Potty Training & Travel
Because at some point, you need to leave the house. How to continue potty training while you’re away from home. (Hint: DON’T FORGET A TOWEL.)
Because at some point, you need to leave the house. How to continue potty training while you’re away from home. (Hint: DON’T FORGET A TOWEL.)
A new mom is concerned about her infant reaching her developmental milestones, but should we are instead concerned about her obsessive thinking and anxiety which appears to be postpartum depression.
When neither of you are particularly down with the bald spot.
With just some scrap fabric and a hair clip, you can make a simple, stylish hair accessory for any child who loves wearing flowers in their hair!
A new mom’s hair is extra brittle and damaged. Is the damage caused by the colorist’s technique or because of postpartum hair issues and hormones?
Family history means that I’m now a step-mother and effectively co-parenting with my mother-in-law instead of an ex-wife. Please help.
Dear Amalah, Hi! I recently found your advice column and I absolutely love it! I’m not a mom (yet) but I do have a question that I think you may be able to help me with. I hope. I dearly love perfume but it does…
Dearest Amalah: I searched your archives and couldn’t find anything on this topic. I tried. I promise. A few years ago I had Adult Braces. (I must refer to them as Adult Braces as I find that title hilarious.) I wore the big old silver…
My 14-month-old won’t give up her morning bottle without a fight. How do I get her fully weaned without going fully crazy?
How to keep everyone’s scalp safe and sunburn free this summer. We have product recommendations just for you.
The mom of a toddler needs sleep advice for when traveling. She has had bad experiences getting her daughter to sleep when traveling and is considering forgoing a summer trip because of it. There must be a better way. We have some advice.
When a mother-in-law’s grief triggers extreme boundary issues with your nuclear family. What do you do?
Hi Amy, I wrote you AGES ago asking about how to get a Coach bag on discount, and then school kicked in and I promptly forgot to check back on your site for the advice. So imagine my surprise when I went back the other…
A mom wants to know whether her son’s slight potty training regression is more than attention-seeking behavior due to the recent birth of a sibling.
A toddler has been experiencing atypical separation anxiety since her first few weeks of life. Her mom is not satisfied with the answers she has received thus far. What should she do now?
How does it work with transitioning toddlers out of the Zippadee Zip into pajamas for a restful night sleep?
Amy, Ok, a few months ago I purchased the Two Faced Box of Chocolates and I LOVE it. Not only are the colors awesome but they all smell like chocolate. How can you go wrong!? Anyway, my main dilemma is that while I love these…
Amy, I noticed that in your latest column about dandruff, you never mentioned that it might not be dandruff at all, but a sunburned scalp. I don’t know about other people, but I know that if I don’t cover up where my hair is parted,…
(I feel the need to confess that today’s column is being written in our basement, which is currently the only area of the house that’s NOT undergoing renovations and does not have plastic draped floor to ceiling. This would be okay, except that we never…
What is the routine, schedule, or general guidelines for when infant feeding and sleeping should happen for 12- week old babies?