A Good Old-Fashioned Family Drama Blow-up For the Holidays
I thought we had a good relationship with my husband’s brother and his family. And then everything went wrong.
I thought we had a good relationship with my husband’s brother and his family. And then everything went wrong.
What can I reasonably, realistically expect of a 12.5-year-old babysitter?
What to do with that lovely heirloom jewelry that comes with its own emotional baggage…or no real sentimentality at all?
How to make the bottle-to-sippy-cup transition as painless as possible.
My son is showing all the signs that he’s “ready” for potty training, without any of the actual “using the potty” part. What’s the next step?
Is five years old to young to expect a child to be able to locate his misplaced lovey?
Amalah, Amalah, Amalah: Can I just start by saying that I love Advice Smackdown, and if I could, I would eat it for breakfast every single day? On to my question. I’m in a shaving gel rut. I hate every kind I’ve ever purchased in…
This mom needs help with her super early morning riser, a baby that only seems to need the minimum of sleep.
An old Smackdown stand-by has been discontinued. Finding a replacement wasn’t nearly as easy as we thought.
My husband wants us to jump through more and more hoops before we even try to get pregnant. When can I say enough is enough?
Ah, homework. It can be the bane of your existence. It may be your nightly battle. Here we tackle finding the balance between helping your children accomplish their responsibilities and fostering independence.
Girls and their makeup and their mothers. The best thing for you to remember, despite your life experience, you know NOTHING so get others involved to help.
A young mom is afraid she’s too old for purple hair.
My very young toddler is starting to show interest and progress in potty-training, but she’s in a daycare center class that doesn’t accommodate for potty-trained little ones. She loves this daycare center, what should I do?
At what age does comfort finally edge out the risk?
My infertile coworker is about to undergo the last (of many, many) IVF cycles…and I just found out that I’m pregnant. Is there ANY good way to deliver the news?
A young woman found a breast lump and her doctor has asked her to schedule a mammogram and ultrasound. Even though the doctor is not worried, she is freaking out and needs some perspective.
One woman faces very tough decisions in light of a high-risk pregnancy. Amalah weighs in.
I’ve got a freezer full of lovely, organic, homemade baby food purees…that my baby is suddenly too grown-up to eat. Help!
“My daughter is speech delayed. So why is my family arguing with me about it?”