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September 2008

Theme: “The Social Life of Preschoolers”

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What a Dizzying Peek into the Preschool Social World!

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2008

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 great fun and great challenges of the growing years.

This month at Being Savvy has been another jam-packed one, and you all have been especially interested in our tour of the social and emotional world of preschoolers and their parents. Looking back, we certainly considered a ton of topics together:

the essentials of starting school
reminding ourselves why socialization is so much of what preschool learning is all about and what socializing means to our little ones
the delights and the challenges of playdates and birthday parties
the fickle world of preschool friendships, both real and imaginary -- and expert insight on how best to parent your way through these fledgling friendships
expert advice on seeing the world from the perspective of the shy child
the great fun of preschool buddy stories and games to play with your preschool pals
what is learned from sharing lunchtime with your classmates -- and how to survive dinnertime with your family with manners tips for all!
resources for making a big move with your bewildered little one in tow
tips on how to talk to your child about differences in his world
a reminder of how essential it is for rookie moms (which means all of us, really) to get together with their friends too
diplomacy skills for the preschool set, and particularly in the world of learning to share -- and expert tips on creative problem-solving
why strangers can also be aunties, in this village of child rearing
the best ways of bringing siblings together, from minimizing squabbles to doing fun things with kids of different ages
inspiration and perspective on becoming the parent we want to be to our children and their friends, watching friendships grow, the magic of being us two -- and why hug-o-wars would solve so much!

And now, what lies ahead next month? Hmmm, close your eyes, warm up your imagination, and get ready for a month of play and learning that will indeed make you believe!

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