Moms Talk Q&A

Moms Talk is a relatively new feature on the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch, now in its third week, that is part of an initiative to reach out to moms and families.

The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Baldwin-Whitehall.

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart parents takes your questions, gives advice and shares 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, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children.

Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest hot topic in parenting. For instance, do you know of local moms raising their children the Tiger Mother way? Is that the best way to raise a child? How do we talk to our children about the recent Tucson, Ariz., shootings? How can we help our children's schools weather their budget cutbacks?

So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the conversation this week with a question from one of the members of the B-W Patch Moms Council, . Gruber grew up in Whitehall Borough and now lives in Baldwin Borough with her husband and two children.

"When do you feel it is age appropriate to get your child a cell phone?" Gruber asks.

What are your thoughts?

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