The Biz

Being green and clean is the latest in more environmentally- beneficial products. The Giggle Guide™ has discovered three clear winners that work well on dirt without making a mess of your home’s environment!
Check out Dapple, Field Organics and BabyGanics.

The Kimochi line of toys was born out of a desire to teach children about their emotions through play and interaction with others.

Kimochi means “feeling” in Japanese. The colorful plush pillows have a feeling word printed on one side,with a facial expression on the other. Each set of toys comes with a 32-page Feeling Guide written by a nationally-renowned child communication expert, Ellen Pritchard Dodge, M.Ed. CCC-SLP. The Feeling Guide has fun descriptions of each character’s personality as well as tips and exercises for parents that use the toys to increase emotional awareness in children.

Those involved in the lives of children are all too aware of the daily struggles many of them face. Kara Tamanini, a licensed psychotherapist, specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents experiencing a variety of issues and concerns. Her new book collection, the Kids Awareness Series, is focused on filing the gap between adult explanation of complex situations and what a child understands and feels.