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Norristown Patch invites you to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in your community. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutionsIt’s that time of the week again! Here at Norristown Patch, we try to take a moment to help out those most important people in everyone’s life: moms. Believe it or not, we don’t have all the answers, but we do what we can. When we come up short, we need the community to lend a helping hand and put in its two cents, advice or tips to help us along the way. This week, we’ll take a look at one reader’s question regarding begging. "Dear Patch, Each week, I have the same issue with my daughter. We have to do the grocery shopping, and I prefer to go when my older son and daughter are in school. I …
With each Moms Talk column, Norristown Patch takes time out to answer questions from one of our most important readerships—moms! Finding the right sentence for the crime—that is what Moms Talk is all about this week. Our question comes from a reader concerned about making sure she and her husband are finding the right level of punishments for their son’s actions. “Our son has an issue with hitting his classmates. He’s smacked children with his lunch box, and we’ve since decided on brown bags to pack in to school. Now, he is using his hands to punch. His teacher has sent a few notes home about…
It’s time once again for a little Moms Talk. Norristown Patch takes an opportunity to spark a conversation some of our readers—moms, dads, grandparents and family friends alike—each week. This week, we take a question from a reader in Collegeville. “Hi, Melissa. I love your Mom Talk column each week, and I have a battle of my own at our house. I was wondering what you might think. My son wants to play two sports this season. He is really into baseball, but some of his friends from school are also playing soccer. I asked him to pick just one, but his dad thinks it is OK to play two different …
We’ve asked our readers for their tough questions, and we’ve heard the call. Each week, we hope to bring our moms out there an answer to a topic that interests them most. Today, we took one from a reader in Audubon. “My son is only 6. He is already asking me for a cell phone. I think he is way too young, but I know the times, they are a-changing. My parents didn’t have this question since we didn’t have phones like this when we were kids. What is the right age to give a kid a phone?” -Miranda, of Audubon Well, Miranda, to be honest, there probably isn’t a perfect age to answer this …
With spring quickly approaching, it’s almost time for families to change wardrobes to accommodate the much anticipated warmer weather. Families with growing children know it can be a daunting and pretty expensive task a couple times a year. Luckily, there are many opportunities for finding great deals on gently used clothing, as well as toys and other baby necessities, at many area consignment sales. These semi-annual sales tend to be held in early spring and again in early fall every year. Moms and dads have been able to find a wide variety of treasures from shoes to strollers, blankets …
It’s time once again for a little Mom Talk. Patch takes the chance to inform our readers – moms, dads, grandparents and family friends alike – of something new each week. This week, we take a question from a reader in Norristown. Dear Patch, I want my kids to have a little bit of culture in their lives. I don’t think they are quite ready for a Broadway show, but I’d love to work more live theater into their routine. Do you know of any good spots in Montgomery County to have them experience that? I feel like a trip downtown might be too much, and at their ages (6 and 10) I am not sure what …
Each week, we take time out on Norristown Patch to answer the questions that concern our moms. We welcome all moms, dads, grandparents, friends and family to check out our questions and add to our answers. This space is for you to both ask and answer any questions! We know that being a parent means getting advice from others, and this space can be that forum for you. As Hillary Clinton’s book title implied, “It takes a village ... ,” and moms can rely on Norristown Patch to be there with an answer to their parenting questions. This week, we were asked about ways to enjoy the rays. “I …
Moms' Talk is a new feature on Norristown Patch that is part of our new initiative to reach out to moms and families. We're inviting you and your friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in your community. Each week in Moms' Talk, our Moms' Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, finding the best day cares, and the thousands of …
