Amy answers the question "What do I do about my kids who won't stop fighting?"
What is it about the kid who throws sand that other kids find so irresistible? How do we keep our kids away from bad influences i…
Margaret answers the question "How can we stop the grandparents from constantly giving our kids plastic toys?"
We asked all of you for your hot takes and unpopular opinions. From athleisure to mayonnaise to french-fry consistency to the end…
This week Amy tackles the question, "When should I start letting my kids have sleepovers?"
There are a lot of reasons that one kid might be hogging our bandwidth. Some are positive; some not so much. Sometimes it’s tempo…
This week Margaret tackles the question, "What do I do with a kiddo who absolutely hates baths?"
What do we do when our parents overindulge our kids? Or undermine our parenting choices in front of them? What about when our par…
Amy tackles the question, "What do I do with my child who is terrified of bugs?"
Our kids are pretty happy being dependent on us. Doesn’t a grilled cheese taste so much better when Mom makes it? So how do we st…
This week Margaret tackles the question, "What are reasonable rules for when our parents visit?"
Today Amy tackles the question "How Do I Deal with Meltdowns at School Drop-Off?"
Helicopter moms, snowplow moms, tiger moms, free-range moms…these parenting types are usually defined in the negative: well, at l…
A listener asks Margaret how her kids will call 911 if they don't have a landline in the house.
We asked you to tell us your spouses’ most unacceptable- and also extremely minor- infractions. Whether it’s turning off the AC, …
Amy answers a questions from a listener who is frustrated when her spouse sleeps through the night when she's up caring for the b…
Most little kids have an ironclad sense of right and wrong and are happy to report on whoever isn’t sharing in the dress-up corne…
Margaret answers a question from a listener who knows she's not supposed to tell her toddler things 1,000 times but doesn't know …
Can a kid ever have TOO good of an imagination? Does there come a time when we need to lead kids back to reality? Will they take…
Today Amy tackles the question "How Do I Get My Kid to Stop With the Self-Touching?"
Why do kids prefer one parent over the other? Why do those allegiances shift as kids grow? Are we supposed to ignore our own hurt…
Today Margaret tackles the question, "How do you handle a kid who's a runner?"
How do we own the time we've spent out of the workforce? How do we re-enter our former careers— or find new opportunities? Guest…
Today Amy tackles the question "How Should I Get Ready to Fly With My Toddlers?"