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.
Young Child
How to Keep Your Kids From Killing Each Other
Mom of four boys– and soon a brood of five — shares her secrets to keeping the peace between her kids and bringing out the best in them.
Young Child
One Room, Two Bedtimes: Update & What Worked!
Helpful update from the very sleep-deprived expectant mom who needed help with her young kids’ sleeping arrangements… they are on different schedules and it was wreaking havoc on the whole family. She tells us what advice worked for them!
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.
Parenting
To Three or Not to Three, Revisited
Weighing the practicalities versus the emotions of deciding if and/or when to add another child to your family.
Products & Services
Birthday Party Group Present Etiquette
How do you handle the etiquette of gifting birthday presents when siblings are invited to the party as well? One large gift or a few smaller ones?
Products & Services
Light Up the (Kids’) Room
When helping siblings sharing rooms manage sleep schedules how do night lights figure into the process? Here are some recommendations.
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?
Young Child
Same Room, Different Schedules
A mom is thinking of having her sons share bedrooms but is concerned about their different morning wake-up schedules and routines. We have some advice.
Young Child
Two Kids, One Bed…For Now
Young sisters fall asleep curled up together on one twin bed and the mom needs advice on planning for a bed upgrade though she doesn’t want to spoil the current sleeping arrangement. We have practical advice for her.
Young Child
Taking the Sibling Room-Sharing Plunge
A mom has kept her young kids separate at night but that’s not convenient or economical when on vacation or visiting family. She’s looking for practical advice on introducing the siblings to bedroom sharing.
Big Kid
Five Great Tips to Help Older Kids Share a Room
Got tweens or teens siblings sharing a bedroom? Five great tips to make living together more peaceful and enjoyable!
Toddler
Toddler Mealtime Battles: The Dinner Table Escape Artist
How do you handle a toddler who is a good eater but seeking negative attention at mealtime now that there is a new sibling in the picture?
Pregnancy
When to Tell Your Preschooler You’re Pregnant
When to tell your young child you are pregnant and that they will be a big brother or sister in the near future.
Relationships
Corrosive Favoritism
When parental favoritism by in-laws is making its way overseas and exacerbating family drama.
Parenting
Stop Hitting Your Sister!
A young girl is having some BIG emotions, difficulty with impulse control and lashing out at her sister after experiencing unsettling events. How do we get her to stop hitting her sister?
Big Kid
When It Comes to Siblings, Can You Change Your Rules?
Is it okay for parents to change their rules when it comes to different siblings? And how do you deal with it when your kids cry, “That’s not fair!”
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.
Big Kid
Help, My Best Friend’s Kid is Being Mean to My Kid!
A reader asks for help with a tricky situation: a best friend’s child with developmental issues is bullying her own child.
Parenting
Siblings Sabotaging Playdates? Ground Rules That Can Actually Help
Sibling rivalry can often ruin a playdate. Here are ideas on how to manage siblings during playdates so there is more fun and less tears.