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Moms Talk: For Your Own Good?

Join our Moms Council as they talk about a news story that disturbed them, and about whether the government has the right to parent your child.

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions.

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.

Here's this week's question:

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This Huffington Post story about an obese boy taken from his parents disturbed our Moms Council. How do you feel about it? Do you think the government has the right to step in and remove obese children from their parents?

Join our Moms Council (Amy Perry, Steph Motenko, Liz Spillane and Tiffany Prysmiki) in the comments below.

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Moms Talk questions each week come from the Moms Council. If you're interested in joining, let editor Andre Salles know at andre.salles@patch.com.


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