Berkeley Parents Network: List of Advice Topics

Berkeley Parents Network

List of Advice Topics

1544 advice topics as of May 11, 2008
Adoption [INDEX]

| A Better Way Foster Family and Adoption Program | ACCEPT Adoption and Counseling Center | African Adoption | Adoption after having Biological Children | Adoption Agencies | Adopting an Asian child | Attachment Disorder | Bay Area Adoption Services (BAAS) | The Birth Parents | Books about Adoption | Breastfeeding and Adoption | Adopting a Child from China | Adopting a child from Eastern Europe | Embryo Adoption | Explaining Adoption | Adoption Facilitators | Adults Finding Their Birth Parents | First steps in adopting | Fostering and Foster-Adoption | Gay and Lesbian Adoptions | Heartsent | International Adoption | Taking Off Work when Adopting | Miscellaneous Advice | Will my misdemeanor charge prevent me from adopting? | Adopting a Mixed Race Child | Are We Too Old to Adopt? | Paying for Adoption | Pregnancy after Adoption | Preparing Older Siblings for Adoption | Readoption of an Internationally-Born Child | Adopting the Child of a Friend or Family Member | Respite Care for Foster Parents | Adopting a child from Russia | Baby Shower for Mom Who's Adopting | Adopted Children and Sleep | Adopting a Step-child | Adopting a child from Thailand | Adopting a Toddler |

All Kinds of Families [INDEX]

| African-American Families | Academic Parents | Asian Families | Bilingual Families | Biracial, Interracial & Multiracial Families | Biracial 6-year-old with Color Issues | Biracial Son Wants School w/ More Black Kids | Blended Families & Step-parenting | Single Parent with the 2-year-old Blues | Finding Young Parents Of Color | Is an Academic Career Compatible with Being a Mom? | Gay & Lesbian Families | Connecting with other Gay Parents | Graduate School with a Baby | Explaining No Daddy | Being a Postdoc Parent | Parent in Prison | Children's Questions about Race | Single Parent Families | Irritated Single Parent Needs a Break! | How To Meet Other Single Parents | Special Needs Families | Student Parent Families | Supporting One's Gay Child | Writing a Dissertation with a Baby | Being a Young Parent | How to Meet Other Young Parents? |

Babies [INDEX]

| Accidents | Baby Acne | Am I Giving Baby Enough Attention? | Baby Showers | Bathing Baby | Changing Diapers in Public | Clingy Babies | Colic | Crying Babies | Cutting Baby's Nails | Diaper Changing Troubles | Leaky Diapers/ Overnight Diapers | Flat Head | Baby Gift Suggestions | Advice about Baby's Hair | Babies that need to be held all the time | High Needs Babies | Laundering Baby Clothes | Worried about Developmental Milestones | What's the One ''Must Have'' Item? | Babies and Pacifiers | Acid Reflux in Babies | Separation Anxiety | Babies Spitting Up | Stranger Anxiety | Swaddling | Advice about Teething | Shaking/Tremors in Children | Tummy Time |

Beauty & Fitness [INDEX]

