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The First 1,000 Days
A newsletter on the crucial period in which our brains and social connections are built and how they shape our future. Essays, reportages and journalistic thoughts on how we think about the youngest children and their caregivers.
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The (very recent) birth of child protection
And why some agencies are not actually focused on children's wellbeing.
Populism meets parenting
Why we should all know how our political leaders were brought up.
Lessons from a ‘no-go’ neighbourhood
What I learned from a new playground in Bulgaria.
A surrogacy ban is not feminist
The Italian parliament made it illegal earlier this month for people to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy.
Abuse affects millions of children. I was one of them
**This article contains discussions of childhood abuse, including sexual violence, that may be distressing for some readers.
What language does your inner child speak?
“Sí.” Your inner child speaks Italian, said my therapist, and I burst into tears.
A very modern 70s cartoon
When I was little, my mom used to call me Mafalda, after a popular comic strip.
Motherhood and medals
I grew up in a family where sport was not actively promoted.
What to do with kids in the summer?
There is a poem that has always stayed with me.