This week is Holy Week for Christians with Easter Sunday marking the end of Lent, the seven days of Passover started on April 19th at sundown for Jews, Buddhists will celebrate the Theravadin New Year, Jehovah’s Witnesses will celebrate the Lord’s Evening Meal on the 18th and Hindus celebrate Hanuman Jayanti that same day. And for others, it's simply school vacation week. For this week's Moms Talk Q&A, we want to know: Why did you choose to raise your kids with or without religion? Should religious education start early, or should parents lay off and let their kids make their own decisions …
Welcome to Mom’s Talk Q&A, our weekly forum for parents to talk about hot issues in raising a kid in Malden. For this week’s topic, we want to talk about balancing a work life with child care. While many mothers stop their careers for parenting, some stay in the workforce. How do you balance motherhood and a career? Are fathers puling more weight in two-income homes than they have in the past? We want to know what you think! Use the comments section below to tell us about things you've done to get your kids to move past tantrums.
We're talking tantrums for this week's Mom's Talk Q&A: Every parent hopes that the behavior they don't like in their children can be chalked up to one phase or another. They will eventually grow out of it, right? Unfortunately, when it comes to temper tantrums, they exist at all ages, although they manifest much differently at age 5 than at age 15. How do you deal with temper tantrums? We want to know what you think! Use the comments section below to tell us about things you've done to get your kids to move past tantrums.
Now that it's spring, more and more outdoor events are coming up on the schedule, which is great for family planning. But the kids are also itching to go outside and play, and they don't necessarily want mom coming out with them. For this week's Mom's Talk Q&A, we want to know: How old is old enough for kids to go out on their own? Do you start gradually, in your own yard, and work up to down the block? Or are parents coddling their kids a little too much and stifling their adventurous spirit? We want to know what you think! Use the comments section below to tell us about when you were …
The news this week has been dominated by the grim, terrible news out of Japan, where an earthquake just offshore touched off an enormous tsunami, which has killed an estimated 10,000 people and crippled a nuclear power plant, pushing it to the point of partial meltdown. With such widespread coverage, it’s virtually impossible to keep your kids from seeing the graphic, heart-wrenching images.This week’s question: How do you discuss current events and non-personal tragedies in a way that won't frighten or upset your kids? How do you teach them about empathy and caring for others without having …
It’s no secret that finding family-friendly restaurants can be a pain. Choose a place too cozy and hip, and the singles at the other tables will glare as you tend to a crying toddler. Go too far the other way, and you’ll get barely a bite of dinner while you chase after you kids as they race around the dining room with other tykes from adjoining tables. For this week’s Moms Talk Q&A we want to know: What are some family-friendly restaurants in Malden? We put the question to our Mom’s Council, and got a couple of responses. Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant on Main Street offers kids an interesting…
Birthday party etiquette is this week’s Moms Talk Q&A topic. It used to be you gave people cake and a little something to eat, they gave your kid a modest gift, and called it a day. Today, the parties are more lavish, the gifts cost more money, and if you host, you’re expected to provide a goodie bag filled with sugary candy and little plastic toys that are lost under the car seat and forgotten on the car ride home. But is the backlash going too far with the rise of no-gift parties? So this week, we want to know: What do you think of the custom of goodie bags for kids at birthday parties? …
For this week’s Moms Talk Q&A, we want to know what you think about anti-bullying efforts in Malden and the rest of Massachusetts. The state's new anti-bullying law, which among other things extends school officials' reach to address bullying that takes place online, is currently the subject of a series of hearings on Beacon Hill. Also, a state Senator filed an amendment that would increase parent liability in cases of bullying. What do you think of the anti-bullying law and addressing bullying that takes place online? What about increasing parent liability in cases of bullying? From Mom’…
Malden Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Malden. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest parenting hot topic. This week's topic comes from Moms Council member Kate Sedan: Another Malden Mom and I were talking about our kids playing video games. She was saying that her family has a 16-year-old young man as a friend of the family who told her to not let…
Malden Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Malden. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest parenting hot topic. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the conversation today. This week's topic: The Malden public school system is about to adopt the state's new wellness policy, which will prohibit fast food bought by students during the school …
