Mother-in-Law as the Nanny: The Real Costs of “Free” Childcare
My mother-in-law will be caring for my baby daily when my maternity leave ends. How do I set-up appropriate boundaries and manage that tricky relationship?
My mother-in-law will be caring for my baby daily when my maternity leave ends. How do I set-up appropriate boundaries and manage that tricky relationship?
This expecting mother is receiving hurtful comments from her future in-laws about their lifestyle and parenting choices (already!). Amalah provides some guidelines for navigating that tense relationship.
A new mom-to-be is not only growing her family but contemplating growing her financial responsibilities by helping her aging parents. Her husband is not on board with the latter. She needs our objective opinions and advice.
An expectant mom is trying anticipate the balance between her need and wanting of help from her own mom and her husband’s need to private family time on the second time around.
What do you do when granddad has a girlfriend and your child doesn’t want to share attention, and honestly speaking you’re not ready to either?
Ideas for filling that post-kid-bedtime block with activities OTHER than falling asleep in front of the TV.
I thought we had a good relationship with my husband’s brother and his family. And then everything went wrong.
A mother-in-law writes in for advice about a daughter-in-law who plays favorites and keeps her from spending enough time with her grandchild.
The holidays are around the corner and my relationship with my husband’s family is a mess. How can I fix this? Should I fix this?
What’s a fair and realistic division of household responsibility when one parent stays home and the other works outside of the home?
My newborn has colic and now my family is hanging out without me! Are postpartum hormones just making me oversensitive? Please help.
Another day, another horrible sea-monster of a mother-in-law. How to handle a difficult mother-in-law and preventing bad repercussions on your marriage.
Getting along with other mothers and why you shouldn’t sweat it if you don’t.
I lost my job a few months ago and am trying to enjoy staying home with my kids full time…but I’m miserable and I hate this. Am I a bad person?
My husband is a terrific (yet overly ambitious) cook. So we’re eating dinner at 9 p.m. — or even later. There’s got be a way to streamline the family dinner process!
When I introduce myself from here on out, I am supposed to say, “Hi, my name is ______________, and I’m an alcoholic.” That’s the first step, according to the brochure some nice woman handed me as I entered my first AA meeting day before yesterday.
An experiment with family meetings to see if they work.
Things to avoid when visiting or staying with brand-new parents.
The secret to successfully blending a family is making peace with it being messy and ongoing and scary and wonderful.
Should I get a tubal ligation done during my C-section? Or is that too much, all at once?