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Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children About Drugs & Choices, 2001, by Dominic Cappello and Xenia G. Becher, MSM, CSW.
Restoring the Teenage Soul: Nurturing Sound Hearts and Minds in a Confused Culture, 1999, by Margaret J. Meeker, M.D.
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Inexpensive Activities to Do with Kids in Rhode Island
Rhode Island offers a variety of inexpensive or free things to do with kids. Check out these local attractions:
Providence Children’s Museum
100 South Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-273-5437 www.childrenmuseum.org
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 am-6:00 pm. Admission is $6.50 a person. The museum offers interactive exhibits where children can learn about culture, history and science, and the arts. In addition, the first Sunday of every month is CVS Free Sundays where admission to the museum is free for everyone.
The Roger Williams Park offers a variety of activities for parents and children. Located inside the park is the Roger Williams Park Zoo, a carousel, music venues, The Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, and beautiful grounds for picnics or walks.
Rhode Island School of Design
224 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-454-6500 www.risd.edu/museum.cfm
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00am-5:00pm. Admission is $8 for adults and $2 for youth (ages 5-18). The museum offers free-for-all Saturday and Sunday family workshops where families can explore art and culture. On Saturday October 28th the museum is offering the workshop "Wunderground" where patrons can make masks and watch a performance by the Mystic Paper Beasts.
Need more ideas? Try the following activities:
Apple/pumpkin picking
Hiking
Flying a kite
Taking a bike ride
Visiting a state park
Attending an event at your local library
For more things you can do with kids in Rhode Island, check out these resources:
But remember, you can talk to kids anywhere, not just at these kinds of scheduled events or activities! You can talk to them in the car, while playing a board game, or after watching a movie or TV show. Or you could ask your kid to teach you something new, like how to use the computer or Internet, and talk to them then. By spending time with your child and enjoying different activities together, you will see how easy it is to talk to them.
