I spend 2 months in Italy every year with my kids. I love how differently children are raised there.

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My family spends two months every year in southern Italy. We love the affordable lifestyle, sense of community, and freedom our kids enjoy.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marcela D'alterio. It has been edited for length and clarity. Five years ago, my husband, our two young children, and I decided to spend two months in Italy over the summer. My husband is from Italy, and his family was still living in a small town in the south of the country, in the Naples region. That summer, I quickly discovered that the quality of life in Italy was much better than in the US — and significantly cheaper. Ever since that initial visit, we've been living in Italy for two months every summer. Everything in Italy is geared toward community.

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