Moms Talk Q&A: What to Do With All That Stuff

How many of your kids' art projects can you possibly keep stuffed away in the cabinet?

How long can you hold onto your 9-year-old son's favorite toy—from when he was 3?

Sure, we'd like to hold onto all of our children's finger-painting projects; his favorite blankie; her best report card; their favorite tricycle.

But, unless you've been blessed with a McMansion complete with a 500-square-foot storage room, it's just not practical. Where will you keep all the new stuff?

So, we have a few questions we want everyone to ponder. After you've thought about them, jump in today at 1 p.m. to offer answers, suggestions and opinions in the comment box located just below this article.

Here they are:

* How do you convince your child that it's time to let go of that special toy?

* What's a good response when your child asks what happened to his fourth-grade collage of jungle animals?

* Have you found there is a product or method out there that helps you effectively store away your children's belongings?

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.