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June 2008

Theme: “All About Me and Mine”

But Enough About Me

Jun
30
Mon

As much as it's endlessly interesting to gaze at one's own navel (especially when that navel is an adorable preschooler's navel), well, after a while, enough is enough! So as this month draws to a close, with summer in full force, we think that even our preschoolers might agree that it's time to move on, and look upward and outward at this big wide world of ours for a change.Before we turn to

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By Myself

Jun
28
Sat

Isn't it revealing how the phrase "by myself" can evoke such extreme, contradictory emotions in our little ones? There is, of course, the pride of achievement and self-sufficiency. But there is also the scary feeling of being all alone."I do it by myself!" your two-year-old will insist, teetering up a steep set of stairs while you shadow her from behind, every step of the

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Wise Words from Olivia and Her Maker

Jun
27
Fri

We can't let this month pass without special mention of Olivia, that small pig with the outsize ego who has captured the hearts and minds of so many preschoolers and parents.We can think of no other character in children's lit who illustrates our theme so well. Olivia is, undeniably, all about herself -- in the best of ways (no worries about her self-confidence) and the most bemusing (check the

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

Jun
26
Thu

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Um, not quite. It seems that our preschoolers are a bit fiercer in their approach to favorite things. Brown paper packages tied up with string, sure. Those are always cherished. But the rest of the list devolves from there. Maria never yodeled with kids who insist on only dark pink sparkly tiaras or the same green dumptruck tee, day in and day

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Savvy Speaks with The Happiness Project's Gretchen Rubin

Jun
25
Wed

We at The Savvy Source are devotees of Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project. Gretchen manages to weave comments on parenting seamlessly into the rest of her musings on how to be happy, and she somehow pulls off being smart, down-to-earth, inspiring, self-aware and approachable -- all at the same time! She's, in a word, savvy. If you don't know her yet, you'll love meeting her. If you

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