| Acne Scars | Alexander Pope | Appearance Upgrade for Older Mom | Azul Day Spa | Bangs | Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Lift) | Body Odor | Botox | Braiding | Salons for Coloring Hair | Do-it-yourself Hair Coloring | Safety of Hair Coloring | Cool Tops | Advice about Cosmetic Surgery | Curly Hair | Which Deodorant? | Dermabrasion | Dredlocks & Locticians | Advice about Getting Ears Pinned | Elemental Salon | Hair Extensions | Coloring Eyebrows | Eyelash Extensions | Eye Makeup | Eyes and Eyebrows | Complexion and Face | Face Creams | Face Lift | Facial Hair | Facials | Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture | Festoon Salon | Foot Care | Frizzy Hair | Hair Care & Styling | Hair Loss | Hair Removal | Hair Solano | Hair Tailor | African American Hair | Advice about Asian Hair | Baby's First Haircut | Hair Stylist for Environmental Sensitivities | Fine Hair | Hair Stylist/Colorist for Grandma | Inexpensive Haircuts | Haircuts for Kids | Haircutter for Men | Hair Care Products | Salons for Seniors | Haircuts for Toddlers | Hair Stylist for Wedding | Henna | Keratosis Pilaris | Keter Salon | Laser Hair Removal | La Tour Salon | Liposuction | Long Hair | Beauty & Style Makeover | Make-up and Cosmetics | Manicures & Pedicures | Maru Hair Salon | Panache Salon | Facial Peels | Where to Get a Permanent | Permanent Make-Up | Peter Thomas | Pierced Ear Repair | The Powder Box | Rhinoplasty | Right Angle Salon | Bringing Baby to Mom's Hair Cut | Shaving | Short Hair | Skin Care | Skin Tags | Snippety Crickets | Snips | Spas | Straight Hair | Hair Relaxing or Straightening | Hair Stylist Reviews A-Z | Hair Stylists - Old Reviews | Sunless Tans | Hair Stylist for Thick Hair | Eyebrow Threading | Tipping for Salon Services | Tummy Tuck | Vine Street Salon | Wardrobe Consultants | Waxing | Eyebrow Waxing | Wrinkles | Yosh-trained Stylists |

Birthdays [INDEX]

| 11-y-o Birthday Party | First Birthday Party | Birthday Parties for 2-year-olds | Ideas for 3-year-old Birthday Parties | Birthday Parties for 4-year-olds | 40th Birthday Party | Birthday Party Ideas for 5-year-olds | Birthday Parties: 6-year-old | Birthday Parties for 7-year-olds | Birthday Party for 8-year-olds | Birthday Parties with Animals | When Birthday is also a Holiday | Books for Planning Birthday Parties | Bouncy House Rentals | Birthday Cakes | First Birthday Cake | Party Co-ordinator for Kids Birthday Party | Birthday Party Favors | Party Favor Etiquette | Birthday Party Food | Alternatives to Birthday Present Excess | Birthday Gifts | How Much to Spend on Kids' Birthday Gifts | Girly Parties | Hello Kitty Party | Birthday Parties at Home | Indoor Birthday Parties | Who to Invite to Birthday Parties | Joint Birthday Parties | Not Having Birthday Parties | To Open or Not to Open Gifts at the Birthday Party | Parents at Kids' Birthday Parties | Pirate Party / Treasure Hunt | Preschool Birthday Parties | Pre-Teen Birthday Parties | Sports Birthday Parties | Birthday Parties for Teens | Other Theme Parties | Time Capsule |

Advice for Campus Parents [INDEX]

| Benefits, Leave & Insurance for Campus Parents | Breastfeeding on the Berkeley Campus | Depcare | UC Disability (Maternity) Benefits | Catastrophic Leave Sharing | UC Parental Leave Policy | Student Family Housing | Student Parent Policy |

Childcare [INDEX]

| Au Pairs and Mother's Helpers | Weekend & Evening Babysitters | Bilingual Caregivers | Changing Childcare | Communications about Child's Day | Childcare: How Much Do You Pay? | Gifts & Bonuses for Daycare Providers | Daycare vs. Preschool | Diapers & Daycare | Family Members as Childcare Providers | Firing a Babysitter | Child Happier at Daycare than at Home | Advice about Home-Based Daycare | Home-Based Daycare vs. Daycare Center | Childcare for Infants | Daycare is Discouraging Visits | Male Babysitters | Nanny and Immigration | Severence Pay for Nanny | Nannys Socializing During the Day | Nanny vs. Family Daycare | Naps at Day Care | Daycare owner's new boyfriend | Part-time Childcare | Room/Childcare Exchange | Should I Change Daycare Centers? | Starting Daycare | Teen Sitters & Mother's Helpers | Toddlers | Trouble Adapting to Daycare | Trouble Finding Childcare | Difficult Departure from Childcare | Visa and Work Permits for Nanny | When to Start Looking for Childcare | Working at Home & Childcare | Childcare close to Work or Home? |

