All While Saving the World

April 14, 2008

Sometimes it seems that just so very much rides on what we do as parents. It's all so big -- raising these darlings from lumps through even just the fine kindergarteners they will someday be. (Not to mention the independent, thriving, balanced, kind grown-ups they'd better someday be!) But other times, it is all so tiny. Preschoolers are

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Five Easiest Green Changes

April 15, 2008

1. No more bottled water in regular plastic jugs. Drink from glasses, filter your own water, use refillable jugs (see every option at www.reusablebags.com ). Do something other than give into those tempting little 12-oz. plastics from the corner store that pile up landfills faster than toys during a playdate. 2. Deputize your kid as the

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Inspiration: The Lorax Speaks for Us, Too

April 16, 2008

Thank goodness (again) for our beloved Dr. Seuss. Not only did he introduce us to Horton and the Cat and Bartholomew and Sam I Am, he also brought the Lorax into our lives. Or rather, our kids' lives. The Lorax, who enlightens without seeming preachy. The Lorax, who says (as repeated by the now-chastened Once-ler) "UNLESS" without sounding like

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SavvyPicks: Great "Green" Activities

April 17, 2008

Your clever little ones already figured out that the best fun of all is made with the stuff you have on hand. Or outside the front door. Or pretty much anywhere you look. Here are some great ideas from our Savvy Source activities encyclopedia to remind you, too: Making something cool out of crayon nubs Cleaning up your toys, on a cosmic

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Wise Words from the Author Who Gave Us Charlotte

April 18, 2008

Friday is quote day here at Being Savvy. Today we turn to E. B. White for some perspective to get us through the weekend (and beyond). The man who introduced us to Charlotte and who tells us how to make ourselves clear , even to our preschoolers, says it best, again: "I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent

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