Baby
When Baby Plays Favorites
A new mom is concerned that their baby prefers her husband. Is this normal? What should she do?
Young Child
Bedtime Battles: Lost Lovey Edition
Is five years old to young to expect a child to be able to locate his misplaced lovey?
Toddler
Two Year Old Bedtime Anxiety
A mom needs help getting her toddler who is experiencing a sleep regression back to his champion sleeping ways.
Big Kid
Letting Go Of Normal
Is normal a real thing? Should I be wishing my special-needs kids were normal? I’m not even sure it’s real, and if it is, well, it’s not for us.
Holidays
Mother’s Day and Milestone Memories
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and a time to get nostalgic about baby’s and thus mother’s milestones.
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: Dealing With the 3/4 There Kid
A mom is having a challenging time with her almost fully potty-trained child who is scared to poop in the potty and insists on wearing a pull-up. What are the parent’s options to help her young child?
Toddler
Toddler Hearing vs. Toddler Listening
A parent (whose day job is as an occupational therapist) is trying to weigh some concerns brought up by her son’s caregiver his development against her own observations and professional opinion.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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.”
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
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?
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”?