Help, My Teens Refuse to Study!
A reader wants to know how you teach kids to study when they’re resistant to doing so. This may not be the answer she wants, but it’s all I’ve got.
A reader wants to know how you teach kids to study when they’re resistant to doing so. This may not be the answer she wants, but it’s all I’ve got.
How to tell the difference, and what to do about it.
Our family is most definitely composed of omnivores, with a heavy carnivore bent when it comes to cheeseburgers. However, my teen daughter is a vegetarian. This is how we make it work.
I remember what a big deal my first checking account was, and can hardly believe I’m already there with my own kid. How does that little ATM card mean so much??
My mother is an alcoholic. Is there a way to protect both my child and her relationship with her grandmother?
I remember my first car accident as a teen like it was yesterday. Who knew it would be a useful memory to help me handle my own kid’s first time?
I want a village. These are the people I want in my village. People who think it is a moral obligation to look out for each other’s kids.
A mom needs help and support for herself as she comes to terms with her son’s varied special needs diagnoses.
Costume and activity ideas galore for babies! Just because they can’t ring the doorbell doesn’t mean Halloween can’t be a ton of fun.
An update from one of our most memorable Advice Smackdown columns: The pregnant mom faced with a husband in rehab on her due date.
A cancer survivor prepares for kicking infertility’s butt too.
Have you ever come home from vacation with a collection of shells you don’t know what to do with? We say gift them as art. Or, keep it for yourself!
Teenagers are notoriously hard to shop for, and mine insist all they want is money. I refuse to give up and just fork over the cash, and I’m okay with that.
No, you are not my mother, said the baby bird. You are a Snort, and you’re kind of creeping me out.
What to do when your canine baby voices his displeasure of the new baby…by peeing on the rug.
What do you do when your toddler son is now afraid of his constantly aggressive playmate?
A mom is eager to get her family of non-morning people started with their daily routine earlier in the day. Her New Year’s resolution is not faring so well thus far and turns to Amalah for some advice.
How to say “HANDS OFF” to an overly hands-on grandparent.
A mom or two kids (who share a room) needs advice on scheduling naps for her toddler so that it doesn’t negatively interfere with bedtime for both kids.
An expecting mom is overwhelmed already thinking about all the big changes her family and her toddler will be going through in the recent future and as such needs advice on the timing and how to transition her toddler from a crib to a bed and starting potty training.