Posts Tagged ‘children’
Share the Season: “Holiday Giving Tree” at BankRI Returns to Brighten Season for Local Children
The longstanding program provides gifts for underprivileged children across the state The season of giving has arrived, and with it comes a tradition that has touched the lives of thousands of local children. Bank Rhode Island (BankRI), a division of Beacon Bank & Trust, has begun its 28thannual Holiday Giving Tree program, inviting customers, employees,…
Read MoreBetter Sleep is Teachable — Helping Autistic Children to Sleep Helps the Whole Family
Research has found that 40 to 80 percent of people on the autism spectrum struggle to sleep. A newly updated resource from SleepJunkie.com highlights just how widespread sleep problems are for autistic children and what families can do tonight to get more rest, including some practical strategies parents can apply at home, from light and…
Read MoreObesity Exceeds Underweight 1st Time for Children Worldwide. UNICEF Report Affirms MAHA Report
One in 10 children worldwide living with obesity. Exposure to the marketing of ultra-processed foods found to be widespread Obesity surpassed underweight as the more prevalent form of malnutrition this year, affecting 1 in 10 – or 188 million – school-aged children and adolescents, and placing them at risk of life-threatening disease, UNICEF warned in…
Read MoreBoys & Girls Clubs of Providence expanding ten-fold as it transforms the Wanskuck Clubhouse
Renovations and upgrades will enable organization to expand access at its flagship site by nearly ten times, reaching more children, teens, and families The oldest and largest Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence (BGCP) clubhouse is getting a significant makeover. On Friday, September 5, the organization broke ground on an ambitious $10.9 million effort that…
Read MoreBack to School Tips from Early Childhood Director, Gordon School and American Red Cross
Back to School Tips 2025 by Cendhi Arias Henry, Early Childhood Director at The Gordon School Henry has worked with hundreds of families as their three, four and five-year-olds transition from summer to school every September. These back-to-school tips are for all families with children entering school this fall. In my conversations with caregivers, I…
Read MoreCranston Opens City Splash Pad Early – TODAY!
With high temperatures this week, there will be an early opening of the Cooney Playground splash pad off Oak Street, near Hugh B. Bain Middle School. The splashpad was originally set to open at the beginning of July, but Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that with the projected high temperatures for Monday and Tuesday, children…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Time – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer, grief and grieving “We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams. “ (Jeremy Irons) “We kill time. We save time. We rob and get robbed of time, we lose time, and we have all the time in…
Read MoreThe MAHA Report: Step 1. What did they do to our children – the sickest generation in history
The Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) released an assessment identifying key drivers behind the childhood chronic disease crisis. Coming just 98 days after President Trump established the MAHA Commission and tasking it with delivering a “Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment” the report exposes a range of contributing factors: Poor Diet –…
Read MoreSummer EBT for children – SUN Bucks one time benefit. Who is now eligible, who can apply.
SUN Bucks – or, Summer EBT – benefits for Rhode Island children for the 2024–2025 academic year will be disbursing a one-time benefit of $120 per eligible child on June 9 to help ensure continued access to nutritious meals during the summer months. If you anticipate receiving a benefit on June 9 and are not…
Read MoreGrow, Baby, Grow: Easy and fun ways to get the young’uns involved in gardening – Nicola Bridges
Gardeners often get the bug from messing around in the dirt as kids. You can encourage your kiddos’ green thumbs with these easy projects that are sure to delight them. Get Creative with ContainersFor your kids’ indoor or outdoor starter garden, let them get creative choosing their own planters — from big old toy trucks…
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