Toddler
Potty Training Wars: Breaking the Diaper Dependence
A parent is struggling with a potty training problem. They’re in a power struggle over their toddler’s dependence on holding onto a diaper while using the toilet.
Toddler
Sleep-Training, Room-Sharing & More, Oh My!
This parent needs help keeping their older toddler in their own bed and stop them from roaming the house during the middle of the night and disrupting everyone’s sleep.
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The Toddler Who Won’t Get On the Potty in the Morning
Help! My toddler won’t get on the potty in the morning. I have back issues and can’t easily lift him. Do you have any advice?
Young Child
Avoiding Bedtime Battles with Your Young Child
How do you handle a young child who refuses to go to sleep? Here’s how to handle this common power struggle. In short, avoid the bedtime battle to win the sleep war.
Young Child
The Post-Move Sleep Regression
What should you do when your children’s sleep schedule is still wonky a month after moving into your new home? We have advice.
Parenting
One Room, Two Bedtimes
A very sleep-deprived expectant mom needs help with her kids’ sleeping arrangements given that they are on different schedules and its wreaking havoc on the whole family.
Toddler
Can This Potty Training Be Saved?
A stressed-out mom is potty training her young toddler who is now getting very angry and fighting the process. Should they continue the potty training bootcamp or put it on hold?
Toddler
Toddlers & TV & Screens Oh My
Our rule of thumb on the hot-debated topic of toddlers, TV, and screentime. Is there a right time to introduce programming as an actual activity?
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: The I Prefer a Pull-Up Kid
What do you do when the child is toilet-trained but just won’t go potty unless wearing a pull-up? We have some advice.
Toddler
My Four Year Old Won’t Go To Bed!
A previously excellent sleeper now won’t go to bed for hours. What happened and what can be done to help this young child improve their sleep?
Toddler
Another Case of New Sibling Sleep Regression
What does new sibling sleep regression look like, how do you handle it, what are the pitfalls and more advice?
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: The Non-Night-Trained Kid Who Won’t Wear a Pull-Up
What do you do when your kid refuses to wear a pull-up to bed but is not nighttime potty-trained just yet? We have some advice.
Young Child
The Satter Method In Real Life
Applying the Satter Method to common real life feeding situations with kids. Amalah answers your questions.
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: When to Surrender & Give Up the Fight
Should this mom stop and delay potty training her toddler since her daughter is not showing signs of readiness at home? The issue is that toilet training is going well at preschool.
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.
Toddler
When “Toddler-Led” Weaning Just Ain’t Happening
How to wean your toddler from breastfeeding when your child is not ready but you are.
Big Kid
Ceding a Bedtime Battle to Win the Bedtime War
Parents are at their wits’ end about a big bedtime power struggle they are facing with their preschool-aged child. The matter is complicated by a bedroom sharing arrangement with a sibling who is an awesome sleeper.
Toddler
Potty Training Troubleshooting
A mom has hit a potty training roadblock and needs help deciding which measure (of several good options) she should take next.
Young Child
The Child Who Eats Too Little
A child has always eaten very little but now he’s fallen off the growth charts and isn’t keeping up physically and socially with his peers. What should the mom do when her pediatrician insists everything is “fine”?
Young Child
The Shoe Tying Battle, Revisited
What to do when your kid knows how to tie his/her shoes but chooses to not retie them. Is it a battle worth fighting or do you let it go?