Baby
Grandma The Underminer
My mother-in-law watches my children during the day for free, but it’s costing me my sanity! She is undermining my wishes left and right.
Baby
Attachment Parenting, Anxious Parenting
Should I be concerned that my baby will have different (but loving family) caregivers most days of the week? Will it cause attachment issues in my infant?
Parenting
Should a Babysitter Just Babysit or Do More?
What is the role of the babysitter? Are they just there to care for children or should they be doing light household chores too?
Toddler
Daycare Bullies
I love my daycare provider…but not her kid. What to do when there’s a bully in the playgroup. We have some advice.
Baby
Daycare Drama & Mommy Guilt
The daycare I chose for my baby turned out to be terrible and borderline neglectful. How can I ever trust my instincts again?
Baby
Can This Daycare Situation Be Saved?
I’m having second thoughts about our daycare provider. Should I listen to my gut or are my mommy instinct overreacting?
Products & Services
How Much Do You Really Pay A Babysitter?
Seriously, I want a straight answer. Is there a secret formula out there other moms are using?
Resources
The Ethical Nanny Diaries
Do I have to declare my part-time nanny’s earnings to the IRS? Is it really a big deal if I don’t?
Money & Work
A Parent Work-Life Balance Smackdown
A mom needs help making a career decision that will impact how she spends time with her kids and outsources some caregiving duties. She turns to Amalah for advice.
Baby
The Baby-Bouncing Grandmother
The latest in our ongoing series of Can This Grandparent Be Trusted To Babysit? Communication is key– voicing your concerns and having an honest conversation may be the key for building a healthy babysitting relationship.
Health & Safety
Grandma Caught On Tape
Grandma was caught on tape losing her temper while watching her grandkids. A mom asks whether (and, if so, how) she should confront her very sensitive-to-criticism mom about the incident.
Relationships
It Takes a Village (of Nanny Tattlers)
What do I tell other mothers who are trying to tattle on my nanny that I have total confidence in her?
Relationships
Grandparent Babysitters & Grown-Up Vacations
How to handle in-laws who are sending mixed messages after having enthusiastically offered to take care of their grandchildren for a week while the parents go on an adults-only vacation.
Health & Safety
Just Say No (To Forced Hugs)
A toddler’s mom needs help approaching her daycare provider about helping her daughter respect her friends’ personal spaces.
Young Child
Work-From-Home Summertime Blues
There’s four weeks left before school starts and a WAHM needs childcare advice because, SUMMER.
Relationships
How to Make Changes When Your MIL Won’t Change
A mom needs advice on how to handle her difficult relationship with her mother-in-law who also helps care for her young kids part-time. The DIL very much feels like she needs a break from her MIL, but is her plan the right way to go?
Baby
When to Pull the Plug on Your Daycare
A mom needs help discerning whether her baby’s negative reaction to daycare is regular separation anxiety or something more concerning.
Relationships
Can This Childcare Situation Be Saved?
A family childcare situation is putting a lot of stress on the kids and the parent in charge. The stressed-out mom needs some advice on how to handle this sticky situation.
Health & Safety
Daycare Switches & Separation Anxiety
A very young child cries uncontrollably at his new daycare center and now his mom is feeling guilty about having transferred him there after having lost confidence in the previous one.
Parenting
How to Best Manage Your Child’s Caregiver
Managing the relationship between your child and their caregiver requires finesse and work. We have advice for you.