Pregnancy
Week 31
You’re at Week 31 of your pregnancy. Time is flying by! How to prepare for Maternity Leave.
Pregnancy
When You’re Not Going Back
Quitting your job before, during or after maternity leave.
Your Life
The Politics of Pajamas
I used to wake up every morning for work, before my husband did. I would shower and get dressed in suits and heels and I wore makeup and blow-dried my hair every day. And then I had a baby.
Parenting
Working Mother’s Guilt, the Myth of Balance and Perfection
I work from home doing something I love. I am lucky. I recognize this, yet I worry about how this particular job choice affects my children.
Toddler
The Un-United Front
My husband blames ME for our daughter’s whining and crying. Could it really be my fault?
Baby
Daycare Drama & Mommy Guilt
The daycare I chose for my baby turned out to be terrible and borderline neglectful. How can I ever trust my instincts again?
Pregnancy
Lesson Learned: Should You Come Clean About Your Pregnancy When Interviewing for A Job?
How to deal with the interviewing process when you are expecting.
Your Life
How To Make a Decision When You’re Too Afraid To Make a Decision
I have two job offers and a million people I’ll be letting down if I choose either option. How can I stop trying to please everyone else long enough to figure out what I want?
Parenting
Housework & the Stay-at-Home Parent
What’s a fair and realistic division of household responsibility when one parent stays home and the other works outside of the home?
Your Life
I Went Away For A Few Days And The Weirdest Thing Happened
As an infrequent work traveler, even though my kids are teens, I worry when I need to be away. Oddly enough, I left home for a few days for a work conference and everyone lived.
Parenting
Hearing with Your Heart
Should you ask your child what would make you a better parent? Single mom of four Kristen Chase asked her 9-year old and here’s what she said.
Baby
Attachment Parenting, Anxious Parenting
Should I be concerned that my baby will have different (but loving family) caregivers most days of the week? Will it cause attachment issues in my infant?
Big Kid
The Lament Of The “Perfect Dinner”
I like to cook and I work from home, so in theory family dinner should be my forte. Real life doesn’t always work out the way I plan, unfortunately.
Baby
Commuting With Babies
A mom of a young baby is considering a daycare option close to her new work opportunity rather than her home. Is it a doable option?
Relationships
Father (Thinks He) Knows Best
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.
Money & Work
The New-Mom’s Guide to Finding Part-Time Work
Amalah answers one of her most frequently asked questions… how do you find meaningful part-time work that allows you to have that elusive work-life balance? Where do you start?
Parenting
How to Best Crack the Career/Parenting Balance Code
Should you work full time? Part time? Stay home with baby? One parent wants to know how you make the right choice for you and your kid(s).
Your Life
Travel & Parental Separation Anxiety
A mom will be separated from her toddler while on a business trip for the first time. She can’t seem to put out her concerns and fears, about being away from her child, out of her head. What can she do about this parental separation anxiety?
Baby
When Weaning is Drawing Near
I am trying to welcome this new phase. After 20 months of breastfeeding, letting go of the latch is both hard and good.
Money & Work
A Parent Work-Life Balance Smackdown
A mom needs help making a career decision that will impact how she spends time with her kids and outsources some caregiving duties. She turns to Amalah for advice.