Eating [INDEX]

| Diet at 10-11 months | Creative meals for 15 month-old | Food Additives | Food Allergies | Alternatives to Cow's Milk | Homemade Baby Food | Baby at the Dinner Table | Bagels | Advice about the Bottle | Weaning from Night-time Bottles | Bottle Maintenance | Bottle Strike | Bottle Technique | Which Bottle? | Breakfast Battles | Baby Cereal | Cookbooks & Recipes | Cookbooks for Kids | Cookies | Crockpot Cooking | Cruciferous Vegetables | Introducing the Cup | Dessert | The Dinner Blues | Dinner Parties | Dinner-time Tantrums | Eating at Night | Children Eating Too Much | Failure To Thrive (Not Gaining Weight) | Ideas for Finger Foods | Flax Seed Oil | High Calorie foods for toddler | Toddler Refusing to Eat in Highchair | Holiday Cooking | How to Cook Dinner with Kids Underfoot | Jewish & Kosher Foods | Junk Food | Kids Cooking | Packing Kids' Lunches | Mexican Foods | Advice about Microwaving | Milk Allergies | Nitrates in Baby Food | Children not Eating | Books about Nutrition | One-year-old's Eating Habits | Advice about Organic Foods | Picky Eaters | Picky Eating Playmates | Quick Meals for Tired Families | Favorite Recipes from the BPN | Refusing Solids at 10-12 Months | Refusing Solids at 6-9 Months | Family Rules for Meals | Soy Milk | Spinach | Starting Solids | Food: Where to Find the Best ... | Throwing Food | Weaning from the Bottle | Toddlers and Food | Toddlers Not Eating | Thanksgiving Cooking | Vegan Families | Vegetarian Cookbooks | Vegetarian Families | Getting Kids to Eat Veggies | From Formula To Whole Milk | Whole Milk vs. Low fat Milk |

Elders [INDEX]

| Health Insurance for Seniors | Caring for Parents with Alzheimers | Apartment & Housing Complexes for Seniors | Assisted Living | Buying a House for Your Parents | Housing for Seniors | In-Home Care | Skilled Nursing Facility |

Family Relations [INDEX]

| Advice about Absent Parents | Abusive Relationships | Scared and Angry about Affair | Thinking about Having an Affair | Grandparents Are Too Affectionate | Books about Relationships | Thinking about Breaking Up | Family Tasks: Changing Diapers | Committment Issues | Does couples counseling work? | Advice about Custody & Visitation | Changing a Custody Agreement | Conflicts about Shared Custody | Considering Custody Options | Creating a Plan for Shared Custody | Dating Services | Disengaged Dad | Advice about Divorce | Helping Kids Deal with Divorce | Ex-Wives, Ex-Husbands & Ex-Lovers | Family Secrets | Flirting | Family Gatherings | Getting Back Together | Husband wants me to go back to work | Advice about Grandparents | Living near family vs. living here | How Much Should Husband Help Stay-At-Home Mom? | Advice about Infidelity | Inheritance and Gifts | The In-laws and Holidays | The In-laws and parenting differences | Internet Infidelity | Keeping Score with Husband | Kids Dislike Grandparents or Vice Versa | Marriage Maintenance | Midlife crisis | Living with Aging Parents | Open Marriage | Caring for Our Aging Parents | Pornography and Family Members | Marijuana Use | Preschooler/Baby Sibling Relationships | School-aged/Preschooler Sibling Relationships | Preschooler/Toddler Relationships | Partner's Promiscuous Past | Religious conflict between parents | Getting through rough patches in a relationship | School-aged & Teen Sibling Relationships | How much to tell partner about sexual history? | Siblings & Friends | Siblings | Dating Post-Kids | Spacing Siblings | Spouses, Partners, & Relationships | Teen brother expecting baby | Toddler/Baby Sibling Relationships | Where to Meet Other Singles? |

