ESSAYS&
ARTICLES
Amy Aves Challenger
My articles, opinion pieces, essays, and narratives are often grounded with research and reporting on:
parenting, justice, faith, fitness, travel, education, technology, and nature.
The Independent
I attend an Evangelical church, and I'm not buying what Trump is selling
A Message to Trump from the white suburban housewives you love:
we're leaving you
As an American living in Switzerland I feel even guiltier about Trump
than you
International Living Magazine
5 Tips for travel without crowds
Your Teen Magazine
How I Learned to Love Connecting Through Technology
Will My Teens Ever Be The Same After All of This
Swiss Info
National Newspaper in English)
Switzerland is finding strength through kindness
Medium
Featured, Parenting
When My Son Asked "Why'd you even have children" Here's What I Wanted
to Tell Him
Featured Publication, Be Yourself
When We Try to Box and Categorize Refugees
Medium (Personal)
How To Curb Coronavirus Anxiety and Help Your Family Stay Healthy
New In Zürich
How Thanksgiving in Switzerland
Became Far More Than A Meal
Huffington Post U.S.
A full listing of my Huffpost work can be found here. Following are my most recent Huffpost pieces:
What Children In Nepal Taught Me About "Wanting" During the Holidays
To The Teachers and Coaches Who Have Helped My Child Survive Childhood
To The Teacher Who Excluded My Child With ADHD: You Could Do So Much Good
The Church That Opened Its Doors (Even) for My Family
Mothering Mistakes Make Us Stronger
Remember, Someone Out There Needs Your Help
What If My Sick Baby Had Been That Pakistani Baby — And Now Was Threatened With Deportation?
To All The Kids Without A School
When We Call Little Girls 'Fat' We Kill Their Dreams
The Special Education Leader Who Taught My What Compassion Looks Like
I Finally Found A School That Believes In My Child— In Switzerland
To The Beautiful Mom Having A Panic Attack In The Grocery Store
To Those Mocking The Snowflakes And The Whiners
If You're A Mother, And Sometimes You Feel Alone
Dear Teachers, You Could Be The Sun and The Moon
Huffington Post France
Je cours depuis toujours et rien ni personne
ne m'empêchera de continuer
Washington Post
Brain, Child Magazine
MOPS International
Magazine
MOPS International
Blog (column)
Becoming An Adventurer (Again)
A Passage From Longing To Motherhood
Marin Independent Journal
Sheltering Our Children In Marin