I was born and raised in New York City and moved to Italy when I was 24 years old. For a little over twelve years, Italy has been my home, and I’ve built a life here.

I have two children, an 8-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. Both of them have spent their entire lives in Italy. I’ve never experienced raising children in America, but I was raised there and have a good understanding of American parenting. And let me tell you, parenting here is a completely different story, with some of it being very surprising.

Of course, the food is different

I still remember my days in public school in New York City. My mom packed me healthy homemade…