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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Moms Talk Q&A

How Important Are Family Vacations?

Each week, East Windsor Patch poses a question to our Moms Council and then asks our readers to join in the conversation.

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council—Susan Masone, Siri Heinrichs, Cristina Fowler, Christine O'Brien and our intrepid columnist Lauren Kim—takes your questions, gives advice and shares their solutions to the problems vexing all of us. Have a question you would like to share, or just want to provide your opinion on the question of the week? Head over to the comments section to do just that. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the conversation today with the following question: How important are family vacations? And our expert moms offer some advice: Cristina Fowler: Endless hours sitting on the beach, playing in the surf or getting lost in my book while listening to a mixed tape on my walkman. That was what family …

Lauren Kim

1:25 pm on Wednesday, April 27, 2011

I agree with you, Geoff! Kids need to know that there's a big world out there filled with difference and new experiences outside the confines of our own town or neighborhood. There's so many geographical, historical and cultural things to see and experience, even within just a small radius of our home base.   more ›

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