Going Places with Kids [INDEX]

| At the Airport | Travel to High Altitudes with Kids | Kids & Babies at the Beach | Biking with baby | Camping with Kids | Commuting with Kids | Equipment to Take when Traveling | Taking Kids to Europe | Extended Separations from the Kids | Kids Flying Alone | Kid Food on the Road | Hotel Room Safety | Taking a a Laptop to England | Flying with under-2s: lap vs. seat | Leaving the Kids Behind | Surviving Long Plane Flights | Advice about Car Trips | Move before or after baby is born? | Advice about Moving with Kids | Travelling when Pregnant | Going by Public Transit | Sleeping While Traveling | Getting Kids to Sleep during Plane Trip | Kids in Strollers | Travel with Kids in Third World Countries | Dealing with Time Changes | Taking the Train | Travel with Babies | Travel with Toddlers | Traveling with Twins |

Health [INDEX]

| Accidents | Ailments, Illnesses & Conditions | Alcohol Use & Abuse | Advice about Allergies | Anesthesia and Kids | Advice about Anger | Getting Rid of Ants | Advice about Asperger's Syndrome | Advice about Asthma | Advice about Autism | Baby Teeth | Mishaps to Baby Teeth | Bad Breath | Going Barefoot | Barium Swallow Test | Bathing Children | Bees & Wasps | Beetles | Behavioral & Mental Health | Kids and Body Odor | Breast Discharge | Advice about Breast Health | How to get Kids to Brush | Carsickness | Cavities, Fillings & Tooth Decay | Advice about Circumcision | Cleft Palate | Clubfoot | The Colon | Getting a Colonoscopy | Constipation | Coughing | Cradle Cap | Dandruff | Deep Teeth Cleaning | Anesthesia for Child's Dental Work | Dental Implants | Caring for a Disabled Child | DPT Vaccine | Drug Use and Abuse | Advice about Eczema | Dust Mites | Ear Infections | Eczema in Diaper Area | Extracting Teeth | Dark Circles under the Eyes | Puffiness Under the Eyes | Eye Health & Eye Conditions | Fevers | Fifth's Disease | Fingernails & Toenails | Advice about Fleas | Flies | Fluoride | Flu Vaccine | Gall Bladder & Gallstones | Gas | How to raise happy children? | Headaches | Heart Ailments and Surgery | Hemorrhoids | Hepatitis | Hernias | Herpes, Cold Sores, and Canker Sores | Hip Dysplasia | Hip Replacement | Hospital Stays & Surgery | Infected Toenail | Insecticides and Insect Repellants | Insect Bites | Advice about Itching & Scratching | Keloid Scars | Advice about Lead | Leg Pains | Libido & Frequency of Sex | Advice about Headlice | Advice about Losing Weight | Advice about Menstruation | Explaining Menstruation to Kids | Migraines | Milk at Bedtime & Tooth Decay | How to Get Medicine into Kids | Missing Permanent Tooth | Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine | Mold and Mildew | Testing for mold & mildew | Molluscum Contagiosum | Mosquitos | Advice about Moths | Getting an MRI | Narcissistic Personality Disorder | Bathing Kids with No Bathtub | Nose bleeds | Online Info Health Advice | Advice about Oral Surgery | Advice about Orthodontia | Advice about the Penis | New Permanent Teeth | DPT Vaccine | Household Pests | PMS | Poison Oak | Raccoons | Advice about Rashes | Acid Reflux | Restless Leg Syndrome | Ringworm | Advice about Roaches | Rats & Mice | Scarring in Kids | Tooth Sealants | Seizures in Children | Advice about Selective Mutism | Preparing Kids for Shots | Colds & Flu | Sick Kids at School | Advice about SIDS | Spica Casts | Advice about Spiders | How to Remove a Splinter | Squirrels | Stained Teeth | Styes | Strabismus (Crossed Eyes) | Surgery & Medical Treatment | Sweating | TB Tests | Blocked Tear Duct | Advice about Teeth | Teeth Clenching | Advice about Teeth Grinding | Tetanus Vaccination | Ticks and Lyme Disease | Advice about Toenail Fungus | Tongue-tied, Frenulum (Ankyloglossia) | Tooth Lengthening | Advice about Trigger Finger | Ear Tubes | Underbite in Child | Undescended Testicle | Urinary Tract Infections | Vaccinations & Immunizations | Vaccines without Mercury | Labial Adhesion | Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine | Vitamins | Vomiting | Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) | Warts | Drinking Water | Starting Dentist Visits | Wisdom Teeth | Women's Health | Dental X-Rays | Advice about Yeast Infections |

