by Maria Tumolo | Feb 2, 2023 | Child Development, Children and The Internet, Mental Health, Parenthood, Parenting
In January 2021, Children in England didn’t return to school after the Christmas break. Back then, we were living in our third national lockdown and home-schooling again. When my children where much younger we were indoors for a considerable amount of time. I was...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 9, 2021 | Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting
My son was 13 months old, when I was diagnosed with postnatal depression. It felt like I was walking through a dense fog where sleep and wakefulness merged. I was running on autopilot, ‘zombie-like’. Then, I spotted a blog by an anonymous writer; there was a name for...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 8, 2021 | Motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Parenting and Mixed Race Children
Last year, I ran a series entitled ‘Mixed Heritage Family Life’. The series featured parents across the globe. I learnt, we all have similar joys and concerns. At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, many of us had to revisit old wounds....
by Maria Tumolo | Oct 29, 2020 | Fatherhood, Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race Families, Motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Parenting and Mixed Race Children
Some months ago, I reached out to the Choi Family to take part in my mixed Heritage Family Life series. As a family with Blasian children like myself, I wondered if there were any similarities between my south England experience to theirs in middle England? This is...
by Maria Tumolo | Sep 2, 2020 | Families, Motherhood, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Parenthood
Some months ago, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and I came across the account Abby & Izzy, ‘Sisterhood of the Travelling Ankara’. I loved the name and their photos were so joyous! I reached out to their mum for an interview to talk about...
by Maria Tumolo | Aug 26, 2020 | Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race, Motherhood, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Parenthood, Parenting
A few years ago, I began following little Nova’s insta feed, but I never spotted her parents. From time to time we liked each other’s snaps and commented, untill recently. When I decide to host the series on Mixed Heritage Family Life, I reached out....
