The Eyeglasses-Grabbing Toddler
How do you help your toddler from grabbing and throwing your eyeglasses? They think it’s a game. We have some advice.
How do you help your toddler from grabbing and throwing your eyeglasses? They think it’s a game. We have some advice.
Helpful update from the very sleep-deprived expectant mom who needed help with her young kids’ sleeping arrangements… they are on different schedules and it was wreaking havoc on the whole family. She tells us what advice worked for them!
Simple ideas for celebrating and commemorating the occasion, even if you’re sleep-deprived enough to skip the turkey and order a pizza instead.
Teach your kids how to make their own crustless sandwiches and get one step closer to crossing making school lunches off your daily to-do list.
A baby is waking up ridiculously early with a dirty diaper and its wreaking havoc on her work-out-of-home mom’s sleep schedule. We have some advice.
Amalah walks a mom through how to get an infant to back to sleep, in the middle of the night after a feeding, in that optimal drowsy state so the baby can fall asleep independently.
An expectant mom is grappling with whether she should forgive the in-laws who have treated her terribly for the sake of the grandparent-child relationship.
My previously halfway potty-trained child has all of a sudden started having repeated accidents and is no longer responding to positive incentives. What caused this mysterious backsliding in toilet training?
A parent needs advice on how to handle her toddler’s separation anxiety while dropping her off at daycare. Amalah has advice.
A mom needs breastfeeding scheduling advice now that her baby is eating solids. She wants to make sure her baby is getting enough nutrients from breastmilk.
Help! My toddler won’t get on the potty in the morning. I have back issues and can’t easily lift him. Do you have any advice?
Parents are trying to discern if they should address or ignore their toddler’s new and loud, but innocuous emotions. Amalah has some definitive views on the subject.
Advice and suggestions for how family members and friends can help soothe separation anxiety in an infant when babysitting.
Dear Amalah, I’m currently studying abroad in Latin America, and while it’s been a great experience, the conditions are somewhat…rustic…and not exactly conducive to standard US beauty procedures. My house doesn’t have hot water, or even lukewarm water, and we’re in the mountains so it´s…
What to do when you suspect that your child has ADHD. We share our favorite resources and BTDT techniques that have worked with our families.
An Advice Smackdown update from a reader who had some wonderful news to share regarding her question she had previously asked here.
A mom needs advice on how to feed her one-year-old who refuses to try pureed, juiced, raw, or steamed pieces of fruits and veggies. We have advice on resetting the solid food-experience.
A five-year old has suddenly developed anxiety around healthy eating and her food choices. Her parents are very concerned. Should they wait and see or take a more proactive approach at this point? We have some thoughts.
Have you become an overnight homeschooler because of Coronavirus quarantine or Stay at Home orders? We feel you. Here’s some been-there-done-that advice from an experienced and accidental homeschooler on how to navigate these weeks (months?) ahead.
A toddler who is now in a bed is waking up much earlier. Is this a new sleep schedule? We have advice on getting the toddler to stay in bed longer.