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The Tempestuous Nature of Preschool Friendships

Sep
13
Sat

Watching our preschoolers navigate their social worlds always amazes and often shocks us. The things they say to each other! There are the proclamations of everlasting love: "You are my favorite friend in the whole world, forever and ever!" And the just as passionate reversals: "I'm never going to be your friend ever again!" Listening to all of this soap opera while pushing a swing at the

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Playdates: The Good and the Horrid

Sep
25
Thu

Here's how we feel about playdates: When they are good, they are very very good; When they are bad they are horrid. You know what we mean, right? A great playdate sparks such energy and delight in our little ones. They get swept into imaginative play, try on every costume in the dress-up bin, or invent elaborate pretend scenarios. The experiment with each other's toys, show off their

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Savvy Picks for December, 2008

Our top ten posts about the wonders of rituals and routines:

  1. A Season of Rituals
  2. Savvy Welcomes Betsy Brown Braun on Helping Keep the Fa-La-La in the Holidays with Your Children
  3. Savvy Picks: Best Children's Books of 2008
  4. Savvy Welcomes Lyn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson on Greening the Holidays
  5. Teaching Your Child About Giving Instead of Getting at the Holidays
  6. Homemade Gifts to Make with Preschoolers
  7. How to Keep Rituals a Bit Flexible, a Little Lively, and a Lot Unexpected
  8. Savvy Welcomes Ginger Carlson on How to Give Experiences Not More Things
  9. Inspired Indoor Activities for the Shortest Day of the Year
  10. Holidays Are Delicious

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