“One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.”-Malala Yousafzai- As for Patrick (my first kid), I had worried that starting first grade—and in a new country, no less—would be a shock, a source of stress, or even traumatic for him. As for Dora, I had convinced myself that since she used to go to preschool so happily, with a smile on her face, the transition to school would be even better. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/skipping-rope-in-my-family-life/ But I was wrong—terribly wrong. In her tear-filled eyes, I saw myself: a small, terrified little creature who had been taken away from a preschool full of friends and split up into three…