Moms Talk: Encouraging Teamwork, Sharing

For months, children and parents eagerly anticipated that familiar "Play ball!" cry, looking to it as a sign that the brutal 2010-11 winter was finally behind us.

Well, the township's various baseball and softball leagues opened their 2011 seasons over the past couple weekends.

Spring is here, and that means more playtime for children. More playing on the ballfield. More playing outside in the neighborhood. More playing on the schoolyard.

That got us here at GloucesterTownship.Patch.com thinking: What practices do parents, teachers and coaches use to encourage teamwork and sharing?

Editor's Note: Moms Talk is a new feature on GloucesterTownship.Patch.com that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families.

GloucesterTownship.Patch.com invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Gloucester Township.

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions, utilizing the comment box below.

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 parenting hot topic.

So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the conversation today—and every Wednesday!—at 1 p.m. Can't make it for the 1-2 p.m. chat? Then drop a line for our Moms Council and readers to consider.