Homeownership: When Hiring a Contractor Is Necessary
There are many odd jobs around the home that the average homeowner can do on their own. However, when a repair or addition requires a skill achieved through experience, it's best to hire a contractor or licensed professional.
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 MoreAs a parent I know we all want to best support our children to reach their best potential. Forbrain can step in and help with pronunciation and speech.
Read MoreBecoming a parent is a very exciting time in a person's life. We all enter the world of parenting blissfully unaware, unrealistically optimistic, and wanting the best for our children.
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 MoreThe use of English within Italian every-day life is growing. This is something that’s easy to miss when you are English yourself. Have you noticed this?
Read MoreThis week on Mammaprada I’m delighted to welcome award-winning author Andrew Cotto. Andrew has written three novels and is a regular contributor to The New York Times.
Read MoreFather’s Day is almost upon us! Sunday 16th June for those of you who aren’t great at remembering these special occasions!
It’s always tough finding presents for dads. They often end up with something dull like another pair of socks and can feel a little forgotten! Or they tell you they don’t want anything but you would really like to show how much you appreciate them.
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 MoreIn your household you always welcome the idea of new languages and diverse cultures, but how can you make the most of your passions? For you it is so important that your children are brought up in a world that is bursting with vibrancy and wide beliefs.
Read MoreWe’ve reached the Summer term! I hope you’re all back to school and into a routine?
For all school subjects, Spring is great season to inspire little ones to learn. There are so many animals, colours, words to use and get their minds buzzing.
Due to this I’ve created another language workbook to support their learning.
If you downloaded the Easter workbook I did earlier in the month, you know what to expect. If not, here is what’s included:
Read MoreAre you worried about your child’s future? This is perfectly normal considering the the uncertainty regarding Brexit and other factors. However, this should not stop you from making future plans, and if anything thinking ahead is probably the best thing you can do in this financial climate.
Read MoreThis week I’ve been chatting to a very inspiring friend of mine, Lisa Francesca Nand. A travel journalist, writer, filmmaker and regular on radio and TV in the UK, Lisa has a long list of accomplishments!
She is also a brilliant, kind friend, mum of two gorgeous boys and the creator of what has become one of the top rated podcasts on iTunes around the world, ‘The Big Travel Podcast’.
Read MoreWelcome to our Easter edition of the #Dolcevitabloggers linkup! The Linkup button below will be available from Sunday 21st April and open for one week.
Read MoreEaster is big in Italy both as a religious festival and as a reason to gather together with family and friends.
As with the UK, lamb features on the menu. It's cooked in various ways depending on which region of Italy you are in.
One year we sent my Father-in-law to buy the lamb as I was in charge of the cooking and he came back with goat!
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 MoreWhen you travel a lot with kids, you have to have good footwear. Your kids need to be protected but comfortable. You need something that’s a space saver in the suitcase but is easy to deal with when it comes to slipping them on and off.
Here are some of the best kids shoes for travel that I’ve found.
Read MoreOur third #Dolcevitabloggers linkup of 2019! The Linkup button below will be available from Sunday 17th March and open for one week.
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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