Category: meet a parent

Photography by Krzystyna Harber Photography

Photography by Krzystyna Harber Photography

[ 3 ] 11.7.2008 |

Every year since our sons were born, we hang a new photo of each of them on a wall in our house; I love to look back and see how much they have grown and changed. The boys recently turned seven and this year’s wall photos were taken by Krzystyna Caldarone of Krzystyna Harber Photography. [...]

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Meet a Parent: Joe Grady

Meet a Parent: Joe Grady

[ 2 ] 10.16.2008 |

Today’s Kidoinfo Interviewer: Martha Iachetta Neighborhood: Edgewood (a neighborhood in Cranston, Rhode Island) Kidoinfo: Joe Grady is not only a cool guy, dad, spouse and long time Kidoinfo fan, but he’s also the founding member of both Joe’s Backyard Band (Read more on Kidoinfo) and his small business, Cultural Logic. Joe, what’s your favorite thing [...]

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Don’t forget the gummy worms! (And six more tips for taking better photos of your kids this summer)

Don’t forget the gummy worms! (And six more tips for taking better photos of your kids this summer)

[ 6 ] 7.25.2008 |

Today I welcome Anna Sawin as a new Kidoinfo contributing writer. Anna lives near the Rhode Island border on the coast of Connecticut, where she writes about her passions: kids, photography, and food. In addition to her professional life as a writer and an editor, she blogs about life with two young boys at Hank [...]

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Meet a Gardner (and Parent!): TJ Sondermann

Meet a Gardner (and Parent!): TJ Sondermann

By Michelle Riggen-Ransom This “Meet a Parent” is a little different than usual. To kick off a summer of gardening, I interviewed my friend and avid gardener TJ Sondermann about his gardening habits. TJ is a librarian who is currently at home with his almost seven-month-old son. He’s also a committed urban gardener, a fount [...]

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Meet a Parent: Jamie Glowacki

Meet a Parent: Jamie Glowacki

[ 2 ] 6.19.2008 |

Today’s Kidoinfo Interviewer: Anisa Raoof Kidoinfo: What neighborhood do you live in? JG: Currently, we live in the Elmhurst neighborhood, right by Providence College. The last two weeks have been a blessing and a curse. The curse: end-of-the-year partying by PC students; and the blessing: the great things they throw off their porches like a [...]

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Meet a Parent: David Reville

Meet a Parent: David Reville

[ 3 ] 5.20.2008 |

Today’s Kidoinfo Interviewer: Nancy King Kidoinfo: What neighborhood do you live in? DR: I always tell people who ask this question: “I live in the 1950s.” But the real answer is Rumford, East Providence. It just reminds me of what I imagine it was like in the 1950s – small houses on small lots with [...]

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Meet a Parent: Peggy Crane

Meet a Parent: Peggy Crane

[ 7 ] 5.7.2008 |

Neighborhood: Nayatt-Beach, Barrington Kidoinfo: How long have you lived in Rhode Island? PC: Three long, wonderful years. Kidoinfo: What is your current state of mind? PC: Swirling (getting ready for a science fair and I’ve not done much yet..ahhhh). Kidoinfo: Who’s in your family? PC: Ted — Man of Unbelievable Ethos; Slade the (currently practicing) [...]

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Today’s Home Work: Cindy Elder

Today’s Home Work: Cindy Elder

[ 7 ] 4.21.2008 |

Home Work: Lessons from Work at Home Parents. Like many of us, these parents juggle kids, work, and childcare (or lack of it), but their unique situation requires that they squeeze in worktime at home, whether working for someone else or running their own business. Hearing how these parents manage to make it work along [...]

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Meet a Parent: Keri Calhoun

Meet a Parent: Keri Calhoun

[ 0 ] 4.18.2008 |

Neighborhood: Pierce Field, East Providence Kidoinfo: How long have you lived in Rhode Island? KC: I was born and raised here. Then I lived in Burlington, Vermont, Seattle for a total of 10 years. I came back to the biggest little state in 2004. Kidoinfo: What is your current state of mind? KC: Mmm, stuffy. [...]

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Meet a Parent: Heather Moylan Buono

Meet a Parent: Heather Moylan Buono

[ 2 ] 3.24.2008 |

Kidoinfo: What neighborhood do you live in? HMB: East Side, Providence Kidoinfo: Where were you born? HMB: Boston Kidoinfo: How long have you been in Rhode Island? HMB: 3 ½ years Kidoinfo: What is your current state of mind? HMB: I’ve let myself off the hook a bit recently, and it feels good. I’ve finally [...]

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