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SavvyPack

  1. heart savvy
  2. body savvy
  3. character
  4. street savvy
  5. mission savvy

A day will come when we’ll be through with leaky diapers, refrigerator drawings, and college applications. Did we keep the main thing the main thing? SavvyPack brings a long-term, thoughtful perspective about what matters most: raising savvy kids of strong character.

Kids with Heart Savvy are able to express the full range of their emotions appropriately and constructively. They are aware of how emotions impact their decisions & relationships and can navigate their emotional landscape.

Kids with Body Savvy know how to take care of their physical bodies. More so, they are sensitive to how their physical health can significantly impact their creativity, relationships, and outlook on life.

Kids with Character may look like anyone else. Only when faced with difficulties and decisions does this inner strength shine through. They handle discouragement like a pro, keep their word, value others and themselves, and don’t take themselves too seriously.

Kids with Street Savvy know how to interact with others in a positive way. They know where to go for help and resources, are reflective about trends that impact their world, and are keenly observant about themselves and others.

Kids with Mission Savvy are equipped to accomplish and enjoy the mission they’ve been given in life. Aware of how the world “out there” works and savvy with specific skills, kids can achieve their potential & find meaningful work for a lifetime.

Raising Kids of Strong Character: Generosity

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Martin Luther King, Jesus Christ, Gandhi, Mother Theresa, and Nelson Mandela. These are some of our greatest heroes-not because they are smart, powerful, successful, interesting, or funny-but because they embody selflessness and generosity. Our society values generosity over all other traits, and, as parents, it should be one of our greatest goals.

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Savvy Life Skill: Being Active for a Lifetime

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Has your son asked you to drive him to the next-door neighbor's house? Is Wii bowling your kids' idea of a good work-out? Does your daughter ask for TV munchies via a walkie-talkie? If you answered yes to any of these (or even if you didn't), you probably need to encourage your kids to get more exercise.

Savvy Life Skill: Effective Negotiating

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Improving your child's ability to argue probably ranks somewhere between teaching your toddler screaming skills and explaining your favorite games with kitchen knive. But good negotiation abilities are an essential skill for success both in relationships and careers. Research shows that you can teach your child these important skills simply by demonstrating good negotiation practices when you and your child have conflicts.

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Savvy Life Skill: Right-Brained Skills

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In the early 1960's, a neuropsychologist named Roger Sperry developed a ground-breaking idea about how our brains worked. He theorized that our brains are split between two hemispheres - the left and the right. Certain aspects of our thinking are exclusively controlled by either one side or the other, he presumed.

Savvy Life Skill: Leadership

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Humanity has seen great leaders rise above the crowd. Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc - all people that have stepped out of the masses and turned the people from confusion to organization, from the rabble into the mob.

Raising Kids of Strong Character: Self-Control

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Are you the parent that has to cut their shopping trip or restaurant visit short because your toddler embarrasses you with a temper tantrum? Have you ever had to give other parents a dirty look because they glare at you like you're a horrible parent because your child has no self-control?