Ben Rudnick & Friends Benefit for One Fund Boston
Enjoy family-friendly music while kids make cards for first responders at Tico restaurant in Boston.
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- "Pop Up Play Day," Providence, May 11
- '25th Annual Return of the Swans Celebration,' Boston, May 7
Barbara Meltz
"I hate you!"
Hi Barbara, I read your column often and I'd appreciate your advice on something. My youngest just turned five and has a pretty headstrong personality....
Would you use these quirky baby products?
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Family filmgoer
"42" (PG-13) In this retelling of the Jackie Robinson story, the racial slurs and other insults hurled at the first African-American to play in the major leagues are awful and cringe-inducing. The script also includes some mild profanity and a rather gratuitous, homophobic attempt at locker-room humor, as well as mild, marital sexual innuendo.
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"I hate you!"
Hi Barbara, I read your column often and I'd appreciate your advice on something. My youngest just turned five and has a pretty headstrong personality....
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Early education and care
The state Department of Early Education and Care lists all licensed programs - family child care, center-based and school-age.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children, whose accrediting process of center-based programs and preschools is a widely-accepted proxy for quality, lists accredited programs.
Contact your local school department for information on early education programs in the public schools.
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