Category Archives: parenting

A cover for ACHTUNG BABY

Posted on May 2, 2017 by sarazaske

My book about German parenting is coming out in January 2, 2018, but this baby already has an awesome cover. It’s big, it’s bright, it’s yellow! And watch out for those kids! Read more about ACHTUNG BABY on this site, … Continue reading →

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Toy-Free Kindergarten project

Posted on March 28, 2017 by sarazaske

The program is based on the idea that habit-forming behaviors start in childhood. Continue reading →

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Teaching Children to Play with Fire

Posted on February 23, 2017 by sarazaske

On a recent article in the New York Times , I highlighted a German fire safety training program that aims to keep kids safe by teaching them how to make fire–not to stay away from it. Check it out here     Here’s … Continue reading →

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Simple ways to give kids more free play

Posted on February 6, 2017 by sarazaske

At this point, every parent in America has probably heard how important free play is for their kids. If you haven’t, there’s this article and this article and this article  just to name a few. We know that children need to … Continue reading →

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Dear America, Please Don’t Kill Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2016 by sarazaske

Halloween is about the best thing about American childhood that our helicopter culture has been unable to ruin–yet. Despite our constant control of our children, on Halloween they can run around freely, sometimes even without their parents, and ask strangers … Continue reading →

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