A Parent Work-Life Balance Smackdown
A mom needs help making a career decision that will impact how she spends time with her kids and outsources some caregiving duties. She turns to Amalah for advice.
A mom needs help making a career decision that will impact how she spends time with her kids and outsources some caregiving duties. She turns to Amalah for advice.
A teacher is at home full-time this summer with a toddler and an infant, and each morning dreads the super long intensive daylight parenting hours ahead of her. Is there more to this than just the new summer schedule? Amalah thinks maybe.
You snap and yell. Loudly at your child. Now what?
A mom is overwhelmed by the daily challenges of raising two young children in an overscheduled world. Amalah helps her prioritize.
35 years after I first felt the pain of an ableist insult, “-tard” has suddenly become a politically fashionable suffix. It’s not casual or funny. It’s hate speech.
A young girl is having some BIG emotions, difficulty with impulse control and lashing out at her sister after experiencing unsettling events. How do we get her to stop hitting her sister?
A reader feels like her family has let her father down by not coming through on a birthday party project. She’s very hurt and angry. Is she overreacting? What should she do now?
There’s some common phrases (used by most parents) that can have a negative impact on kids. But with a little effort, we can all stop saying them.
How to talk to young kids about death and grief in an age-appropriate manner. We provide a sample script as well as an excellent book recommendation that can grow with your family.
Our children have “lizard brains”? Actually we all do. Learn what that means and how to try to handle some common disruptive behaviors in children.
An expectant mom has some serious familial and relationship issues that are causing her stress and leading to depression.
A mom recovering from panic disorder is finding herself lethargic and is looking for advice on mitigating the side effect of medication.
My young child is an attention-seeking mess during the witching hour before dinner. I need help with this behavior issue.