Baby
Baby Sleep Training & the Older Sibling
I need to sleep train my infant son but am concerned about waking my toddler daughter who is a super-light sleeper.
Holidays
Easy Mother’s Day Pendants DIY
This photo pendant craft is so easy and fun and will make a great gift for Mother’s Day. Let us show you how easy they are to make!
Relationships
Don’t Move So Close To Me
My parents are secretly planning to move near my immediate family. They are functional alcoholics and the stress of them pressuring to consistently babysit my young son is leading me to actually consider moving out-of-state.
Parenting
Setting a Romantic Example for Your Children
I hope that someday my children find life partners who make them happy. I hope that I’m setting a good example for them to figure that out, too.
Pregnancy
Baby Number Two: How Soon Is Too Soon?
My husband and I are ready to start planning for our second child relatively soon. When we share our plans with others, we are met with confusion. Are we missing something?
Pregnancy
(Baby) Showers With Strangers
My mother-in-law (who now lives in the South) wants to throw me a baby shower. But the guests are her friends and only my acquaintances. I feel uncomfortable about this. What should I do?
Parenting
To Commute or Not to Commute
A work-out-of-the-home-mom’s long commute is making her rethink her excellent caregiving option. She is contemplating a radical move, but is she missing other options available to her?
Big Kid
Love as an Acceptable Risk
Loving means opening yourself to heartbreak. How can I help my kids learn how to balance risk and reward when it comes to love? Our dogs help.
Relationships
Grandparents & the Invisible Partner
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.
Young Child
Neighborhood Kids, Neighborhood Boundaries
A young neighborhood kid doesn’t seem to understand and respect boundaries and his parents don’t seem to care. How should I handle this sticky situation?
Parenting
Parent Truisms
Just like no two snowflakes are the same, no two parenting experiences are the same. However, there are certain things about the highs and lows of raising kids that seem to ring true for almost every mom and dad. We’re sure you’ll relate to at least a few of these.
Big Kid
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
Teenagers and burgeoning sexuality. The conversations are becoming more difficult, but we’ll keep having them, because communication and knowledge are key.
Pregnancy
The Worst Support Group in the World
A mom-to-be has abandoned a toxic support group but continues her friendship with another former support group member. But, that friend continues to gossip about our former group and I just can’t take it anymore. What should I do?
Parenting
Alpha Mom Book Club: Someone Could Get Hurt
We discuss humorist Drew Magary’s parenting memoir, Someone Could Get Hurt.
Big Kid
Modeling Healthy Relationships (Without Ever Seeing One)
Teaching kids about love and happy relationships when we’re still figuring it out ourselves.
Holidays
Bunny Shaped Crayons for Easter
These DIY bunny crayons are super easy to make and a great Easter craft.
Young Child
A Thumb Sucking Action Plan
My daughter is a thumb sucker and I’m inclined to let her stop it in her own time. Is that the correct strategy or am I setting her up for long-term dental problems?
Holidays
10 Frozen Movie-Themed Easter Egg Decorating Ideas
Has the movie Frozen taken over your family? Here are ten great and simple Easter egg decorating ideas inspired by Frozen.
Big Kid
Ballad of the School Morning Teen
Some mornings leave you only the option to laugh or cry. With a hat tip to Dr. Seuss, I’m attempting the former while channeling my kids.
Young Child
Potty Training the Completely Stubborn, Unmotivated Kid
A how-to for potty training your stubborn 3+ year old child.