Big Kid
(A)synchronicity
Asynchronous development can be worrisome and/or baffling, but it’s simply a difference that brings its own challenges and even joys.
Toddler
Potty-Training Reset
When potty-training isn’t going well, is there ever a point where you should just pack it in and go back to diapers?
Big Kid
When Is It Okay To Leave Your Kids Home Alone?
All that said, the decision to leave your kids alone is obviously a very personal one and depends on factors such as their maturity, their environment and your basic comfort level. As well as other issues like whether you should put the oldest kid in charge and your kids’ ability to follow safety rules to the letter.
Toddler
Potty Training Regression
When a new sibling means potty training regression, we help you with some ideas for tackling this normal developmental hiccup.
Toddler
On Going Commando
My daughter insists she’s done with diapers but I’m not so sure. How do I know when it’s really time to ditch the nighttime pull-up?
Big Kid
The More Teens Change, The More They Don’t
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.
Activities
51 Things Your Child Should Do Before Growing Up
What are the things that you want to do with your kids before they leave childhood behind? I feel like I can write this list with authority now that I have almost grown kids. Most of these things my children have done, except for my oldest who still has not mastered the cartwheel. It is something that makes me laugh every time he attempts it.
Big Kid
Blind Spots
Teaching my teen to drive continues to be challenging, but perhaps less because of the driving itself and more because I’m still learning how to help her.
Young Child
Make Morning and Bedtime Routines Easier with a Chart (Free Printable)
Mornings and bedtimes with the kids easier when they use a chart so I can give fewer reminders.
Health & Safety
Milestone Anxiety
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.
Big Kid
Home Alone, the Milestone Not the Movie
In the past week I have had conversations with several people about what age is okay to leave your child home alone. What do you think?
Toddler
On “Scheduling” Big Milestones and Transitions
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?
Holidays
Mother’s Day and Milestone Memories
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and a time to get nostalgic about baby’s and thus mother’s milestones.
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: The “I Can But I Just Don’t Wanna” Kid
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.
Big Kid
How Not To Drown In The Teen Dating Pool
Watching teens wade into the dating pool is a special kind of agony. Mine may roll their eyes at me, but these are the things I think they need to know.
Activities
“This Time Last Year…” A Family Reflecting Activity
So much can change in five years, or even one year! What was your family doing this time last year?
Activities
Teaching Your Kid how to Ride a Bike
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.
Big Kid
Post-Graduation and not Looking for The Moment
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.
Big Kid
Help, My Teen’s Driving!
Tips for when your teen starts driving? First of all: Don’t panic. You’ll both get through this.
Toddler
Ready to Potty Train? Try the Pull-Ups Potty Partnership!
Potty training can be a challenge for many parents but the Pull-Ups Potty Partnership can make all the difference because it’s individualized for each child.