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On a recent weekend, I came home to my son Lorenzo, who’s almost six, sobbing. I had just taken my
Continue readingOn a recent weekend, I came home to my son Lorenzo, who’s almost six, sobbing. I had just taken my
Continue readingWe know just how important family bonds are for children to grow up healthily. Research shows clearly the detrimental effects
Continue readingChildhood is political. The decisions about who has a child, when, and how go far beyond personal choices. Authoritarian and
Continue readingSofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is a tidy, green city, with wide boulevards and neoclassical architecture in the city centre
Continue readingThe Italian parliament made it illegal earlier this month for people to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy.
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Continue reading“Sí.” Your inner child speaks Italian, said my therapist, and I burst into tears. We had been discussing some revelation
Continue readingWhen I was little, my mom used to call me Mafalda, after a popular comic strip. Mafalda was first published
Continue readingI grew up in a family where sport was not actively promoted. My mother was an only child, raised by
Continue readingThere is a poem that has always stayed with me. It’s by acclaimed Italian writer Gianni Rodari and it’s called
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