Love as an Acceptable Risk
Loving means opening yourself to heartbreak. How can I help my kids learn how to balance risk and reward when it comes to love? Our dogs help.
Loving means opening yourself to heartbreak. How can I help my kids learn how to balance risk and reward when it comes to love? Our dogs help.
My estranged parents want to build a relationship with me and my infant twins. But they still don’t want to accept my partner as a mother to our sons. I find this unacceptable. I need your advice.
A young neighborhood kid doesn’t seem to understand and respect boundaries and his parents don’t seem to care. How should I handle this sticky situation?
Just like no two snowflakes are the same, no two parenting experiences are the same. However, there are certain things about the highs and lows of raising kids that seem to ring true for almost every mom and dad. We’re sure you’ll relate to at least a few of these.
Teenagers and burgeoning sexuality. The conversations are becoming more difficult, but we’ll keep having them, because communication and knowledge are key.
A mom-to-be has abandoned a toxic support group but continues her friendship with another former support group member. But, that friend continues to gossip about our former group and I just can’t take it anymore. What should I do?
We discuss humorist Drew Magary’s parenting memoir, Someone Could Get Hurt.
Teaching kids about love and happy relationships when we’re still figuring it out ourselves.
These DIY bunny crayons are super easy to make and a great Easter craft.
My daughter is a thumb sucker and I’m inclined to let her stop it in her own time. Is that the correct strategy or am I setting her up for long-term dental problems?
Has the movie Frozen taken over your family? Here are ten great and simple Easter egg decorating ideas inspired by Frozen.
Some mornings leave you only the option to laugh or cry. With a hat tip to Dr. Seuss, I’m attempting the former while channeling my kids.
A how-to for potty training your stubborn 3+ year old child.
I have an emotional block when it comes to decluttering. A project for Goodwill has provided a well-needed motivation Here’s what I’ve learned about myself.
My mother-in-law will be caring for my baby daily when my maternity leave ends. How do I set-up appropriate boundaries and manage that tricky relationship?
Because that’s what we do in our house. We blame our kids’ less desirable characteristics on our partner’s gene pool.
My young daughter is terrified of dogs. How can I help her with her fear of animals.
My teens are growing up, and in some ways everything seems different, now. In plenty of other ways, though, it’s all still very familiar.
I have five children and am starting to suspect that I am addicted to babies.
This expecting mother is receiving hurtful comments from her future in-laws about their lifestyle and parenting choices (already!). Amalah provides some guidelines for navigating that tense relationship.