Welcome back to Mom's Talk a weekly feature where we post topics of discussion for members of our Mom's Council and other members of the community to join in right here on Patch.  Patch is a community – a place to share your thoughts and concerns with your neighbors. Moms we know you’ve got your own wisdom to share with other moms facing the same challenges, dilemmas and joys that you face. Why not share with your fellow moms in the community. We want you to talk to us.  This week, we ask you was it or is it hard for you to let your child get behind the wheel of a car as driving age sets in? …

Once again it’s time for Mom’s Talk, a weekly feature where we post a topic of discussion and we let you the reader talk about it. Aside from a being a news site, Patch is also a community providing a place for you to share your thoughts on concerns with your friends and neighbors. Moms we know you’ve got wisdom to share with fellow moms facing the same challenges and joys. We know you have your own questions too. Why not share with the rest of the community. We want you to talk to us. This week one of our Patch readers told us she'd most like to know what others moms do to get their kids to …

Welcome back to "Moms Talk," a weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. RiverDell Patch invites you to grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start this week's conversation: How Do You Handle Inappropriate Text Messages? Recently, the New Jersey Assembly voted on a bill that would allow for more lenient punishments for teens caught "sexting." Sexting is the sending of nude, partially nude or sexually suggestive material via text. First time offenders would be offered entry into a diversionary program under the proposed law. Many teens don't realize that passing on an…

Welcome to "Moms Talk," a weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. RiverDell Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in the two boroughs. Moms Talk is 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 this week's conversation: Starting last week, the Food and Drug Administration began to discuss if artificial food dyes make children hyperactive, a question that has been asked since the 1970s. An advisory committee …

Welcome to "Moms Talk," a weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. RiverDell Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in the two boroughs. Moms Talk is 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 this week's conversation: When did you get your child a cell phone? Is there an age that's too young for a child to have a phone? Or does it depend on the reason the child is given the phone—to reach parents who are at …

Welcome to "Moms Talk" a new weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. River Dell Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in River Edge and Oradell. 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 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…

Joan Carbone, the executive director of residence life at Rutgers University, recently announced that under certain circumstances students will be allowed to live with "gender neutral" roommates in three dorms on campus.  Demarest Hall on the College Avenue campus, Rockoff Hall in New Brunswick and New Gibbons on the Douglass College campus will be part of the pilot program this fall. Students have to submit an application for "special interest" housing and then will have to select their opposite sex roommate--Rutgers will not place students of different genders who do not know each other in …

Welcome to "Moms Talk" a new weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. River Dell Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in River Edge and Oradell. 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 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…

Welcome to "Moms Talk" a new weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. River Dell Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in River Edge and Oradell. 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 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…

Welcome to "Moms Talk" a new weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. River Dell Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in River Edge and Oradell. 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 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…

Welcome to "Moms Talk" a new weekly Patch feature designed to reach out to moms and families. River Dell Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in River Edge and Oradell. 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 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…