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Parenting Simply: Plant something, watch it grow!

Parenting Simply: Plant something, watch it grow!

[ 0 ] 5.16.2012 |

As the springtime sun is shining, warming up the ground and helping plant life bloom all around us, it is so much fun to connect with the season by planting something of your own and watching it grow!

Families with the space and the inclination to go big may enjoy planning and planting a vegetable garden together. Each family member can choose what they’d like to plant, and everyone works together on garden design, construction, planting and caring for the young plants.

But, perhaps you don’t feel very knowledgeable, or have the space for a large-scale garden….consider gardening anyway!

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2012 RI Great Outdoors Pursuit

2012 RI Great Outdoors Pursuit

[ 0 ] 5.15.2012 |

This year’s Rhode Island Great Outdoors Pursuit begins May 20 at Lincoln Woods State Park and registration is now open! The Great Outdoors Pursuit is a wonderful program – a game, really – designed to help you and your family enjoy everything our state parks have to offer. And this year, there are new activities, [...]

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What are you doing with the kidos this summer?

What are you doing with the kidos this summer?

[ 0 ] 5.14.2012 |

Beyond summer camp, what are your plans? Family vacation, long lazy days at the beach, day-trips or are you not even thinking of summer yet? To get you in the mood here are some helpful links from Kidoinfo: 10 Ways to Vacation at Home: Call it a Staycation Helping Kids Help Others 100 things to [...]

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Highlander Institute Hosts Day Long Conerence on Integrating Online Learning in the Classroom

Highlander Institute Hosts Day Long Conerence on Integrating Online Learning in the Classroom

[ 0 ] 5.11.2012 |

I am passionate about this topic. Integrating digital media into the classroom requires thoughtful consideration and training to make it an effective, inspiring, and beneficial learning opportunity for our students. I applaud Highlander Institute for taking the lead in hosting this event – open to anyone interested in learning more about the concept including teachers, administrators, parents, etc. (7 credit hours are available for the day conference.)

Highlander Institute, a regional provider of high quality professional development in education, presents the Blended Learning & Technology Conference on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm.

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Buy with Heart: Mother’s Day Guide

Buy with Heart: Mother’s Day Guide

[ 0 ] 5.9.2012 |

Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Show mom you care, and make a big difference in your community. When you Buy With Heart from a social enterprise for mother’s day, you get unique gifts she’ll love, and give back to a cause she cares about. Check out these gift suggestions!

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meet a parent

Creating Family Traditions: Teny Gross shares his ideas

Creating Family Traditions: Teny Gross shares his ideas

[ 0 ] 12.29.2011 |
alternatives to participating in traditional holidays and commercialism: • Set limits and establish a sense of proportion. Holidays… more
Creating Family Traditions: Wendy Lawton’s Top 10 List
Creating Family Traditions: A few of my favorites
Creating Family Tradtions: Beth Curtin’s tips + resources

home work balance

Home Work: Kathy McGuigan

Home Work: Kathy McGuigan

[ 1 ] 4.30.2012 |
We love getting to know parents in our community. In our Home Work series, we ask moms and dads how they juggle their work while raising… more
Today’s Home Work: Grace Welch
Today’s Home Work: Eric Bulmer, “Science Guy”, Owner and Program Director of Pow!Science!
Leave the dishes in the sink: Local artist beckons fellow adventurers to join her in Marrakech

new parents

Top Five Things You Should Say to a New Mom

Top Five Things You Should Say to a New Mom

[ 1 ] 3.7.2012 |
Through my own experience as a new mom (three times!), work as a postpartum doula, and exchanges with countless new moms via Rhode Island… more
My Battle With Mesothelioma
A Late Start
Care for a Friend in Need

food

I Was There at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School (and perhaps at your school)

I Was There at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School (and perhaps at your school)

[ 0 ] 4.26.2012 |
I didn't have the necessary magic ahead of deadline to do the project justice. I Was There is a great example of the ways learning happens… more
Sin now open to the public
Edible Rhody Kids: Grow your Favorite Foods
Kidoinfo partners with Edible Rhody to create Edible Rhody Kids!

things to do

Loosen Up!

Loosen Up!

[ 1 ] 5.21.2012 |
In my business we spend a lot of time thinking and talking about loose parts. (We spend a lot of time picking them up, too.) Loose parts… more
Exclusive Free Film Screenings of Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away and Only Yesterday, with Special Q&A with Producer Toshio Suzuki
Road Trip: 2012 TIFF Kids International Film Festival
Kidoinfo Presents Toddler Art at Providence Children’s Museum!

child development

Montessori: The Solution for Boys?

Montessori: The Solution for Boys?

[ 1 ] 2.9.2012 |
Dr. Montessori believed that "the hands are the tools of the mind" and created an approach to learning which engages each child in the… more
A Child’s Diagnosis
Date night out (with my son)
This Digital Life: Raising smart online citizens