Holidays and Other People’s Kids
A new mom needs help on whether and how best to intervene when her in-laws kids visit for the holiday dinner.
A new mom needs help on whether and how best to intervene when her in-laws kids visit for the holiday dinner.
Should I get a tubal ligation done during my C-section? Or is that too much, all at once?
What to do when it’s high time to say bye-bye to the bottle and hello to a good night’s sleep. We’ve got advice.
My 14-month-old is a terrible sleeper and an even worse traveler. Can our holiday visits home to visit family be saved?
A woman who is trying to conceive wants to start eating more fish and tofu, but has concerns about mercury in fish and hormones in tofu. What’s the real deal?
Bug Repellents That Really Work Hi Amy, So about this time of year, every year, I start to look like a leper. Why? Because apparently I was put on this earth to be a mosquito buffet. I’m not kidding — every time I go outside,…
A mom thinks her baby may be speech-delayed. Should she be concerned? Or is she possibly overreacting?
My mother-in-law refuses to take my child’s nut allergy seriously. What should we do?
Making your own laundry detergent is easy and economical…but is it a recipe for disaster when it comes to cloth diapers?
You are approaching the end of your pregnancy and you’re scared. It will be hard, but it will be good. Let us paint a picture of the exciting ride you’re about to experience.
Asking guests to bring wine to a tasting-themed party…tacky or just a modern take on potlucks?
I love my daycare provider…but not her kid. What to do when there’s a bully in the playgroup. We have some advice.
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My doctor has told me to not touch my own cats for the next eight months. Is he overreacting?
My estranged parents want to build a relationship with me and my infant twins. But they still don’t want to accept my partner as a mother to our sons. I find this unacceptable. I need your advice.
A mom finds herself and young family pulled into her husband’s family’s cycle of emotional and verbal abuse. She needs practical advice on how to save the relationship with her children’s grandparents, if that is at all possible.
We moved our two boys into the same room two weeks ago and it’s not going well. How can I get them to settle down and SLEEP?
What to do about another one of the wonderful postpartum indignities nobody warns you about: Crazy, excessive sweating.
How do I introduce Legos to my almost 5-year old? The choices are overwhelming? Where do I start? How do I store the Legos safely from my toddler?
Now that I can pump breastmilk successfully, how do I introduce it to my exclusively-breastfed baby?