty, I'm considering introducing it to my son as his third language.
Read MoreMaybe it’s a recipe from nonna or your favourite cookbook. Share your most delicious Italian meal with us!
Read MoreWhether you’re a tourist, an expat, or a native, what has shocked you the most about Italy? (For Italians what shocked about a different region or city in Italy?)
Read MoreFor the June #DolceVitaBloggers link up topic, we’re asking you to spill the beans on your favorite Italian hidden gem! Your hidden gem could be anything that you think is too good to be kept secret any longer, such as a town, a beach, a restaurant, a shop, an Italian wine, a made in Italy product, a recipe or dish….the options are endless! Give your Italian hidden gem the love and attention it deserves. Shout it from the rooftops!
Read MoreI wish it was that simple to look in a magic mirror and be told which Italian lake is the most stunning and should be your next holiday destination!
I've been to many of the Northern Italian lakes. Como, Garda, Trasimeno, Lugano. They all have a certain beauty to them. Their own personality.
Read MoreFor the June #DolceVitaBloggers link up topic, we’re asking you to spill the beans on your favorite Italian hidden gem! Your hidden gem could be anything that you think is too good to be kept secret any longer, such as a town, a beach, a restaurant, a shop, an Italian wine, a made in Italy product, a recipe or dish….the options are endless! Give your Italian hidden gem the love and attention it deserves. Shout it from the rooftops!
Read MoreI've put together a list of resources for kids learning Italian. Sorted into age groups, which will help you introduce Italian at home, when you are ready.
Read MoreThis week on our Bilingual Children series I've decided to focus on the French language.
Hopefully this will be useful as many families will have French as one of their home languages. However even if your family is monolingual this is one of the first languages English speaking children learn at school.
I've put together a list of resources for different age groups, which will help you introduce French at home, should you wish to!
Read MoreMammaprada features: Raising Bilingual Children, Italian culture, Italian travel, Italian Food and Posts in Italian/ Italiano. We also offer Bilingual Resources for language learning, such as bilingual books, bilingual audio CDs and DVDs,. Other topics we write about are Parenting and Lifestyle.
I’m Kristie Prada & here you'll find our family’s experiences on travel to languages, parenting, recipes & much more. Thank you for visiting!
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