March 2021 | Page 58

( PREVIOUS SPREAD , LEFT ) RYAN : Megan teaches a class at Brown so she ’ s the natural choice to lead Alice , six , in distance learning at home in North Providence in the spring . Parents helping their kids with classwork at home while holding down a full-time job know this juggling isn ’ t for the faint of heart . Alice has to fill in many daily worksheets during the day and four-year-old Claire takes an interest in her sister ’ s lesson . ( PREVIOUS SPREAD , RIGHT ) RYAN : Claire ’ s an enthusiastic eater ; even the governor ’ s COVID press conference for kids in which she answers the burning question “ Is the Easter Bunny an essential worker ?” can ’ t distract her from more important items like snacks . ( THIS SPREAD ) RYAN : As the quarantine grinds on , Megan tries to take a break and relax with some me-time , but Claire has other plans . Meanwhile , all dressed up and nowhere to go , Princess Alice looks wistfully out the window to a world on pause .

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