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August 2008
Theme: “Down by the Shore”
Leaving the Shore Behind
We've enjoyed our month down by the shore so much. We hope you did too. What fun we had splashing and mucking around with the little ones! With Labor Day weekend upon us (too soon!), we're looking back fondly on all the great times: We gloried in the joys of playing with water and sand . We got really good at packing for a perfect day at a preschooler-perfect beach . We immersed ourselves in
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C'mon, Admit It: You Need a Tech Makeover!
How did they know?! 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 room "brand new?" Someone who is great at emailing old friends across the country to vent about her latest foibles as a parent, but still carries a cell phone the size of a brick and can't find that scribbled grocery
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Wise Words from Rachel Carson
"One stormy autumn night when my nephew Roger was about twenty months old, I wrapped him in a blanket and carried him down to the beach in the rainy darkness. Out there, just at the edge of where we couldn't see, big waves were thundering in dimly seen white shapes that boomed and shouted and threw great handfuls of froth at us. Together we laughed for pure joy -- he a baby meeting for the
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Savvy Welcomes: Nora of Nonlineargirl on Being Free at the Beach
We are delight to share the perspective of Nora, author of the engaging parenting (and more!) blog Nonlineargirl , on the freedom of the beach for small kids and parents alike. Free to be...at the beach The beach offers my daughter a freedom that she does not get at home. We live in a city, and Ada can not normally take off running the way she does on the sand. The physical freedom and
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Savvy Welcomes: Ginger Carlson on the Wonder of Water Play!
Savvy parents already recognize that their children are pretty wondrous creatures. But Ginger Carlson helps us remember that they are even more than that: they are children of wonder itself. Ginger's magnificent book, Child of Wonder: Nurturing Creative & Naturally Curious Children , is an all-time great. We've told you before , and we'll happily tell you again how inspiring we find
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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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