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Savvy-est "Green" Parenting Resources
Ah, the tidyness of a nice, short list on Being Savvy's List Day (every Tuesday). Go here, read this, sign up, save the world, get on with it. Got it? Our ideas for absolute Savvy-est eco-friendly parenting resources are: The NRDC's brilliant website -- Simple Steps A compendium of everything you need to know -- Easy Green Living book The greatest solution ever -- a freebie
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What's the 411 (for Preschoolers)?
Your little one knows his own name. He loves his name. (See l ast week's post to understand just how much.) He may even know what letter it starts with. MY letter! And does he also know his middle name, and last name too? Yes? Good job, buddy! But what about all the other info? Those basic names and numbers we all have in our heads, and that give us a place in this world to call home, people
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Wise (and Serenade-able) Words from Billy Joel
What's more fun than crooning 70's love songs to your preschooler? Oh, that's right -- teaching your little one to sing along with you! Dooby doos and air piano, both optional. Delighting in your own little person's own-little-person-ness required. "I said I love you, and that's forever. This I promise from the heart: I couldn't love you any better. I love you just the way you are."
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Summertime Is for Getting Away, Somehow, Anyhow
So, today is the first of July. (Rabbit, rabbit.) Summer may have started officially with the solstice two weekends ago, but today it seems undeniable. Not just calendar-real, but real-real. It's July. It's summer. The heat is on. And to celebrate this long, lazy month of pure summer fun, Being Savvy is going to take you and your family away. Where, you may ask? Well, all sorts of places,
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Five Favorite Friends for a Roadtrip (and One for a Sleepover)
What?! Is it not enough to consider hours trapped in a car with a preschooler or two to whom you are already parentally obligated? You'd consider taking along a friend too? Has Being Savvy lost its mind?! Nah. These are the easiest guests you'll ever invite. And you don't even need to make room for another car seat for them! These friends are the audio kind. Companions via CD. Digitally
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Start Singing: Sea Chanteys
Sea chanteys (or shanties, if you'd like to introduce your preschooler early to the world variant spellings) are easy-to-remember, easy-to-belt-out songs that help pass the time when you are manning the sails or pulling the oars. Or just sitting in traffic to get across town. Here are some of our favorites for your little pirates, mermaids or confirmed landlubbers: Sea Music by the
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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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