Holidays & Special Events [INDEX]

| Wedding Anniversary Gifts | Christmas Away from Home | Easter | Gift Certificates | How Much to Spend on Gifts | Gifts & Gift-Giving | Gifts from Kids to Relatives | Gifts for Visitors & Travel | Gift Ideas for Adults | Gifts for Grandparents | Gifts for Relatives & Family | Gift-Giving Etiquette | Teaching Kids about Giving, not Getting | Graduation | Advice about Halloween | Halloween Costumes | Homemade Holiday Gifts | International Women's Day | Christmas and Jewish Families | 4th of July | Limiting the Number of Gifts | Requesting "No Gifts Please" | Holiday Gift Overload | Holiday Parties | Advice about Santa Claus | Where to See Santa | Solstice Celebrations | Advice about Thanksgiving | Thank You Notes | Thank-You Gifts | The Tooth Fairy | Unwanted Gifts, Requesting Specific Gifts | Weddings | Wedding Showers | Wedding Etiquette | Gifts for Weddings and Wedding Showers | Holidays without the Kids | Advice about Christmas | Etiquette of Holiday Gift Giving | Alternative to traditional Christmas celebration | Holiday Gifts on a Budget | Decorating for Christmas | Christmas and Gift Giving | Where to See Christmas Lights | Reducing Holiday Stress | Christmas Wreaths, Garlands & Greenery |

Household Management [INDEX]

| Organizing Kids' Artwork | Household Budget with Not Enough Money | Declaring Bankruptcy | Removing Chocolate Stains | Spouse Lacks Cleaning Basics | Getting Rid of Cooking Smells | Dealing with Debt | Finances 101: Where to Start | Managing Household Finances | Household Food Budget | Removing Food Stains from Baby's Clothing | Guns in the House | Household Bookkeeping Strategies | Cleaning Silver and Jewelry | Junk Mail | Saving & Organizing Financial Records | Managing Email | Messy House is Depressing! | Messy House, Messy Family Members | Getting Mildew out of Clothing | Removing Bad Odors | Removing Oil from Clothes | Packrat Spouse | Organizing Family Photos | How to get rid of pop-up ads | Recycling | Salary Reality Check | Getting Rid of Smoke Smell | Cleaning a Smelly Lunch Box | Removing Stains | Storing Baby Clothes for the next baby | How to Dislodge a Tape stuck in VCR | Cleaning Stuffed Animals | Too Many Stuffed Animals | Removing Sweat Stains | Cleaning Tub Toys | PG&E Bills | Getting Rid of Computer Viruses | Removing wax from fabric & carpet | Wiping a Hard Drive |

Miscellaneous Things [INDEX]

| Allowance Survey | Allowance | Words to Brahm's Lullabye | Lyrics From Song "Don Gato" | Words to Frere Jacques | Advice about Tipping | Tipping the Contractor | Tipping the Massage Therapist |

