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May 273 min read
Show Up Ready to Have Fun and Learn Something!
It's about inspiring the physical body to feel great whatever that looks like. Tess
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May 142 min read
Four Family Farm Adventures Around Paris
Enjoy your family-friendly farm adventures around Paris.
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May 34 min read
The Best Kept Secret of Message: Professional Support for Mothers
Another important part of the group’s usefulness, we hope, is to reduce isolation.
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Michelle Bales
Jan 233 min read
Parents have needs too: For example, art
Check out three museums that my family has been able to genuinely enjoy with our kids thanks to well-designed, kid-focused spaces.
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Michelle Bales
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Parents have needs too: For example, coffee
On New Year’s Eve 2021, my husband, 9 month old, 2.5 year old and I landed in Paris to start a (then) 2 year assignment in the city of...
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Kat Moioli
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Extracurricular Activities (or: the dilemma on how to fill up your kids' days)
We are all feeling the pressure of filling our kids' days and weeks with the "right" activities, but it is impossible to fit it all in!
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Annie Kamp
Jul 24, 20234 min read
Interview with Cancer Support France Volunteer Robynne Pendariès
Cancer Support France provides free, confidential support to English-speakers in France affected by cancer.
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Rachelle Chapman
Jun 26, 20238 min read
What About Brunch?
Let’s talk about brunch, baby! The British invented it, but Americans perfected it. The French scoff at it. Paris needs a brunch scene...
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blog9598
Jun 19, 20235 min read
Choosing a School in France
Whether you are starting your first child who is a native French speaker in pre-school in France, or have just moved here with several...
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Linnea Bruce
Jun 12, 20234 min read
How to Move to the US as an American with your French Spouse and Family
A lot of people think that getting a green card or even US citizenship is practically automatic for spouses of US citizens. Let me tell...
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Message Paris
Jun 6, 20234 min read
French School Vocabulary
Bienvenue à l'école en France! If you are new to France or putting kids in a French-speaking school for the first time, here are the...
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blog9598
May 17, 20235 min read
Flash Space Invaders: Expand Your Paris Exploration
This article was originally posted on July 6, 2022 on Bonjour Paris, the definitive insider’s guide to la vie Parisienne since 1995. The...
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blog9598
May 8, 20233 min read
Keep it Seasonal: Spring Foods in Paris
Eating seasonal fruit, vegetables, and seafood is simply the best choice whenever possible: it is good for the planet, good for your...
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Courtney Bachelard Knight
Apr 25, 20234 min read
Preparing Your Child to Ride Public Transportation Alone
As hard as it is to imagine, at some point all of our kids will ride public transit alone. This might be as they graduate to commuting to...
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Dr. Sophie Wallace-Hadrill, DClinPsy
Apr 17, 20236 min read
Black Maternal Health Week (USA and UK)
As we strive to create and curate more inclusive and fair communities, I wanted to draw our attention to an incredibly important topic in...
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Annie Kamp
Apr 11, 202310 min read
What to Expect when Starting Crèche
Congrats! Your child has been accepted into daycare (crèche). It is not an easy feat in the Paris region. If this is your first time with...
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Rachelle Chapman
Apr 3, 20235 min read
The Laissez-Faire Guide to Kid's Birthday Parties
I have a little confession to make. Can I just say I’m tired of birthday parties? Right now, I am at a demographically interesting phase...
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blog9598
Mar 27, 20234 min read
The Best Goûter for Kids
I remember my childhood in the USA, getting home for snack time after school. I remember a lot of granola bars, yogurts, fruit, and...
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Message Paris
Mar 20, 20233 min read
French Post-Baccalauréat (Bac) Applications : Big Bad "Parcoursup" ?
Parcoursup is the national online applications portal for applying to higher education programs in France.
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