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?
Mom needs help finalizing potty-training her kid who only will poop on the floor.
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.
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.”
Asynchronous development can be worrisome and/or baffling, but it’s simply a difference that brings its own challenges and even joys.
I enrolled my daughter in a kindergarten class that she hates. How can I make the transition easier for both of us?
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”?
A mom needs help getting her toddler who is experiencing a sleep regression back to his champion sleeping ways.
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.
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.
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?
Best teether and teething toys to bring your baby or toddler relief.
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and a time to get nostalgic about baby’s and thus mother’s milestones.
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.
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.
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.
It’s up to us to not only birth these little creatures we also have to teach them to ride a bike. And teaching them is quite an adventure.
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?
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?
A parent tries to decide whether her preschooler needs a more academic-focused classroom setting. Amalah has some sage advice.