By Katy Killilea A child’s lunch box is a tiny, portable piece of home. Like a happy home, it is best kept clean and comfortable and filled with good things to eat. Finding the right format for your child’s lunch need not be tricky, and waxed paper and a bag might be all anyone actually [...]
By Jill Davidson For all of us, no matter what kind of school our kids go to, or what sort of summer routine (or lack thereof) we’ve had, the event of heading back to school is a powerful universal, something that nearly all families experience collectively. I opted to check in with a teacher to [...]
Every week on GoLocalProv I share tips on how families can make the most of their weekend — including helpful hints that make parenting easier and connecting you to great local happenings. Looking for more ideas? Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter full of weekend picks, local news and more! This week’s list: Kido [...]
Here is my 2010 list of fun ways my family is celebrating the last care-free days of summer vacation—before school starts and the days get shorter and the nights get colder. Some were on last years’ list, but some traditions are worth repeating. 1. Head to the beach for boogie boarding, castle building and wave [...]
New York City’s interactive, educational music experience for parents and children debuts in Providence this fall! Rock-a-Baby, founded by Pawtucket native Marc Trachtenberg in 2007 at the JCC on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, is an interactive, educational music experience for infants and toddlers ages 4 months to 4 years. Marc recently relocated back to the [...]
