A toddler is going through a stage preferring grandma over her own mom and it’s causing tears throughout the household. Here’s advice on how to handle this common phase.
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 help now that her preschooler’s behavior has started to deteriorate. Is this the beginning of a serious problem? How can she help her child here? We have some advice.
Parents need help assessing whether they are over- or underreacting to what seems to be an isolated daycare incident with their toddler.
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?
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.
There’s four weeks left before school starts and a WAHM needs childcare advice because, SUMMER.
A toddler’s mom needs help approaching her daycare provider about helping her daughter respect her friends’ personal spaces.
It can be a bummer to let a babysitter go (and have to find a new one!) but sometimes it can be an important life lesson for your children.
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.
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.
A mom needs help discerning whether her baby’s negative reaction to daycare is regular separation anxiety or something more concerning.
A teacher is at home full-time this summer with a toddler and an infant, and each morning dreads the super long intensive daylight parenting hours ahead of her. Is there more to this than just the new summer schedule? Amalah thinks maybe.
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.
What is the role of the babysitter? Are they just there to care for children or should they be doing light household chores too?
A babysitter is stuck in an sticky situation. Her toddler babysitting charge has behavioral issues that his mom refuses to address and it’s negatively affecting her own children and animals. Since the toddler is a friend’s child she’s having a hard time knowing how to proceed.
A mom is really happy with the care provided by her kids’ in-home daycare provider. However, she is concerned about the lunch and snack options they are offering her toddlers. Is she overreacting and what are her options?
Self-care isn’t just about treating yourself to something special. For many people, it’s just giving yourself the simple, everyday necessities.
What do I tell other mothers who are trying to tattle on my nanny that I have total confidence in her?
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?
