Socail distancing

What is Social Distancing, and How Can it Keep Us Safe?

By Amanda Roland | March 13, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Health
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting almost every part of our lives, it is so important that we take measures to protect ourselves and families from getting sick. There are multiple practices we can implement and continue, like hand-washing and not touching our faces, that are proven to keep us safer, but what about social distancing?

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Celebrate Pi Day This Weekend — With Pie!

By Jacqueline Saguin | March 10, 2020 | Blog , Holidays
Who knew celebrating math could be so delicious? As we near National Pi Day on March 14, Giggle has created ways to celebrate our infinite love for the number. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or 3.14. So, try out these creative activities with your kiddos this Pi

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Junk Food

Childhood Obesity: Supporting Healthy Eating Patterns in Children

By Claire Carlton | March 6, 2020 | Health
Childhood obesity has become a highly discussed topic in recent decades, as its prevalence has increased at a worrisome rate. According to the CDC, about 17 percent of children aged 2–19 are considered obese. Obesity in children can be defined as having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile in gender-specific, BMI-for-age growth

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Newborn baby

How To Help Your Baby With Their Infant Ailments

By Savanna Kearney | March 5, 2020 | Conception 2 College , Health , infant
There are countless words we use to describe newborn babies: cute, precious, angelic, beautiful ... I could go on forever. Yet there are other adjectives we’ve all thought of but never said aloud: gross, yucky, smelly. When your baby has a first aid need, it’s our job to take care of the problem, no matter

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Old Family Photos

Complete Your Family Tree With These Tips

By Christina Vila | March 4, 2020 | Health , Life
Who are you? For most people, this is an easy question. They classify themselves as mothers or fathers, sons or daughters, painters, teachers or doctors. But for others, it raises a burning question that runs deeper than occupation or social position. It raises a question of the past, of roots and ancestry. And questions are

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How to Cope With Being An Older Grandparent

By Olivia Pitkenthly | March 3, 2020 | Happy Home , Home Life , Life
Many women are waiting until their late 20s to have their first child, according to The National Center for Health Statistics, and we are seeing more and more parents having children in their 30s and 40s. With older parents comes older grandparents, and those few years in age really make an impact. “I was 69

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children who experience anxiety

How To Help Children With Anxiety

By Crystal Ladwig, Ph. D. | March 3, 2020 | Health
Children today seem to be experiencing anxiety at higher levels than ever before. In response to this trend, the State of Florida has become the first in the nation to require mental health education for students in grades six through 12. Parents do all we can to help our anxious kids, but typical parenting approaches

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For What It’s Worth: What Should You Hold On To?

By Selena Garrison | February 24, 2020 | Life
I was standing with a friend of mine sipping coffee as she was rummaging through some yard sale finds. As she picked up a cool, retro lampshade, I asked her why she had bought it. It wasn’t really her style and it didn’t seem like something she would usually be drawn to. She said, “Well,

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Featured Teacher: Meet Sara Bolton

By Giggle Magazine | February 20, 2020 | Featured Teacher , Learn
AT WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU CURRENTLY WORK? Talbot Elementary School WHAT GRADE/AGE DO YOU TEACH? 5th grade HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A TEACHER? Nine years WHAT SUBJECT DO YOU TEACH? Math, Science and Robotics Why were you inspired to teach? I had many fantastic teachers growing up who inspired me to teach. I knew

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