Toddler
All Talk, No Babble
Help! My toddler is very quiet and not even babbling. I am concerned that they should be evaluated sooner. Do you have advice?
Toddler
Speech Delays in the Age of Coronavirus
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?
Young Child
The Preschool Philosophical Debate
A parent tries to decide whether her preschooler needs a more academic-focused classroom setting. Amalah has some sage advice.
Toddler
The Super-Early Sleep Regression
A mom needs help deciphering her toddler’s nighttime sleep problem. Is this a sleep regression and what should she do about it?
Health & Safety
Milestone Anxiety
A new mom is concerned about her infant reaching her developmental milestones, but should we are instead concerned about her obsessive thinking and anxiety which appears to be postpartum depression.
Toddler
When Your Toddler Isn’t Into Finger Foods
A toddler is not interested in finger foods and also having a hard time self-feeding. Is this in the range of typical or something to be concerned about?
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: The “I Can But I Just Don’t Wanna” Kid
A toddler mom is having difficulty with the final leg of potty training her son. He can go on the potty but sometimes just doesn’t care about being in soiled underwear. It’s driving her insane. We offer a plan.
Young Child
The Child Who Eats Too Little
A child has always eaten very little but now he’s fallen off the growth charts and isn’t keeping up physically and socially with his peers. What should the mom do when her pediatrician insists everything is “fine”?
Young Child
The Shoe Tying Battle, Revisited
What to do when your kid knows how to tie his/her shoes but chooses to not retie them. Is it a battle worth fighting or do you let it go?
Toddler
On “Scheduling” Big Milestones and Transitions
A mom turns to Amalah about tackling some big toddler transitions like potty training, weaning, and transitioning from a crib to a bed. Is there an ideal developmental time to “schedule” and plan for these milestones?
Young Child
Preschoolers & Big Kid Shows: Making Sense of TV and Movie Ratings
A mom needs some guidance on the type of television programming and movies she should allow for her preschooler son during the developmental phase while he’s fascinated with “bad guys.”
Health & Safety
Speech Delay: To Evaluate or Not To Evaluate
A mom is being told to have her toddler sent to a speech therapist but wants to understand the benefits of doing so first. Amalah has very strong opinions about this.
Toddler
Ready to Potty Train? Try the Pull-Ups Potty Partnership!
Potty training can be a challenge for many parents but the Pull-Ups Potty Partnership can make all the difference because it’s individualized for each child.
Toddler
Potty Training Readiness
Find out if your kid is ready to potty train! There are key signs. If yes, then just grab a box of Pull-Ups Training Pants and you’re ready to start.
Toddler
Sippy Cup Rejection & Regression
After a stomach bug, a young toddler refuses to drink from her sippy cup now. Her mom needs help in getting her back on track. But should she just wait longer?
Big Kid
Post-Graduation and not Looking for The Moment
It seems like there was supposed to be an immediate shift, somewhere in the whole turning-18-and-graduating-high-school thing. But life is full of moments.
Young Child
Potty Training the Super-Resistant Kid
What do you do if your three year old just won’t sit on the potty when you want to toilet-train her for preschool in September, when she’ll be four already?
Young Child
Chores & Young Children: When (& How) to Start
Oh, the irony of parenting: It’s undeniably hard work, and yet most of us are doing entirely too much of the work. And while we might be able to swoop through a room and put toys away in 10 minutes doing that job for them is actually lazy parenting on our part. It’s their responsibility. Kids NEED chores. Here’s your starter’s guide.
Toddler
I WILL Be There When She Walks (and Other Milestone Myths I Perpetuated)
Worried you might miss her first steps? Here’s how to ensure that you will witness those first milestones.
Baby
Sleep Regressions & Bottle Rejections, Oh My
A nine month old baby is refusing to drink his bottle and instead waking up more often in the middle of the night hungry, right at the developmental stage when his parents were expecting to get more, not less sleep.