The Dinnertime Dance (and Some News For Satter Fans)
How to handle your toddler’s dinnertime shenanigans when they think dinnertime is an opportunity to play in and out of their high chair. Also, a surprise notice for Ellyn Satter fans.
How to handle your toddler’s dinnertime shenanigans when they think dinnertime is an opportunity to play in and out of their high chair. Also, a surprise notice for Ellyn Satter fans.
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Our rule of thumb on the hot-debated topic of toddlers, TV, and screentime. Is there a right time to introduce programming as an actual activity?
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A toddler starts rejecting more foods from her mom’s dinner repertoire. Is this normal and how can she get her young child’s diet back on track?
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When to tell your young child you are pregnant and that they will be a big brother or sister in the near future.
The rails under our dining room table are super sharp. I worry that our grandson is going to split his head open! Any advice?
Applying the Satter Method to common real life feeding situations with kids. Amalah answers your questions.
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A very young child cries uncontrollably at his new daycare center and now his mom is feeling guilty about having transferred him there after having lost confidence in the previous one.
A mom has hit a potty training roadblock and needs help deciding which measure (of several good options) she should take next.
A baby who previously would fall asleep easily can now only do so in the arms of her mom and no one else. The parents are on the brink of hiring an expensive sleep trainer. Can something be done first?
An expat is very upset that her side of the family wasn’t able to join her for her wedding ceremony now that she lives as an expat overseas. She’s contemplating yet another wedding when back in the States; what is the etiquette for that?
ohmygod! MYFACE! Ok, riddle me this batman. I seem to have GINORMOUS pores around my nose and chin that collect dirt and such. I use a face wash, toner and a water based moisturizer but I still seem to have these craters on my face….