The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The embarrassing dads causing trouble for Italy's top politicians Parents behaving badly are causing no end of headaches for their high-flying offspring in Italian politics, with Luigi Di Maio the latest in the spotlight. https://www.thelocal.it/20181129/embarassing-dads-italys-top-politicians Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:29:57 +0100 embarassing-dads-italys-top-politicians Italian watchdog blocks Salvini's attempt to put 'mother and father' on kids' ID cards Italy's Data Protection Authority has advised against a reform proposed by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini that would replace the word 'parents' with 'mother and father' on children's national ID cards. https://www.thelocal.it/20181116/data-protection-matteo-salvini-mother-and-father-on-childrens-id-cards Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:28:37 +0100 data-protection-matteo-salvini-mother-and-father-on-childrens-id-cards Italian parents forbidden to name their baby Blu Parents in Milan have been ordered to change their daughter's name after a judge objected to their decision to call her Blu. https://www.thelocal.it/20180523/italian-baby-name-blu Wed, 23 May 2018 14:23:58 +0200 italian-baby-name-blu Italy amends law to allow kids to go home from school alone Italian schools can let children walk home alone without fear of legal repercussions, after the senate approved an amendment to a law that said they had to be picked up by an adult. https://www.thelocal.it/20171114/italy-amends-law-kids-go-home-from-school-alone Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:26:30 +0100 italy-amends-law-kids-go-home-from-school-alone In landmark ruling, Italy recognizes gay couple as dads to surrogate babies For the first time in Italy, two gay partners have been legally recognized as fathers of two surrogate children. https://www.thelocal.it/20170228/gay-couple-officially-dads-of-surrogate-child-after-landmark-ruling Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:57:38 +0100 gay-couple-officially-dads-of-surrogate-child-after-landmark-ruling One-year-old vegan weighing 5kg hospitalized in Milan A one-year-old boy in Milan, allegedly being raised on a strict vegan diet, has been taken away from his parents after being hospitalized weighing just five kilograms. https://www.thelocal.it/20160708/one-year-old-vegan-weighing-kg-hospitalized-in-milan Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:23:54 +0200 one-year-old-vegan-weighing-kg-hospitalized-in-milan Why half of Italy's young live with mum and dad Almost half the number of Italians between the age of 25 and 34 still live with their parents, according to the most recent figures from Eurostat. While Italy's moribund economy goes some way to explain this - the rate has risen since 2008 - is there more to it? https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:18:33 +0200 why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Nursery was wrong to expel vegan child: court A court in the northern Italian province of Alto Adige has ruled that a nursery school was wrong to expel a child whose mother requested that he be fed a vegan diet. https://www.thelocal.it/20150731/school-wrong-to-expel-vegan-child-says-court Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:34:25 +0200 school-wrong-to-expel-vegan-child-says-court Couple told they can't call their child 'Nutella' A court in northern France has barred a couple from calling their baby Nutella, after the famous Italian chocolate spread, because "it isn't in the child's best interest". https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/parents-barred-from-calling-their-child-nutella Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:19:00 +0100 parents-barred-from-calling-their-child-nutella Cops probe poor parents who keep kids at home A total of 165 parents in southern Italy have been reported to the police for not sending their children to school, with many of the would-be pupils kept away from the classroom to support their families. https://www.thelocal.it/20140916/poor-parents-reported-for-kids-skiving Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:59:00 +0200 poor-parents-reported-for-kids-skiving 'Growing up bilingual can be a challenge' While growing up bilingual is a privilege, the pressure can be frustrating for both parents and children. Tiziana Buscemi, who grew up in Italy, and her English mother Jill tell The Local about the challenges of raising children bilingual. https://www.thelocal.it/20140904/growing-up-bilingual-can-be-a-challenge Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:32:00 +0200 growing-up-bilingual-can-be-a-challenge Italian schoolgirl killed herself over China trip A 16-year-old girl from the Emilia Romagna town of Forlì threw herself from the roof of her school building after her parents refused to let her go to China. https://www.thelocal.it/20140626/italian-schoolgirl-kills-herself-over-china-trip Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:40:00 +0200 italian-schoolgirl-kills-herself-over-china-trip Police crackdown on parents over truant kids Eighty-two parents have been reported to the police in Naples for not making their children go to school, Italian media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140530/police-crackdown-on-parents-over-truant-kids Fri, 30 May 2014 10:26:00 +0200 police-crackdown-on-parents-over-truant-kids Italian couple 'kidnapped and beat' son-in-law A Veneto couple who were against their daughter marrying a former boxer alleged to have taken drugs in the past, kidnapped and beat their new son-in-law and then forced him to sign an agreement to end the marriage. https://www.thelocal.it/20140523/italian-couple-kidnapped-and-beat-son-in-law Fri, 23 May 2014 16:06:00 +0200 italian-couple-kidnapped-and-beat-son-in-law Most young Italians still live with their parents Italians have always been close to their parents, but fewer flew the nest in 2012 than in 2011, mainly due to the continued lack of jobs in Italy's struggling economy, according to the latest figures from Istat, the national statistics agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20140210/majority-of-young-italians-still-live-with-their-parents Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:15:00 +0100 majority-of-young-italians-still-live-with-their-parents