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Alachua County Public Schools Releases Instruction Continuity Plan to Start March 30

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | March 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates , Your Schools
The following information has been sent out to parents of children enrolled in Alachua County Public Schools regarding the instruction continuity plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Per the Alachua County School Board: "Alachua County Public School families and staff: As we shared last week, Alachua County Public Schools has developed an Instructional Continuity

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FREE Educational Resources For Your At-Home Student

By Amanda Roland | March 19, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Learn
Need some new ideas for at-home learning? Try out these free educational resources for your kiddos to enjoy while they are cooped up at home! Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems! Your kids now have a chance to doodle with Mo Willems, the artist of many popular children’s books like “The Pigeon Wants a Puppy”! Join

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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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How to Balance Allergies with Pet Ownership

By Olivia Pitkenthly | March 5, 2020 | Health , Life
“Mom! When are we getting a dog?” If just hearing that phrase makes your sinuses hurt, your eyes water and your throat swell, you are not alone. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, as much as 10 percent of the U.S. population is allergic to dogs and has to balance allergies.

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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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Help Your Tween Navigate Dating

By Jackie Smith | February 14, 2020 | Conception 2 College , Tweens
Valentine’s Day is an exciting time of year for tweens to interact with peers by delivering kind messages in cards, celebrating at parties and sharing their favorite sweets. But unlike the comfortably predictable annual arrival of Valentine’s Day festivities, anticipating when your child is ready to start dating can be hard to pin down. While

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Throw A Dance Party At-Home!

By Stephanie Cornwell | September 18, 2019 | Blog
When I think back on my childhood, my favorite memories are not the trips to Disney. I hardly remember my big birthday parties that my mom worked so hard to throw, and I couldn’t tell you a single present I got before the age of 15. But I can feel the nostalgia set in when

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JUULs and Teens: The Vaping Epidemic

By Isabella Sorresso | May 29, 2019 | Conception 2 College , Teens
Being the daughter of a pulmonologist, I was taught to never smoke around the same time I was learning my ABCs. My mom found a photo I drew when I was about 5 years old that depicted a scribbly version of the “no smoking” sign. I had to have been the youngest spokesperson for “Tobacco

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What’s So Fun About Being A Parent?

By Sara Buechler | September 3, 2018 | Blog
You always hear the horrors about being a parent: the sleepless nights, the mess everywhere, the smells. Seems like a battle cooking what your kid likes, arguing with them to get in the shower or go to bed and not having one moment to yourself – unless you manage to get a break and go

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