Author: Irene Caselli

On the other side of fog

Posted on 04/28/202002/05/2021 by Irene Caselli

Since I published my piece about play last week, a very interesting conversation has been unfolding below it. In the article,

I’m starting a new series on play (and it should be fun!)

Posted on 04/21/202010/20/2021 by Irene Caselli

“He won’t stop playing!” says my dad, surprised, almost every day, as he observes his grandson – my 14-month-old son Lorenzo

On love, care, and the role of family

Posted on 04/14/202010/20/2021 by Irene Caselli

I’m back at work today after the Easter weekend, when I had a couple of days off. It meant extra

Stop judging parents by how their children fare

Posted on 04/07/202010/20/2021 by Irene Caselli

Being a mother comes with a lot of conflicted feelings. I go from wanting to literally bite into my son’s

On tooth fairies and dreamy swims in lockdown

Posted on 03/31/202002/05/2021 by Irene Caselli

I’ve been in lockdown in Naples, Italy, for three weeks now. The rules are strict here; we can only go

Let’s get our v-words right! And other lessons you have taught me

Posted on 03/24/202010/20/2021 by Irene Caselli

Last week I published a story about things I wished I knew about sex when I was younger, inspired by Sex

12 things I wish I knew about sex before I started having it

Posted on 03/20/202010/20/2021 by Irene Caselli

The Netflix series Sex Education got me thinking about those early awkward moments of confusion when I became sexually active. So, inspired by the series, here’s a list of some of the things that I wish I had known back then.

Lessons on entertaining ourselves indoors from the masters of simple play

Posted on 03/17/202010/20/2021 by Irene Caselli

I’ve been in lockdown for a week now. I’m in Naples, Italy, and the coronavirus containment measures caught me, my

How do we raise a feminist?

Posted on 03/17/202006/15/2021 by Irene Caselli

Every person who believes men are superior to women was once a child. People who see women as possessions passed

Women! Women everywhere (even on the walls)

Posted on 03/10/202002/08/2021 by Irene Caselli

Powerful marches and strikes were led by women in Latin America to mark International Women’s Day this year – something I’ve