Furby Smackdown
Are you considering buying a Furby? This is our third review of Furby as a toy. What’s the verdict?
Are you considering buying a Furby? This is our third review of Furby as a toy. What’s the verdict?
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.
A parent is seeking advice on helping her young son deal with the disappointment of his canceled birthday party due to social distancing amid COVID-19. Here’s some advice that may work for other canceled kids’ events.
One woman is auctioning off the rights to dye her hair to raise money for charity knowing that she may look like Rainbow Bright. Amalah who did something similar last year gives some advice.
How do you navigate a relationship with a sister-in-law who creates family drama consistently when the extended families get together?
A parent has a question about raising kids to be kind and thoughtful people because she is fearful that despite best efforts, they are raising jerks. It’s a common fear.
Hi Amalah – I need help with home haircolor. I cannot justify paying someone to do it for me. Don’t have that cash, don’t have that time. I used to color my own hair obsessively, my hair was blonde, and big, and well, I lived…
Has one of the Smackdown’s most beloved make-up brands been discontinued? Say it isn’t so! (HINT: It isn’t so.)
An expectant mom has some serious familial and relationship issues that are causing her stress and leading to depression.
Help! I think my toddler may be speech delayed. But also, we’re bilingual at home. How do I get them evaluated during the COVID-19 shutdowns? What can I do?
What do you do when a toddler over two years old has been throwing objects and hitting for over six months now?
A mom is looking for help for her child to fall asleep on her own at night. We have some advice for this once great sleeper.
This is the last of the half-assed short columns, I swear. But I am leaving for Austin in like, 10 minutes and am trying to get all these entries written ahead of time. Oh! Woe is me! My writing gig is going to cut into…
Well. Whew! What a week last week was, with all the not-updating I did. However, a true advice columnist never rests and never stops bossing people around, and last week was no exception. I went to New York to meet up with AlphaMom’s own Isabel…
An expectant mom’s father is very ill and because his prognosis is not good she’s debating the merits of announcing her pregnancy sooner rather than later.
Do you have a pair of shoes that scratch your feet? We’ve got some advice for how to fix that!
A new mom is convinced her 5 month old baby has autism. But the only red flags we are seeing relate to the mom’s anxiety right now.
(Presenting! A detailed update to the cocktail-dress dilemma! An actual, real-world look! Me, slacking off because dear GOD, I have to wrap presents and bake cookies and ASSEMBLE THINGS and I’m pretty sure the directions on Noah’s new art easel thing are in Chinese and…
An update from a letter writer on a particularly hairy and sticky family situation and lessons learned for the future.
A baby, who is an otherwise an excellent sleeper, fights her third nap of the day even though it’s clear she still needs it. Amalah provides some advice to help out during this “transition” time.