Should Kids be Allowed to Have Facebook Pages?

You don't have to be a parent to know that there are very real dangers for young people lurking on the Internet.

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Should Kids be Allowed to Have Facebook Pages?

You don't have to be a parent to know that there are very real dangers for young people lurking on the Internet.

Editor's Note: Mom is tired and she is going on a much-needed vacation. While she's at the spa, Moms Talk is going on hiatus too. Moms Talk is a Patch forum in which we ask members of Patch communities across the Lehigh Valley to weigh in on an issue that affects parents, children of all ages, and, quite frankly, people in general. You don’t have to be a Mom, or even a parent, to have an opinion on our Moms Talk topic of the week. And, we, in fact, encourage people of all genders, ages and life situations to share their thoughts on our weekly Moms Talk question in the comments section below so that our “discussion” can become as broad and, hopefully, as useful as possible. In this week’s Moms Talk, we’re exploring kids and Facebook: You …

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Anonymous Poster

10:32 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013

That all depends on the kids. Parents should use their own judgment as to whether they think that their kids have the common sense necessary to turn their nose up at online bullies, not meet strange guys in trenchcoats in empty parking lots, and not tell the entire world every detail about their lives. Some kids may not have that common sense, but I think that you'll find that many do. It's all …   more ›

What’s a Good Age For Ear Piercing?

Are babies with earrings just another way in which kids today are growing up too fast?

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What’s a Good Age For Ear Piercing?

Are babies with earrings just another way in which kids today are growing up too fast?

Moms Talk is a Patch forum in which we ask members of Patch communities across the Lehigh Valley to weigh in on an issue that affects parents, children of all ages, and, quite frankly, people in general. You don’t have to be a Mom, or even a parent, to have an opinion on our Moms Talk topic of the week. And, we, in fact, encourage people of all genders, ages and life situations to share their thoughts on our weekly Moms Talk question in the comments section below so that our “discussion” can become as broad and, hopefully, as useful as possible. In this week’s Moms Talk, we’re exploring the right age for ear piercing: Some say getting baby girls’ ears pierced when they are a few weeks old is the right move because they don’t feel the pain …

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Should You Let Your Baby Cry It Out?

Getting a child to sleep through the night is the aim of all parents, but what's the best way to do it?

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Should You Let Your Baby Cry It Out?

Getting a child to sleep through the night is the aim of all parents, but what's the best way to do it?

How do you and your baby get a good night’s sleep? When you hear your baby cry, letting him or her cry it out is one of the hardest things to do. Your instincts tell you to go and soothe your baby. A study out of Temple University says that parents should let their baby cry it out. Psychology Professor Marsha Weinraub says in an article on the Temple website that babies need to learn to self-soothe, which they don’t learn if a parent is doing the soothing for them, such as nursing the baby back to sleep. "The best advice is to put infants to bed at a regular time every night, allow them to fall asleep on their own and resist the urge to respond right away to awakenings." There are many critics of the cry it out method, who will hopefully …

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Tell Us: How Do You Control Kids' TV Time?

In today’s technology-driven world, moderating the amount of “screen time” our kids are exposed to is a never-ending battle. What do you do to try to keep that “TV Monster” at bay.

Tell Us: How Do You Control Kids' TV Time?

In today’s technology-driven world, moderating the amount of “screen time” our kids are exposed to is a never-ending battle. What do you do to try to keep that “TV Monster” at bay.

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Tell Us: How Do You Control Kids' TV Time?

In today’s technology-driven world, moderating the amount of “screen time” our kids are exposed to is a never-ending battle. What do you do to try to keep that “TV Monster” at bay.

Moms Talk is a Patch forum in which we ask members of Patch communities across the Lehigh Valley to weigh in on an issue that affects parents, children of all ages, and, quite frankly, people in general. You don’t have to be a Mom, or even a parent, to have an opinion on our Moms Talk topic of the week. And, we, in fact, encourage people of all genders, ages and life situations to share their thoughts on our weekly Moms Talk question in the comments section below so that our “discussion” can become as broad and, hopefully, as useful as possible. In this week’s Moms Talk, we’re exploring tips for controlling screen time and taming the TV monster: It’s a topic that comes up in just about every parenting circle. And, as our lives become more …

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WRVinovskis

8:43 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013

We did the same thing, Pat. We had a jar of buttons. It really worked well and empowered them to make their own choices about media time.   more ›

Tell Us: Blame Parents for Teen Drinking?

The principal of a Lehigh Valley high school writes a letter to parents beseeching them to stop supplying alcohol and party space to teens before tragedy strikes.