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I Hate Football. I Let my Daughter Play It Anyway.

Posted on January 11, 2020 by sarazaske

  My latest essay in the New York Times is a little controversial. I don’t expect everyone to agree with the decision to let our 13-year-old daughter play football. But at its heart, this is a story about letting a … Continue reading →

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“Let the Children Fight” in The Wall Street Journal

Posted on December 28, 2017 by sarazaske

Parenting the German Way: Let the Children Fight by Sara Zaske The chaos of German kindergartens is sometimes hard for Americans to understand. When I lived in Berlin for nearly seven years, I was surprised at first to find that kindergartens … Continue reading →

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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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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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The non-pushy parent: how to be a German mum

Posted on March 10, 2015 by sarazaske

I wrote another piece about my experiences as an American parent in Berlin. It appeared in The Times newspaper in the U.K. Here’s a short sample. (Sorry you have to go to The Times site to read the whole thing but … Continue reading →

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