Tell Me How To Feel About: THE LEASH
Kids on leashes. Probably one of the top parenting choices all but guaranteed to earn you some judge-y side-eye or comments from strangers, even more so than say, breast- or bottle-feeding in public.
Kids on leashes. Probably one of the top parenting choices all but guaranteed to earn you some judge-y side-eye or comments from strangers, even more so than say, breast- or bottle-feeding in public.
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When gifts are being given from five states away, who foots the postage bill?
How do you integrate a very new addition into your regular ol’ family beach vacation?
A pep talk and survival guide for parents about to embark on the crapshoot of air travel.
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?
Time marches on, and now that my kid is halfway through her junior year, college planning is beginning in earnest. There’s so much to think about!
I want to cloth diaper but my husband thinks I’m crazy. Can you help me change his mind?
I went off medication so I could have a baby and nurse him for as long as I could. I need to go back on it, but the emotional pain of forced weaning hurts just as much.
A mom needs advice on how to keep her young child’s fine blond hair from becoming a tangled matted mess. Amalah has some tips for keeping toddler hair tangle-free.
Dealing with the skeptics and naysayers who think cloth diapering is weird gross crazy hippie talk.
A mom is very eager to potty-train her 17-month old. Is that realistic? What are the pros and cons of early potty training?
How do make the leap from two kids to three? Is it a leap of logic or faith or both?
Is being gifted all it’s cracked up to be? In some cases, it can be more of a hindrance to success than you might think.
A young family’s house has been invaded by homeless in-laws who seem to have no motivation to leave and it’s disrupting her family’s life. The mother turns to Amalah for advice on how to manage this sticky situation with her husband and in-laws.
While a child’s 18th birthday is a big deal no matter what, it’s especially meaningful to our family that our once-struggling kid is now, finally, thriving.
A working mom’s dilemma: Showering at night simplifies the morning madness, at the expense of pretty hair.
I’m worried something isn’t quite “right” with my daughter, but her school keeps finding excuses for not evaluating our concerns. Where do I turn for help?
After a difficult pregnancy, birth and newborn experience, a mother wants to know: Am I a monster for hating every minute of those “magical moments?”
A mom is starting to climb out of postpartum depression and is having a hard time getting her husband’s support for alone time for self-care.