By Martha Iachetta What’s dinner time like at your house? Fifteen years ago my graduate- level Family Counseling class sat in a circle answering that question– alternately cringing and laughing at the awkwardness, humor, longing, or strife within our descriptions of family dinners growing up. We realized how much information about connections, challenges, and responsibilities [...]
Claire Duckmanton, originally from the UK and a former East Side resident, lives in Seekonk, MA, with her husband and three children (ages 2, 8, and 13). Below she shares her experience as a Fresh Air Fund host family and her role as the local chairperson for the Fresh Air Fund. A few years ago, [...]
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) [...]
By Maura Keating If you’re breastfeeding, you may start to wonder why you bother to wear a shirt at all. Most of your day is spent with your shirt pulled up around your armpits. While your partner might appreciate this new fashion trend, visitors might find it awkward. As you and your Miracle venture out [...]
Many fond childhood memories I have of my mom involve time spent baking and crafting together, and her ability to know the right thing to say when I was having a bad day. Now that I am a mom, I can only imagine how busy she was back then, juggling life’s many responsibilities, and I [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Home Work: Lessons from Work at Home Parents. This series of Kidoinfo Interviews with parents is about how they manage to squeeze in work time at home (whether working for someone else or running their own business) along with juggling kids, homelife, and childcare (or lack of it). Today Ilira, co-owner of Rag & Bone [...]
I find it helpful sometimes to get away from the daily routine of work and the kids and recharge my batteries by listening to the wisdom of other women. (Other times I like to relax and have a pedicure.) I recently attended the Annual Women’s Summit at Bryant University: a day full of fabulous speakers [...]
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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