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It’s time to talk about obstetric violence

Posted on 09/22/202210/14/2022 by Irene Caselli

**Warning: this piece handles obstetric violence, and goes into some graphic details. If this has affected you and you have

Routines are great, but have you tried spontaneity?

Posted on 09/15/202209/15/2022 by Irene Caselli

📢 On 21 September, I am moderating a panel on how losing a caregiver can impact a child’s health and what

The invisible load holds women back

Posted on 09/08/202209/08/2022 by Irene Caselli

This morning, as I was driving back from dropping my son off for a few hours with his babysitter, I

Summer is great for everyone except parents

Posted on 08/17/202209/08/2022 by Irene Caselli

There is a poem by Gianni Rodari, the Italian children’s book writer I can’t stop raving about, that has always stayed

Why you shouldn’t spank a child

Posted on 08/11/202208/11/2022 by Irene Caselli

A disturbing investigation by Brazil’s Agência Pública and online platform openDemocracy has uncovered that Brazil’s religious homeschooling groups, supported by

What happened when a friend saw me yell at my child

Posted on 08/04/202208/05/2022 by Irene Caselli

Last year, someone who was close to me and my family joined us for a week while we were in

The life-changing power of reading aloud

Posted on 07/28/202207/29/2022 by Irene Caselli

When I was pregnant with my son Lorenzo, I would often sit down and read aloud to my belly. I

What it’s like to flee a forest fire

Posted on 07/22/202207/22/2022 by Irene Caselli

One afternoon last year, I fled my home with my family as the hill above my home burned. I’d had

The cost of the motherhood penalty

Posted on 07/15/202207/18/2022 by Irene Caselli

🚨 On 18 July, I am moderating a panel on why we should take children and carers into account when

What does trauma really mean?

Posted on 07/06/202207/11/2022 by Irene Caselli

An image has been haunting me recently. It’s of children lined up in an airport in the United States about