Breastfeeding [INDEX]

| Alcohol and Breastfeeding | Breastmilk Allergy | Antidepressants & Depression while Breastfeeding | Apprehensions about Breastfeeding | Baby Falling Asleep while Nursing | What's the best age to wean? | Biting while Nursing | Boosting Milk Supply | Baby Refuses the Bottle | Baby Wants Breastmilk from a Bottle | Bottle Instead of the Breast | Reduction in Bra Size after Weaning | Temporary Break in Breastfeeding | Breast Infections | Using a Breastpump | Nursing after Breast Reduction | Caffeine & Breastfeeding | Cold Medicines while Breastfeeding | Demanding Nursing Toddler | Depression and Weaning | Dioxin in Breast Milk | Donating Breastmilk | Breast Pumps: Electric vs. Manual | Employer Providing a Place to Pump | Engorgement - Painfully Full Breasts | Is baby getting enough milk? | Exhaustion from Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding and Co-Sleeping | Breastfeeding & Taking Fertility Drugs | Freezing Breastmilk | Giving Up on Breastfeeding | Gross tasting frozen breastmilk | Lipase in Breast Milk | Lopsided Bustline | Low Milk Supply | Lump on Nipple | Breastfeeding and Mammograms | Mastitis | Resuming Menses after Childbirth | Dropping the Morning Feeding | Nursing at Night | Deciding Not to Breastfeed | Online Breastfeeding Resources | Painful Breastfeeding | Pancake Breasts after Weaning | Part-time Nursing | Birth Control and Breastfeeding | Pinching during Breastfeeding | Plugged Ducts | Breastfeeding and Pregnancy | Breastfeeding in Public | Advice about Pumping | Breastfeeding & Sensuality | Child Can't Fall Asleep without Nursing | Breastfeeding & Smoking | Sore Nipples | Stockpiling Expressed Milk | Baby Refuses to Nurse | Supplementing Breastmilk with Formula | Surgery while Breastfeeding | Tandem Nursing | Breastfeeding a Toddler | Won't drink milk from cup or bottle | Toddler Breast Fascination | Baby Nursing Too Often | Tooth Decay & Nursing | Breastfeeding and Travel | Breastfeeding Twins | Unable to Breastfeed | Weaning a 3-year-old | Weaning a 4-year-old | Weaning a child who falls asleep by nursing | Weaning from the Breast | Weaning from Night Feedings | Weaning While Working Full-time | Working & Breastfeeding | Dental X-Rays & Breastfeeding | Yeast Infection of the Breast |

Parenting, Families,and the Community [INDEX]

| How should children address adults? | Adult Friendships | Parents' Anger towards Kids | Antidepressants and Sex | Arguments | Advice about Birth Control | Christmas Card Conflict in Blended Family | Boredom & Motherhood | Carless with Kids | Cervical Cap | Finding time for creative outlet | Depo-Provera | Husband is Depressed | Disabled Family Members | Caring for Adult with Disability | When Parents Disagree | Advice about Discipline | Door-to-Door Sales & Solicitations | Dull-Witted Mom Syndrome | Empty Nest | Etiquette Advice | Finding Time to Exercise | Fertility Awareness Planning | Favoring One Parent over the Other | Advice about Fertility | Fertility Drug Treatment | Friends and Money | Choosing a Guardian | Hyphenated Last Names | Intervening with Other People's Kids | IUDs | Jury Duty | Managing an Infant and an Older Child | Marriage | How to Meet Other Parents | Megan's Law | The Morning Rush | Advice about Names | Advice about Neighbors | Neighborhood Kids | Noisy Neighborhoods | Playground Etiquette | Police & Crime | Postpartum Relationship Difficulties | Postpartum Sex Difficulties | Raising Boys | Rejection of One Parent: "Oedipal Victor" | Restaurant Behavior | Sears Method and Attachment Parenting | Having a Second Child | Advice about Sex | Taking Shoes off in the House | Having Only One Child | Sperm Donation | Step-Grandparents | Swearing around Kids | Tendonitis & Carpal Tunnel with new baby | The Pill | Having a Third Child | Traffic Tickets | Advice about Triplets | Tubal Ligation | Family Rules about TV | Advice about Twins | Vasectomy | Visas for Foreign Visitors | Why Am I So Unhappy? | Losing Patience and Yelling |

