Hello, We are new to this however I (we) will try to do OK. We live in the San Francisco, California Bay Area, an area not too strangely out of step with No. Italy. Tho, born in US our hearts are in Italy. Love to hear about places to see and what's going on in Italy. We are planning on taking our grandsons and the family to Italy next June so they too can see and love Italy as we do. Possibly because they are tired of hearing us talk about it - now they want to see for themselves...Arrivederci

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I think is an excellent idea taking your grandson to Italy. I live here in the US and I love both countries. I notice though that the people I am mst confortable with are - of course - the people who did travel. Experiencing any other culture is always a good thing for the mind.
About kids: I have several sources for kids activity and I need to add them to website. Hopefully I will have some time soon. Here is a first article, I have quite a bit more material however...
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/Travel/italy-with-children.asp

Paolo