Fighting Cultural Food Wars
An expat mom is trying to avoid power struggles with her family-by-marriage and now toddler son (too) over the amount and regularity of sweets and unhealthy foods being served in her new and adopted home country.
An expat mom is trying to avoid power struggles with her family-by-marriage and now toddler son (too) over the amount and regularity of sweets and unhealthy foods being served in her new and adopted home country.
As if new motherhood wasn’t hard enough on your wardrobe…
Dear Amy, I am a huge fan of Amy Winehouse, I sing out loud in the car, at home and to my preschooler all the time. What does this have to do with beauty you may ask. Its about her ‘do, I need a beehive….
Women who choose to follow a vegetarian or vegan diet during pregnancy need to take extra care to get all the right nutrients.
Parents need help assessing whether they are over- or underreacting to what seems to be an isolated daycare incident with their toddler.
Purees vs. finger foods vs. baby-led weaning and choking and coughing…when did feeding babies get so complicated?
A mom needs some advice to help her daughter who doesn’t like her grandfather. We have some thoughts for her.
When a family member is mentally ill, you may think they’re the only ones who need help, but you’re probably wrong.
An expectant mom is moving to the suburbs and deciding on whether to stay with her current OB care and birth location or chose one that will be closer to home. We have some thoughts on the pros and cons of each.
A good friend’s pregnancy combined with an unexpected personal loss has left her wondering what to do next.
How to Repair Your Makeup After Crying Hi Amy, I have a somewhat strange question to ask. I am about to go through a number of events (an IVF cycle, a close friend’s wedding, sister’s graduation) where I will definitely be crying, but still need…
How do you balance respecting other’s feelings and recognizing the child you lost? Cecily of Uppercase Woman provides some guidance.
Hello! I am not qualified to give advice of any kind, at all. Yet I do it anyway. So there.
We still have a few more weeks of open-toed shoe weather, right? RIGHT?
Amy, HELP. So here’s my dilemma. I live in London and have been lucky enough to be invited to the Buckingham Palace Garden Party this year. July 22, to be precise. Which suddenly seems very soon. I got the dress sorted freakishly easily – saw…
Hi. I’m Asian, and I have really thick, straight hair, that is impossible to coax into anything without tons of hair spray. I’ve always wanted to have wavy hair, and I’ve been considering getting a perm, but I don’t want curls, just waves. Is this…
My friend just told me her boyfriend hits her. How do I help? Where do I start?
A mom would love a recommendation for how to show her extra helpful mother-in-law some very deserving and special appreciation.
Dear Employers Of The World: Please refrain from making “fat jokes” about your pregnant employees.
Out of the blue a toddler has started throwing tantrums during bathtime and gets unreasonably upset. Is this typcial and what can his parents do?