There was a time in my teaching career when I would have read the title of this and thought, "Debate? What debate? Homework is important and necessary. Period."
I was an English teacher, and I gave homework. Nightly homework included...
I try to look away, but social media sometimes has its way. I see posts all over my feed of parents dropping off their 18-year-olds. Dorm rooms filled with duvet covers and daughters and sons hugging parents goodbye. Moms...
Just last week, my youngest daughter began full-day kindergarten, and for the first time in 7 years, I'm spending my days without a child at my feet. When I share this news with other people, the most common response...
As a parent, you hear so many horror stories, and many of them stay with you. Images from news articles become burned into your brain. Headlines make your stomach turn. And while so many of them should be important...
Quiet cool air tiptoes in between little breaks in heat waves. A tiny dance of crispness tests the end of August. The first day of school will soon buzz in, bringing the movement of planning, shopping, and swirling emotions....
When I tell people I homeschool my children, I am sure to field many burning questions, which I am more than happy to answer. But one of the most common comments I get is, "oh, I could never do...
Once upon a time, my children had a one hour delay to school. Our normal frantic schedule was forgotten. It was so civilized! I had my coffee and watched the news alone. Did you hear me? ALONE!!! It truly...
We’ve all seen the commercial where the dad is running around singing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” right? That’s me every August for the past three years, and honestly, at this point, I’m not even ashamed...
If I'm being honest, when I first heard about the Summer of Prototyping at the Providence Children's Museum, my initial thought was "oh, that sounds too smart for me..." As I looked into it, I learned that the...
For part two of our Car Seat Confusion Series, we held a Q & A with Diana Imondi, the Traffic Safety Programs Manager for AAA Northeast and Vice President of Safe Kids RI, an organization that addresses safety issues,...
Rhode Island Life
Family-Friendly Walks Throughout Rhode Island
Now that spring has officially arrived and warmer weather is (hopefully) on its way, it's the perfect time to get outside for a family...
