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Viva Sarah Press
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Reading with my kids to keep up on conversation
I’ve started to read the series again – to be able to hold detailed discussions with her.
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Viva Sarah Press
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Math vs Tuna: First day back at school
00:15 - “Mommy, I can’t sleep.” “Are you feeling okay?” “Yes. Pick a number.” “It’s after midnight, you have school tomorrow. Let’s try...
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Viva Sarah Press
Aug 19, 20202 min read
Raising three personalities
How three children with the same upbringing can be – and are – so different.
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Viva Sarah Press
Oct 7, 20191 min read
Did you take a Bucharest bookstore selfie?
Bookstores sell other people’s stories. They also tell the stories of the place they’re in. Bucharest's impressive Carturesti, on...
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Viva Sarah Press
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Applying clowning principles to parenting
My 12-year-olds had a tweenager quarrel. He said. She said. It happened suddenly while we were sightseeing. On a hot day. In the sun. So,...
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Viva Sarah Press
Sep 1, 20192 min read
Luck vs. Lack of Lockers
Here's what I learned this year as two of my kids moved from primary to middle schools: You need luck (which comes with a side order of...
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Viva Sarah Press
Aug 18, 20192 min read
Grapes of Wrath (Clowning and Parenting)
The tweenager woke up angry. Everyone was to blame. Her youngest brother “took” her spot on the couch. Even though she had vacated said...
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Viva Sarah Press
Aug 12, 20191 min read
Counting down to random events
School is around the corner. Summer is almost over. But those two facts are irrelevant to one of my seventh-graders (twins, I have two...
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