Baby
How to Get Rid of a Pacifier and Other Such Stuff That Requires Consistency
Is pacifier disposal one of your parenting New Year’s Resolutions? How’s it going? Need ideas? You’ve come to the right place!
Toddler
Toddler Food Wars: Dinnertime Hunger Strike Edition
My toddler won’t eat dinner, then wakes up in the middle of the night crying from hunger. How can I win this battle of the food wills?
Toddler
The Potty Regression Battle of Wills Royale
My potty-trained preschooler is going through a potty regression. Is it because I’m pregnant? Is it a control issue? What should I do?
Big Kid
Sidestep Homework Battles
Homework doesn’t have to be a battleground in your home; keep in mind a few simple rules for a practical approach and peace can indeed coincide with homework!
Toddler
Breaking Bad Family Mealtime Habits
A mom needs help breaking a bad mealtime habit with her toddler so she can have the healthy family dinner time they all deserve and need.
Toddler
My Toddler is Jerking Us Around At Bedtime
A mom has found herself in an intense bedtime power struggle with her toddler. We help her establish a plan to sleep success.
Toddler
How to Solve Your Toddler Mealtime Battles With Snacks
An older toddler is refusing dinner after being well throughout the day. However, he is going to bed and waking up ravenous. How can his parents help him without succumbing to this dinnertime power struggle?
Health & Safety
When Winter is Shorts Weather for Kids
Yes, I am the not-so-proud owner of an 11-year-old boy who refuses to wear pants in the winter. He (very strongly) insists on wearing shorts year-round, even when the temperature is only in the high 20’s.
Big Kid
Independence For Lunch, One Way Or Another
Challenging my teenager to manage her own school lunches is giving me palpitations, but it’s time and—one way or another—she can handle it.
Toddler
Is a Bedtime Sippy Cup a Big Deal?
A mom needs advice on whether she should be concerned about her toddler son drinking water at bedtime through a sippy cup.
Toddler
On Second Helpings, Satter & Upping the Dinner Ante
A mom has been following the Satter Method with her toddler at mealtime but is stumped about second helpings and needs some advice about making sure her young one gets enough protein and veggies in his diet.
Big Kid
Taking The Power Struggle Out Of Homework Struggles
Power struggles with your teen may feel inevitable, but when you add homework issues to the mix, is there any hope for peace and productivity? I say yes.
Health & Safety
Fighting Cultural Food Wars
An expat mom is trying to avoid power struggles with her family-by-marriage and now toddler son (too) over the amount and regularity of sweets and unhealthy foods being served in her new and adopted home country.
Toddler
The Bathtime Battle
Out of the blue a toddler has started throwing tantrums during bathtime and gets unreasonably upset. Is this typcial and what can his parents do?
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: Dealing With the 3/4 There Kid
A mom is having a challenging time with her almost fully potty-trained child who is scared to poop in the potty and insists on wearing a pull-up. What are the parent’s options to help her young child?
Toddler
When Your Toddler Say No More High Chair!
A mom is wisely picking her battles with her toddler but she still wants to maintain a pleasant family mealtime arrangement. What can she do?
Toddler
Potty Training: Out-Stubborning the Stubbornest of Stubborn Kids
This mom is having a difficult time potty training her stubborn young child. Amalah suggests her potty training boot camp plan to her.
Toddler
On the Road Again: Toddler Tantrums in the Car
A toddler is throwing temper tantrums in the car on the longish daily commute home from daycare and her mom wants to nip this in the bud for parenting and safety reasons.
Toddler
The Static Cling Toddler
Parents need advice on how to handle their extremely clingy toddler who gets incredibly upset if she’s not carried. Is this an emotional or behavioral reaction that she’s having?
Young Child
Picky Eating & Mom Guilt
A WOHM mom doesn’t want to engage in a mealtime battle with her young picky eater because she wants a pleasant dinnertime experience but is experiencing guilt about his limited food palate. What can she do?