Go Local with a Being Savvy City Blog
June 2008
Theme: “All About Me and Mine”
But Enough About Me
As much as it's endlessly interesting to gaze at one's own navel (especially when that navel is an adorable preschooler's navel), we ll, 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
Continue reading "But Enough About Me"
By Myself
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 way.
Continue reading "By Myself"
Wise Words from Olivia and Her Maker
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
Continue reading "Wise Words from Olivia and Her Maker"
These Are A Few of My Favorite Things
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
Continue reading "These Are A Few of My Favorite Things"
Savvy Speaks with The Happiness Project's Gretchen Rubin
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
Continue reading "Savvy Speaks with The Happiness Project's Gretchen Rubin"
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
Advertisement
Find a Preschool in Your State
Advertisement
Take the Savvy Quiz
