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All While Saving the World

Apr
14
2008

Sometimes it seems that just so very much rides on what we do as parents. It's all so big -- raising these darlings from lumps through even just the fine kindergarteners they will someday be. (Not to mention the independent, thriving, balanced, kind grown-ups they'd better someday be!) But other times, it is all so tiny. Preschoolers are working at hard at holding a crayon and

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Tuesday is Earth Day (and every day should be...)

Apr
19
2008

We pride ourselves on doing, not fretting. We like being part of the solution. Sure, we worry -- but when we worry, we try to remind ourselves to act. Help. Think it out. Make a good thing happen. Parenting preschoolers is challenging. Saving the Earth is challenging. Luckily, we thrive on challenges. But yikes! It seems this is one of those times when you just need to get your hands

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Thinking Green Thoughts About Eco-Friendly Toys

Apr
26
2008

Another birthday's coming up. Some special occasion. Or your preschooler just seems to be outgrowing too many of his toys -- too fast! You walk into the toy store, full of excitement. What's more fun than choosing a toy for a child? You scan, scan, scan the displays. Thought bubble: Will this toy bring joy? Will my child learn from it? Will it last? Will it get lots of play time for a long

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A Little Life as Seen Through the Lens

May
22
2008

When we think of photographs and our kids, we grin at their adorable smiles (real, fake, experimental lips pursed, all kinds). We cringe at the mostly lame ways we attempt to get them to turn their best face to the camera. We tell ourselves that nobody knows about all the times we watch slideshows of their baby pictures on repeat in a sentimental swoon. We refuse to delete even the blurry

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Savvy Picks for December, 2008

Our top ten posts about the wonders of rituals and routines:

  1. A Season of Rituals
  2. Savvy Welcomes Betsy Brown Braun on Helping Keep the Fa-La-La in the Holidays with Your Children
  3. Savvy Picks: Best Children's Books of 2008
  4. Savvy Welcomes Lyn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson on Greening the Holidays
  5. Teaching Your Child About Giving Instead of Getting at the Holidays
  6. Homemade Gifts to Make with Preschoolers
  7. How to Keep Rituals a Bit Flexible, a Little Lively, and a Lot Unexpected
  8. Savvy Welcomes Ginger Carlson on How to Give Experiences Not More Things
  9. Inspired Indoor Activities for the Shortest Day of the Year
  10. Holidays Are Delicious

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