Summer will be here before you know it. You remember summer, that blissful time when kids ride bikes and hit the neighborhood pool and catch fireflies in a jar. Or that time when parents make the mad scramble to piece together eight or more weeks of camp and still have money left over for groceries. A lot of how families plan their summer surely depends on your work schedule? Flexible job or stay-at-home mom? Then camp might be optional and sporadic. Busy jobs with little wiggle room? You might need camp, camp and more camp. Most of us probably fall somewhere in the middle. How do you tackle …

Today's Moms Talk Q & A opinion comes from Reston Patch Moms Council member Samantha Nims, a Reston mom of three teens and a middle school teacher: Call me old-fashioned, but I think “Daisy Dukes” and spaghetti straps belong on the beach – not in the classroom.  And I shouldn’t be able to tell whether you’re wearing boxers or briefs unless I’m the one doing your laundry.  According to the FCPS Student Responsibilities and Rights (that big, yellow booklet we all sign at the beginning of each school year), our school district agrees with me. Clothing that exposes cleavage, private parts, the …

Moms Talk is a new feature on Reston Patch  that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Reston Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Reston. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms 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 …