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Guest blogger: 10 tips for bringing your preschoolers to the Emergency Department

by Kelly Leahy

Thu
26
2008

A trip to the Emergency Room can be a frightening experience for both preschooler and parent alike. This is why I asked Samantha Leahy to come up with a few tips that can help ease some of the fears prompted by a hospital setting. Samantha has an MA in Applied Developmental Psychology and currently works in a Pediatric Emergency Department in Northern Virginia. After working for almost three ... Read more >

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Dealing with sick kids

by Kelly Leahy

Wed
29
2008

I remember recently reading on a mommy board and someone had posted a question about what to do if your kid had to vomit. Could you steer them toward the toilet? Could you make them do it in a bowl? I laughed at the question only because in my experience kids and vomit happens so suddenly that all you can do is cross your fingers and hope that they hit the washable part of the couch.We have been ... Read more >

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Kelly Leahy

Kelly moved to New Orleans in 2000. She has since bought her first home, gotten married and birthed two girls in the Crescent City. Though she'll never be a "native," Kelly tries to raise her daughters to embrace all that New Orleans has to offer. Kelly can also be found writing at Green Daily and her personal blog, Good Children....Read more >

A Great Book Rhymes!

by BeingSavvy

November
22
2008

Kids are a funny bunch. They are often loath to change and anything new. But still, our little ones are open to so much -- and so much more than we more ossified parents are! Think of poetry: preschoolers happily read and repeat poems with ease and ...Read more >

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Top Ten Anywhere Anytime Activities on Savvy Source

  1. Give Me a Hard One to Guess
  2. Wacky Day
  3. Feelings Journal
  4. Simple Scavenger Hunt
  5. Picture a Good Choice Being Made
  6. Helping Game
  7. Spinning a Spiderweb
  8. Bowl-O-Fun
  9. Fruit Shapes
  10. Clean Up by Color

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