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Bringing the Inside Out

by Rita Arens

Jul
14
2008

For some reason, kids think their toys are far cooler when they are out of context. My daughter whines and cries that she doesn't want to go to the grocery store until her stuffed animals all start jockeying for the chance to go with her. Then she's all happy to walk around the store and show Ski Bear or Pink Kitteh the frozen food section. I don't get it. This works well with the outdoors, too. ... Read more >

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Rita Arens

Rita Arens is a writer and editor living in Kansas City with her husband and daughter. In addition to authoring Surrender, Dorothy, she is a contributing editor for BlogHer and the editor of Sleep Is for the Weak: The Best of the Mommybloggers, Including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and More!...Read more >

Jenny Meade

Jenny is a blogger and a freelance advertising/marketing consultant living in suburban Kansas City with her husband, two rambunctious little boys, and a giant poodle. She is the author of We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto, where she blogs on the joys and pains of raising an active family as a working mom. ...Read more >

Wise Words to Remind You to Watch the Amazing Show of Childhood

by BeingSavvy

January
9
2009

One of the most dog-eared and spine-cracked books on our Savvy Parenting Shelf is Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned Knee . This month's look at the big picture of parenting and childhood prompted yet another return to the wisdom in Dr. Mogel's pages:



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