<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <channel> <atom:link href="http://www.savvysource.com/rssfeeds/BeingSavvynashville.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Being Savvy Nashville</title> <link>http://nashville.savvysource.com</link> <description></description> <language>en-us</language>  <copyright>Copyright 2008 savvysource</copyright>  <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:16:25 EST</pubDate>  <item> <title>Preschool Spanish Classes In Nashville</title><description><![CDATA[
The following is a guest post by preschool Spanish teacher Courtney Rayburn of Dos Amigas Teach in Nashville.
 
Children are sponges.  They soak up everything around them.  You've heard this before, and probably even said it yourself.  You may have also stood back in amazement as your child repe...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2885_1_preschool-spanish-classes-in-nashville</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2885_1_preschool-spanish-classes-in-nashville</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Nashville Private School &amp; Preschool Fair</title><description><![CDATA[This weekend presents a number of fun choices for preschool families:  

the Tennessee State Fair,
 $5 admission at the Nashville Zoo, and the 
Local Food Festival at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center.
However, if you're exploring the many preschool and private school options for the upcoming year, ...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2714_1_nashville-private-school-amp-preschool-fair</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2714_1_nashville-private-school-amp-preschool-fair</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Calling Nashville Poison Control </title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes parenting preschoolers is more about safety than socialization.
Yesterday I called the Tennessee Poison Control Center for the first time ever.
I should have known it would be a matter of time before her handy little fingers unscrewed this bottle of "candy."  At this point of pregnancy, ...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2713_1_calling-nashville-poison-control-</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2713_1_calling-nashville-poison-control-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>History Lessons:  Fort Negley Preschool Programs</title><description><![CDATA[Introducing the past to preschoolers can be tricky.  "In the old days..." covers a lot of ground!
Exposing kids to to history is not a waste of time--even when they don't absorb it fully.  Think of it as creating a visual context for future learning.  
"Remember those dresses from the Belmont Mans...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2674_1_history-lessons-fort-negley-preschool-programs</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2674_1_history-lessons-fort-negley-preschool-programs</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>4 Friendly Places To Meet Preschool Faces</title><description><![CDATA[Today the Savvy Source city editors address a perennial problem for the preschool social set:  where to meet friends.
This has been one of the hardest challenges for me as a preschool mom.  As if it's not hard enough to find mom friends, we have to arrange for our children's friends, too?  
Earlie...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2630_1_4-friendly-places-to-meet-preschool-faces</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2630_1_4-friendly-places-to-meet-preschool-faces</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Fit For A Princess:  Disney On Ice </title><description><![CDATA[As a parent, I'm not wild about forking over big bucks to see Backyardigans On Stage.  Isn't competing for attention with Tasha and Tyrone in our living rooms enough?
But if there's one magical production to which I'd consider taking my preschoolers, it would likely be Disney On Ice:  Worlds Of Fan...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2627_1_fit-for-a-princess-disney-on-ice-</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2627_1_fit-for-a-princess-disney-on-ice-</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>NPT's New Schedule For PBS Kids</title><description><![CDATA[Is anyone else as excited about the new PBS fall schedule as we are?
Finally, NPT has adjusted its children's programming so that show times better correspond to age levels.  For example, vocabulary show Word Girl no longer airs midday, but at 4:30 in the afternoon.
Even the groan-worthy Tara Time...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2495_1_npts-new-schedule-for-pbs-kids</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2495_1_npts-new-schedule-for-pbs-kids</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Enjoying The First Day Of Preschool</title><description><![CDATA[We were both nervous wrecks.
I sat in the parking lot and cried; he sat in his classroom and cried.  We decided to try again the next year.
By then, I had a better plan.   Here are some tips to start preschool off on the right foot:
1.  Familiarity:  

We would drive past the new school on week...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2460_1_enjoying-the-first-day-of-preschool</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2460_1_enjoying-the-first-day-of-preschool</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>U-Pick Apple Orchards In Nashville</title><description><![CDATA[Last year's drought meant no apple picking for preschoolers.
This fall, our neighbor's trees have supplied us with fresh apples and an amazingly fun apple-picking experience.
"I pick tree!  I pick tree!"  my 2-year-old chants.
Not everyone is lucky to have such generous neighbors, I know.  
With...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2443_1_u-pick-apple-orchards-in-nashville</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2443_1_u-pick-apple-orchards-in-nashville</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>The World On A String:  Puppets In Nashville</title><description><![CDATA[ 
I just discovered this fantastic new book published by the Nashville Public Library foundation.  I think it's the perfect parent resource guide for the puppet shows produced at the downtown library.
The World On A String begins with 15-year-old Tichenor and his first library show.  It includes u...]]></description><link>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2412_1_the-world-on-a-string-puppets-in-nashville</link><guid>http://nashville.savvysource.com/blogpost2412_1_the-world-on-a-string-puppets-in-nashville</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>