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June 2008
Theme: “All About Me and Mine”
Getting to Know My Neighborhood
We've been planning all month to write this post today about how much young children enjoy getting to know their neighborhoods and befriending their neighbors. The topic of preschoolers and neighborhoods makes us think -- how could it not? -- of Mister Rogers and his unforgettable song " Won't You Be My Neighbor? " (If you haven't heard this in a while, do click through and listen via the
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Keeping a Journal with Young Kids
As we've been musing about all month, young children have a tremendous desire to learn about themselves, and an almost limitless capacity for introspection. They are just enthralled with their own small selves -- and, developmentally, they are supposed to be. At the same time, we, their lucky parents, desperately want to keep as many reminders as possible of these ever changing little
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This Time, It's All About You
It's Saturday, dear readers. Indeed, it's the longest Saturday of the year (happy solstice!). So we ask: What are you up to tonight? (No, that wasn't a come on.) What we're saying is: Come on , get out there, find a babysitter and go on a date with your sweetheart on this beautiful June Saturday night! Because if we're all about the kids all the time, well, those poor kids will end up with
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Wise Words from the Doctor
As we remind ourselves to delight in the me-ness that fills a preschooler's mind , we turn again to the never-fail cheerfulness of Dr. Seuss for some perspective. Read this aloud with your little one. Perhaps he can memorize it. She can certainly reenact it with glee. And you will grin at the whole display, guaranteed. "Come on! Open your mouth and sound off at the sky! Shout loud at the
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I'm a Girl, I'm a Boy -- What Do Gender Differences Mean to Preschoolers?
We admit to being daunted by this topic. It's kind of huge, and kind of controversial. But we are dedicated to exploring the Me-ness of little people this month, and there's no denying that being able to say "I'm a boy" or "I'm a girl" -- otherwise known as gender identification -- is a big part of how the preschoolers we know understand themselves. Interestingly enough, being able to
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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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