Is It Really Different When It’s Your Own Child?
After spending time with my friends’ needy, clingy children, I am having second thoughts about parenthood. Will I really feel that differently about my own baby?
After spending time with my friends’ needy, clingy children, I am having second thoughts about parenthood. Will I really feel that differently about my own baby?
What to do when a new baby brings out the not-so-great side of your firstborn.
Should you discipline other people’s kids? Yes. Okay, next question. No, but seriously. Liz (hi Liz!) of Mom-101 wrote about an incident that I’m still mulling over. (Such is her genius.) The incident in question took place one fateful afternoon in Target, when Liz watched…
How to stop your little Houdini toddler from removing his clothes and diapers. We have some practical advice.
A new mom needs help on whether and how best to intervene when her in-laws kids visit for the holiday dinner.
I love my daycare provider…but not her kid. What to do when there’s a bully in the playgroup. We have some advice.
Can a “cooperative kid” be made of a troubled teen? With a lot of parental changes (and tongue-biting), signs point to yes.
It’s not our business. Don’t interfere. These are the things that we say to ourselves when we don’t intervene.
My husband blames ME for our daughter’s whining and crying. Could it really be my fault?
What happens when you leave your tween son’s punishment in the hands of his siblings? Hilarity, that’s what.
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 family moved into a fantastic neighborhood with a built-in playgroup for their kids. But the entire family (including the kids) are social outcasts after the father more than crossed the line with his angry outburst. Can the relationships be saved?
Where’s the line when someone else’s child is misbehaving?
At what age is it appropriate to start disciplining your child? How early is too early and how late is too late?
A mom turns to Amalah looking for help on handling her whiny, screechy and tempter tantrum-throwing three year old child.
The pediatrician would like to put her three-year old son on SSRIs because of his aggressive behavior. Mom is conflicted since she because her son hasn’t had any behavioral assessment or therapy. She wants advice.
A mother’s frustration at being the target of her 9 year old’s anger. Some advice on how to best handle this explosive, sensitive situation.
How young is too young for a time-out? Here you’ll find some helpful things you can try when your little one needs some time out to calm down.
A step-dad turns to us looking for help on a tricky situation with his partner’s mother and how she is influencing her grandchild, and not in a good way.
Is my son is going to grow up to be a MLB pitcher…or just a big behavior problem?