When Your Child Won’t Sleep in His Own Bed
A young child just won’t stay in his bed no matter what his parents try and it’s clear that fear of staying in his bed alone is at the root of the problem.
A young child just won’t stay in his bed no matter what his parents try and it’s clear that fear of staying in his bed alone is at the root of the problem.
A mom wants to start a behavior reward chart for her toddler with whom she’s been working on staying in her own bed all night. At what age do you start one and how do you begin?
Parents have gone back to work after their paternity and maternity leaves and are concerned that their older toddler daughter is too aggressive with her new sibling and has been generally too defiant. Is this new behavior something to be concerned about or typical given the changes at home?
What do you do if your three year old just won’t sit on the potty when you want to toilet-train her for preschool in September, when she’ll be four already?
How do you teach your kid how to tie their shoes?
A mom needs some guidance on the type of television programming and movies she should allow for her preschooler son during the developmental phase while he’s fascinated with “bad guys.”
How do you talk to young children about the topic of death? Is it best handled as a sit-down serious discussion, or should questions be answered as they come up?
What do you do when a toddler over two years old has been throwing objects and hitting for over six months now?
What to do when your kid knows how to tie his/her shoes but chooses to not retie them. Is it a battle worth fighting or do you let it go?
A child has always eaten very little but now he’s fallen off the growth charts and isn’t keeping up physically and socially with his peers. What should the mom do when her pediatrician insists everything is “fine”?
A mom to a kindergartner is asking whether she needs to start talking to her kids about current events now that her child has started school?
A reader fears she screwed up by letting her son wear non-gender-conforming clothing outside the house. I thinks he needs to cut herself some slack.
A reader asks for help in coaching kids to speak out against racism and other issues at school in a succinct way.
There’s four weeks left before school starts and a WAHM needs childcare advice because, SUMMER.
A young preschooler is afraid to use the potty at preschool so Amalah gives advice on playing Parent Detective.
Applying the Satter Method to common real life feeding situations with kids. Amalah answers your questions.
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.
A mom has kept her young kids separate at night but that’s not convenient or economical when on vacation or visiting family. She’s looking for practical advice on introducing the siblings to bedroom sharing.
Young sisters fall asleep curled up together on one twin bed and the mom needs advice on planning for a bed upgrade though she doesn’t want to spoil the current sleeping arrangement. We have practical advice for her.
What do you do when your kid refuses to wear a pull-up to bed but is not nighttime potty-trained just yet? We have some advice.