<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <channel> <atom:link href="http://www.savvysource.com/rssfeeds/savvyrssblog.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Being Savvy</title> <link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/</link> <description></description> <language>en-us</language>  <copyright>Copyright 2008 savvysource</copyright>  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:33:55 EDT</pubDate>  <item> <title>SavvyPicks for Your Favorite Fairies, Sprites and Pixies</title><description><![CDATA[The blessing of a child (among many many others) is the blessing countless adorable moments parading before our lucky parental eyes.  Among those, the sight of a darling preschooler in a gauzy fairy costume ... well, if you've seen it, you know just how precious it is.But that is not the only reason...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3311_savvypicks-for-your-favorite-fairies-sprites-and-pixies</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3311_savvypicks-for-your-favorite-fairies-sprites-and-pixies</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>5 Things to Have in Your Dress-Up Bin, and How to Help Your Preschooler Choose a Halloween Costume</title><description><![CDATA[We love thinking about our little ones' wild and ever-churning imaginations and Halloween together.  The holiday seems made-to-order for the preschooler mind (not to mention the preschooler sweet tooth).  Dressing up on Halloween night, and for all the Halloween parties and parades that tend to prec...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3244_5-things-to-have-in-your-dress-up-bin-and-how-to-help-your-preschooler-choose-a-halloween-costume</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3244_5-things-to-have-in-your-dress-up-bin-and-how-to-help-your-preschooler-choose-a-halloween-costume</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Savvy Welcomes: Betsy Brown Braun on Play as the Work of Childhood</title><description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to have Betsy Brown Braun here once again to share her wisdom on early childhood and parenting.  Today, she helps us understand the crucial role of imaginative play in our little ones' lives. Betsy is the best-selling author of the award-winning book Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensibl...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3241_savvy-welcomes-betsy-brown-braun-on-play-as-the-work-of-childhood</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3241_savvy-welcomes-betsy-brown-braun-on-play-as-the-work-of-childhood</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>SavvyPicks: Books that Celebrate a Child's Imagination</title><description><![CDATA[The very act of telling a story (or reading one, or listening to one) engages the imagination as almost nothing else can.  And so it is that we find ourselves returning again and again to our teeming bookshelves for inspiration, imaginative or otherwise.  Whether for preschool story times or at bedt...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3156_savvypicks-books-that-celebrate-a-childs-imagination</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3156_savvypicks-books-that-celebrate-a-childs-imagination</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Wise Words about the Purple Crayon</title><description><![CDATA[The classic book, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, is the be-all, end-all of an imagination story.  Dress-up, costumes, imagination, making a world around you out of props -- or thin air.  That's what Harold and his crayon do, and it's what your own kiddos do in their lushly imagina...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3155_wise-words-about-the-purple-crayon</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3155_wise-words-about-the-purple-crayon</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Pretend Play and Preschooler Development</title><description><![CDATA[The whole realm of make believe, dress up and role play is so far from the every day tasks to which most of us adults devote ourselves, that it is often difficult for us to appreciate its centrality in young children's lives.  And yet, when we really pay attention to our preschoolers' play and train...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3167_pretend-play-and-preschooler-development</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3167_pretend-play-and-preschooler-development</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>They Make Us Believe</title><description><![CDATA[Can it be October already?  The (pre)school year is on its speedy way, rushing headlong into the fall months and (gasp!) holidays.  As we turn the page on our calendars, October is already chock full of activities, playdates and birthday parties.  And beckoning at the very end of the month -- Hallow...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3115_they-make-us-believe</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/nurturing-imagination/3115_they-make-us-believe</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>What a Dizzying Peek into the Preschool Social World!</title><description><![CDATA[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 dif...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/the-social-life-of-preschoolers/3047_what-a-dizzying-peek-into-the-preschool-social-world-</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/the-social-life-of-preschoolers/3047_what-a-dizzying-peek-into-the-preschool-social-world-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Big Kids, Little Kids, and Babies Too</title><description><![CDATA[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 ne...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/the-social-life-of-preschoolers/3032_big-kids-little-kids-and-babies-too</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/the-social-life-of-preschoolers/3032_big-kids-little-kids-and-babies-too</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Putting Your Napkin on Your Lap-kin: Table Manners for the Preschool Set</title><description><![CDATA[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 wi...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/the-social-life-of-preschoolers/2902_putting-your-napkin-on-your-lap-kin-table-manners-for-the-preschool-set</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/the-social-life-of-preschoolers/2902_putting-your-napkin-on-your-lap-kin-table-manners-for-the-preschool-set</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>