Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: Kids have a tendency to not dress properly for the weather, for whatever reason. If it is raining, they oftentimes do not want to wear …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: School is back in session which means kids will be eating lunch at school every day. Do your kids pack a lunch or eat school lunch? If …

Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: The first day of school is only a week away. Tell us about the first day of school at your house. What are your families’ must-do things to do for the first day of school? Which ones do you always forget? What makes the first day of school different than every other day of the school year for you …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: Do you have any pets? Why or why not? If you have pet(s), are they child/kid-friendly? Why or why not? If you have pets, what role do …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: We have been spared of many total “rainouts” this summer – instead it’s been a summer of many hot and dry days. But just one rainy day …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: We are in the heart of vacation season. While some families travel to Alaska and other distant destinations (which present their own …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: What have your experiences been with sibling rivalry and bickering? How have you handled it? If you grew up with siblings, how did your…

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: It’s dinnertime and the family is hungry. But they are all also hot. The typical fare of spaghetti, tacos or meatloaf may not be as …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: Summer time is vacation time. What is the best day trip from Hamilton and Wenham? Where do you go for an adventure with the kids that …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: With summer here, it’s easy to say “go out and play” to your kids. But year-round, how do you find a balance with computer, TV and …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: A study in the journal Pediatrics released this week said that 3-to-5-year-olds who watch violent or scary television or who watch more…

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: What is an appropriate age for kids to start dating? What are appropriate “dates” for different ages? Heather Ryan: Is there such a …

Each week we ask local moms a question about anything from what they feed their kids at snack time to how they deal with temper tantrums.  We hope you'll read the question and the answers of some local moms and add your own answers about what has or hasn't worked for you. Grab a cup of coffee, take a break and weigh in on this week's Mom Talk question: What age is it appropriate for your children to go to the mall (North Shore Mall, Liberty Tree Mall) with friends and without a parent following closely behind? How did you make that decision? What factors did you consider? --- Trudy Reid:  My …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how some of the members of our local Mom's Council – which is growing - answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: Do you send your kids to summer camp? Is this child care while you work or as an …

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: This week on Patch we have the story of a local mother who started a babysitting match company, which brings up the questions: What are…

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: A few weeks ago, we discussed about talking to children about the earthquake in Japan and it was a great discussion. But last week, the…

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how some of the members of our local Mom's Council – which is growing - answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Plus, if you want to join our growing Mom’s Council and take part in the weekly discussion…

Hamilton-Wenham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week in Moms Talk, local mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in to read this week's question. Below is how local mothers answered, but we want to hear from you. Leave a comment in the comment box below and share your thoughts. Question: A recent report by retired MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour host Robert MacNeil has reignited the debate about childhood vaccines. The report …

Moms Talk is a weekly feature on Hamilton-Wenham Patch that invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week moms in the two towns will combine to take your questions, give advice, and share ideas and solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and others who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about the best pre-schools, the best pediatricians, playgrounds and the thousands of issues that arise while raising children. If you have a suggestion for a question in for this …

Moms Talk is a weekly feature on Hamilton-Wenham Patch that invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Hamilton and Wenham. Each week moms in the two towns will all combine to take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and others who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about the best pre-schools, the best pediatricians, playgrounds and the thousands of issues that arise while raising children. If you have a suggestion for a question in for this space in …