Ending the Witching Hour(s)
My baby used to take a third nap. Now he won’t, and he’s turning into a gremlin every evening. What do I do?
My baby used to take a third nap. Now he won’t, and he’s turning into a gremlin every evening. What do I do?
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 the best way to deal with separation anxiety in an 8-month-old? Should I give in and hold him all the time or should I be keeping my distance?
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.
My mother is an addict. I gave her a chance to be part of my daughter’s life but she keeps breaking the rules and I can’t trust her. Now what?
One mom needs help making sure she’s not reinforcing gender messages in toys and not limiting her son given her sudden allergy to pink toys.
A mother’s frustration at being the target of her 9 year old’s anger. Some advice on how to best handle this explosive, sensitive situation.
I want to name my daughter after my grandmother. But I’m afraid people will think I named her after my sister. Yeah, it’s complicated.
I thought we had a good relationship with my husband’s brother and his family. And then everything went wrong.
Hey, it’s almost Christmas. Let’s do an easy one, okay?
Ideas for filling that post-kid-bedtime block with activities OTHER than falling asleep in front of the TV.
My great sleeper of an infant has started to wake-up and change our entire schedule. What do I do?
An Advice Smackdown update from a reader who had some wonderful news to share regarding her question she had previously asked here.
Wool diaper covers solved our rash problems but created another: Is it normal for wool to feel this damp in the morning?
My preschooler is very good at unlatching our strong baby gate. At what age can I let him have some independence in house during the early morning, before we are up?
Now that I’m a mom to a baby, my make-up and skincare routine needs a total reboot.
An expectant mom learns that her original ultrasound prediction was wrong. She’s having a boy, not a girl. She needs help mentally and emotionally shifting gears and expectations.
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.
A mom needs help teaching her child effective homework skills, especially when there are younger ones around whose homework is to distract their older sibling.
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.