La Norma is a very friendly resort with plenty of English spoken to supplment our poor French. The ski school was great for the children: 9 and 7 and the ESF piou piou club for the three year old was very patient.
Given the resort's compact size there was very little walking to be done, which is important with three children. The coverage is only 65 kms but it is all good skiing with plenty of nice tree lined runs. Watch out for the black that's not rolled; it's a bit of a challange, according to my wife.
There are two short blue runs served by a drag lift that we could let the children ski on their own. You are able to see the top of the run from the village so we could watch them as we played with the youngest in the little park.
You will not spend an afternoon shopping here at La Norma, but if you have a hire car, which we picked up in Chambery Airport(1 hour away and a really straight forward drive), you can drive to Val Thorens, Vald'isere or Sestiere which are about an hours drive away. The snow at La Norma was excellent, but most resorts were this year. It is a very family friendly resort with some decent skiing.