Moms Talk: The 'Role Model' Talk

Tabloid dream-come-true Charlie Sheen may have looked serious when he called himself a role model on a network TV morning show last week.

Surely, not even Sheen can believe that.

The troubled, now-former star of CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men more than likely agrees with basketball Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley, who once declared after finding himself in hot water, "I am not a role model."

As adults, we can see that Sheen isn't, well, a model role model. Some may even argue that Sheen, due to his myriad troubles with drugs and run-ins with the law, is not a role model in any way, shape or form, while some may say there are elements of the actor's life that are worthy of admiration and emulation.

What Patch wants to know from you is: How do you convince your children that the stars they see on the movie or TV screen or on the court, ice or field are not role models? How do you convince them to look up to their favorite teacher or coach?

Or, are you OK with your kid emulating Charlie Sheen, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Jay-Z or Cameron Diaz?

Either way, we want to hear from you today!

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.