The Advice Smackdown Holiday Preschooler Gift Guide
You know what? With preschoolers they’re a bit more likely to be equally as excited about the actual gift as the box and packaging. I mean, maybe.
You know what? With preschoolers they’re a bit more likely to be equally as excited about the actual gift as the box and packaging. I mean, maybe.
My baby is sleeping longer at night now. Should I pump or should I sleep?
Helping parents who are looking into special education preschool options for their speech-delayed child.
Hi- My eyelids are sensitive and have been for awhile. In the past I bought higher-end shadow and been ok. Until recently. The shadow I was using was making my eyelids red, puffy and itchy. So I stopped using it- problem solved. This weekend I…
A mom is returning to work full-time and will be leaving her toddler at daycare and is concerned that his reluctance to drink may increase there leading to dehydration. What can she do prevent these problems?
These days, you can spend $20 or $150 on an at-home face peel kit. Is there really a difference?
Amalah is fast approaching her due date and she has been bitten by the nesting bug. Some of her recommendations for do’s and don’t’s.
Every year winter brings all kinds of skin annoyances, like seasonal eczema. Thankfully, we’ve figured a few things out to keep comfortable and splotch-free.
Dear Amalah, I only recently discovered your column, and yet I have managed to spend hours perusing the archives already (and that’s saying a lot considering I have a 3-month-old daughter who keeps me on my toes!). I’ve become a fan overnight. Not only have…
Amalah uses a celebratory Advice Smackdown update for some self-reflection on our own hard-earned parenting achievements, as imperfectly won as they may have come.
(Previously: The Hot List of Six Months Or So Ago) I was hoping to mix the Hot List up a little more this go-round, but alas, I appear to be in a rut. But it’s such a pretty rut! Oh, rut, your skin is so…
Mom is in a sticky situation with a speech therapist who is insisting that her preschooler needs weekly therapy. But finances are very tight. Is there workaround to propose?
A family is having a hard time establishing boundaries with a mother-in-law and grandmother who travels cross country to visit and stay over even knowing it’s very inconvenient for the entire family’s schedule.
Dearest Amy, I’m pretty sure you have probably addressed the issue of stretch marks due to pregnancy, but I have a different question regarding stretch marks. My 15-year old daughter has gained quite a bit of weight in the past year and has rather large,…
Hi Amy!! I know you get so many questions probably everyday and all day, but I am wishing, hoping, and praying that you will answer because I am in desperate need of H-E-L-P. AHHHHHHHHHH! So anyways lets get to the point shall we. Today I…
How to get your toddler out the door without both of you losing your minds.
A mom needs help gently weaning her toddler son who can’t fall asleep without breastfeeding.
Pregnancy symptoms can include some odd things — but not typically peeling lips, which may be a case of angular cheilitis.
Is it tacky for my college buddy and me to throw ourselves a joint baby shower since it would save our collective friends traveling time and expenses?
It’s the Most Wonderful (Former Advice Smackdown Question-Asker Update) of the Year.