Clik here to view.
The No-Gifts Birthday Party
Hi Amy! Whenever I run into a parenting problem, I usually search through your glorious advice smackdown columns and can find an answer to my issue (like WHY??!! won’t my toddler poop in the dang...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving: In-Law Drama
Hi Amy, Help! I need some advice on an ongoing extended family headache. Early this summer we were invited to go spend some time with husband’s entire extended family on vacation. I have to admit,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teenagers and Bad News Parties: What Do We Tell Them?
Got tweens/teens? We’re trying a new advice column here at Alpha Mom to address your questions for the older-kid crowd. We hope you enjoy! And if you have a question to submit, hit me up at...
View ArticleWhen Other Kids Suck the Joy Out of Beloved Activities
Got tweens/teens? We’re trying a new advice column here at Alpha Mom to address your questions for the older-kid crowd. We hope you enjoy! And if you have a question to submit, hit me up at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When the Parenting Formula Fails to Solve For X
I feel the need to preface the following with a disclaimer about how there aren’t any Parenting Olympics. I have an inherent dislike any attempt to quantify the struggles and joys of raising human...
View Article13 Reasons Why: The Book, the Series, the Issues
For many parents out there, the current buzz surrounding 13 Reasons Why is causing something of an unexpected crisis, as it’s unusual for a new TV series to generate this much chatter and angst, this...
View ArticleTo Bra or not to Bra: With Sons, That Is The Question
Today’s question is a great big issue disguised in a short little question. E writes: I have 2 boys, 11 and 14. My husband doesn’t want me to be braless around them in my home any more. I am not large...
View ArticleNew School, Friend Blues: Navigating Lonely Tween Trouble
Are the holidays over? Did everyone survive? Yes? Time to come out of my cave of family and cookies and rejoin society! And just in time, too—I had a reader question come in which I think a lot of...
View ArticleA Rocket Building Mother’s Feminist Dilemma
Amy, I have been offered the final step to my dream job in the aerospace industry. I’ve been working and going to school in engineering with two kids for a few years now and am nearing graduation. I am...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tiny Changes To Earth
I feel the need to start this story off with a lyric from one my favorite bands. The song is called “Head Rolls Off”. It’s written by Frightened Rabbit. It goes like this: You can mark my words, I’ll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Playground Thunderdome
Hi Amy, I have loved poring over your advice for the last two years, and I’m hoping you can help me now. Last night I yelled at a toddler I don’t know. Let me set the scene for you: a crowded...
View Article
