Everyone knows that boys don’t like books. (Whoa— how’d you all get those torches lit so quickly? At least give me a running start!) But what I mean by that rather sweeping generalization is th...
Amalah, You are probably totally sick of writing about cloth diapers by now but I am having some major issues. You were the one who inspired me to try it and the only one I “know” that do...
Here’s a quick and easy printable for you to customize as an end of year Starbucks gift card* thank you for all the top teachers out there to show your appreciation. My kids’ teacher...
Hi Amy,Love your blog. Love your advice column. You know, all that jazz. For real.I hope this an easy question for you. What do you think about these fruit pouches that are so popular these days?I ha...
Now that we’re at the end of the school year and I’m realizing how much my child has grown, it’s time to interview her to document this special milestone.The end of school is always...
Dear Amy (my own personal Carnac the Magnificent),I discovered your brilliance in the early days of my pregnancy (to the point where I became lost for days in an archive time-warp on your blog). I al...
Dear Amy,First, thank you so much for all your sane, balanced advice. And for helpfully having a baby just a few weeks before I did, so I always know what’s coming next! As I’m pretty sur...
A couple of weeks ago I attended the annual Egg Drop for my son’s third grade class. One of his classmate’s parents couldn’t attend, but her twin brother from another class came to ...
Dear Amalah, I assume you have answered this question before, but searching the site hasn’t brought anything up. I’ve googled and come up with a WIDE range of answers, but I have been rea...
What I remember most about my own college graduation in 1993 was Marian Wright Edelman’s words “Superwoman doesn’t exist… she died of exhaustion.” I can’t tell you...
Thank you to Equifax for underwriting this conversation about talking to teens about personal finance.One night when I was in college, I went to a basketball game with my friends. We noticed a crowd ...
It’s no secret that my favorite baby gift is a bundle of my favorite children’s books.I often find myself going to my son’s bookshelves to select a few of my favorite book titles to...
Hi Amalah! Big fan here. I am hoping you can solve this bedtime mess that I’ve gotten myself into. I have a beautiful 18-month-old daughter that runs the roost around here, especially at bedtim...
Dear Amy,I’m stuck in a situation that I do not know how to handle. I am a preschool teacher at a private nursery. I do not have my Bachelor’s Degree yet but I’m in the process of c...
Hi Amy, Firstly, I should warn you I’ve decided to write this in the heat of the moment in a blind panic…just when all the best decisions are made. But I read all your columns and you wer...
My daughter is almost three. She just got her cast off from a broken leg (freak sliding accident!). All in all she has been a pretty easy going kiddo. Decent sleeper, schedule keeper, pleasant to be ...
Thank you to Equifax for underwriting this conversation about family internet securityMy six-year-old recently discovered YouTube. And I discovered the perils that lie in those pesky lists of “Relate...
Hi Chris, I’d love to get your opinion on this; my 14 year old daughter is a freshman in high school. This year, sadly, some of her friends that she has known since elementary have started part...
First, Thanks for your advice previously. My darling kiddos never did stop taking off their diapers at naptime so we decided in January to go cold turkey and potty train. They were 26 months. (As a s...
This post is sponsored by Chronicle Books’ Ultimate Adventure Series for KidsChronicle Books asked me to share how I get my son to read in a video post. I wasn’t an eager reader at 9 year...
One morning last week we were running a little late, truthfully nothing more than out of the ordinary, we are almost always pressed for time in the morning. My youngest got out of his bath, put his m...
Dear Amalah,First, of course like all who write you I think you’re great, your pregnancies were slightly ahead of mine (although we will not be joining you with a third) and you saved my sanity...
Do you remember having your photo taken for school picture day? It was always a big deal at my school. We would stand in a line to wait our turn, and we were each given a blue plastic comb to smooth ...
Hey Amy,First off, we love your blog! My wife and I will be welcoming our first baby into the world this July and we have been researching cloth diapers for her. My MIL who is eminently crafty offere...
Chris,I hear a lot about people holding their kids, particularly boys, out of school for an extra year. My son should be going to kindergarten next year and I wonder if I should consider this? What d...
Hi Amy,I’m hoping this’ll be a really quick question. I’m a first-time mama to a beautiful 9-month-old girly that is awesome as can be. Today during her 9-month checkup the doc aske...
Thank you to Equifax for underwriting this conversation about family finances.Every now and then I think about if something were to happen to me or my husband, how the other would take care of our ch...
I remember when Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) was introduced in my elementary school. Everyday for 15 minutes the entire school would go into a silent period and all students would pull out a b...
I have a really complicated question, culminating in a “OMG what do I do?”A friend of more than a decade has suffered from multiple health issues and allergies onset in her adulthood, mos...
I like to work smart and sometimes we need some techniques to help us learn, or just remember things so we can look smarter than our fifth grader.For a while I have been keeping a running list of my ...
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