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Andrea Evans Savvy Source Parenting Editor

Home is where the holidays live: How to keep your family central to the holidays

Sometimes in all the rushing around, we forget to slow down and enjoy the moments. Shopping together takes the place of sitting around the fire roasting marshmallows. Hopping from party to party supplants taking the time to walk around and sing carols to your neighbors. It's hard to slow down -- we have as a hard a time with it as the rest of you.

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Submitted by Elise, Little Rock, AR

My two year old doesn't seem interested in making friends. Should I be worried?

Having reasonable social expectations for your child is key. Appropriate expectations will mostly depend on your child’s age, temperament, and experience level. A three-year-old child’s approach to friendships is vastly different from that of the typical five year old. Usually children progress from solitary play, to parallel play, and then on

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Wise Words about the Value of Family Rituals

Trusted experts and wise preschool teachers Nancy Schulman and Ellen Birnbaum remind us of why the thought and care we put into the holiday season, and the many other rituals of family life, really matter. "Your preschool child is now at an age when she can really begin to appreciate the rituals and holidays that divide up the year and bring a

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