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September 2008
Theme: “The Social Life of Preschoolers”
What a Dizzying Peek into the Preschool Social World!
Life in preschool is all work and all play, inextricably intertwined at all moments. Never is this more evident to parents than through peeks into the world of our preschoolers' social interactions. Figuring out who you are by yourself, with your friends, in the world, with people like you and different from you -- it's often in the navigating of these relationships that we best understand the
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Big Kids, Little Kids, and Babies Too
As parents, we get a big kick out of coming up with activities , books and toys that are perfectly suited to our child's age and precise moment of development. Ideas that can help us build their confidence, but also stretch their minds and give them that "aha!" feeling of having grasped something new. Our Savvy Source developmental quiz is designed to give parents precisely those kinds of
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Putting Your Napkin on Your Lap-kin: Table Manners for the Preschool Set
Every few years we read yet another study confirming how important it is to eat dinner together as a family as often as you can. It renews connections; it enlivens verbal and communication skills; it makes a happy home. But no one -- repeat, no one -- is happy when food is flying, supper is met with a grimace, and dinnertime has become a circus. Eliminating battles around eating is tough
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Wise Words from Laura Davis and Janis Keyser
Sometimes we need a little reminder of the larger purpose of all the endless mediating and listening and explaining and encouraging and comforting we do with our children and their friends. Here are just the words to make us feel that yes, indeed, it is all very worthwhile: "Ultimately, we make rules about conduct because we want our children to be compassionate, and we're not sure that
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Enter to Win a Complete Tech Makeover Now!
We've told you about this amazing opportunity before. But, dear parents and readers, as the deadline of October 6th approaches, we can't let you forget to enter yourself or a friend or family member to win a truly grand tech makeover. Do you know someone who clings to her Filofax like Linus to his blanket? Someone who still considers that computer from 1997 that fills practically an entire
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Savvy Picks for December, 2008
Our top ten posts about the wonders of rituals and routines:
- A Season of Rituals
- Savvy Welcomes Betsy Brown Braun on Helping Keep the Fa-La-La in the Holidays with Your Children
- Savvy Picks: Best Children's Books of 2008
- Savvy Welcomes Lyn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson on Greening the Holidays
- Teaching Your Child About Giving Instead of Getting at the Holidays
- Homemade Gifts to Make with Preschoolers
- How to Keep Rituals a Bit Flexible, a Little Lively, and a Lot Unexpected
- Savvy Welcomes Ginger Carlson on How to Give Experiences Not More Things
- Inspired Indoor Activities for the Shortest Day of the Year
- Holidays Are Delicious
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