Pets [INDEX]

| Adopting an adult dog | Pet Adoption Groups | Aggressive Dogs and Kids | Allergic Dog | Australian Shepherds | Basset Hounds | Birds | Borrowing a Pet | Kitty's Poor Hygiene | Cat Illnesses & Health Problems | Cat in the Crib | Cat not sleeping at night | Cats Peeing in the House | Neighbors' cats - keeping them out of the yard | Cat pooping in the house | Protecting furniture from cats | Allergic to Cats | Cat attacking neighbor cats | Choosing a good family dog breed | Did my dog attack cats? | Dog and Child Don't Like Each Other | Walking a dog and pushing a stroller | Landscaping a yard with dogs | Dogs Pooping in Yard | Dogs for occasional visits | Dog Urine killing the grass | Euthanasia and the Family Pet | Everyone loves the dog except Dad | Fish | Cat & Dog Groomers | Herding Dog and Crawler | Death of a Pet | Getting a cat as a mouser | The Neighbors' Pets | Neighbors' cats - keeping them out of the yard | Cats and Babies | Introducing the Dog and the New baby | Non-Allergic Pets | Outside Dog | Pet Doors | Dogs for Protection | What's the right age to get a puppy? | Puppy Home Alone | Raccoons | Pet Rats & Mice | Baby and Rawhide Chew Toys | Golden & Labrador Retrievers as family pets | Road trip with Dogs | Sabbatical in Europe with Pets? | Schnoodles | Animal Shelters | Dog Got Skunked! | Small Pets | Adopting the Neighborhood Stray Cat | Tibetan Terrier | Toddlers and Dogs | Toddler Fear of Animals | Dog Training | Pet Websites & Resources | Where to Find Kittens |

Play & Activities [INDEX]

| Kids' Artwork | The Barbie Thang | Bike Riding | Broken Play Dates | Recipe for Bubble Soap | Playing with Dolls | Kids' Friendships & Socializing | Hiking with Kids | Playdates at Homes with Guns | How Much Should I Play with my Children? | Indoors at Home with Kids | Infants and Swimming | Invitation Etiquette | Child Modeling | Taking a Three-year-old to the Movies | Introducing young children to music | Non-Competitive Physical Activities | Advice about Play Dates | Making Kids Practice | Skiing with Kids | Sleepovers | Kids & Sports | What to Look for in a Swim Class | Advice about Television | Little Boys and Guns (and Swords and ...) |

The Potty [INDEX]

| Potty Training 2-3 Year Olds | Potty Training 4 & 5 Year Olds | Backtracking on Potty Training | Kids and Public Bathrooms | Potty Training 6 and Up | What to call girls' genitalia | Good Potty Books & Videos | Advice about Constipation | Constipation in Babies | Toddlers taking their Diapers Off | Diaper Rashes | Diaper Rash and Cloth Diapers | Diarrhea | Elimination Communication | Holding on to Poop (Encopresis) | Potty Trained Except for Pooping | Frequent Bowel Movements | Frequent Urination | Toilet Training with a Full-Time Job | Hard vs. Soft Poops | Night-time Potty Training | Only Uses Potty When Pants Are Off | Advice about Pee | Pee Accidents | Advice about Poop | Poop Accidents | Poop Clean-up | Strangely Colored Poops | Playing with Poop | Child Won't Poop in the Toilet | Pooping in the Bathtub | Child is Afraid of Toilets | Getting Professional Help for Toilet Training | Toilet Training and School | Sign Language for Toileting | Potty Training | Potty Training Out and About | Potty Training Under Two | Wiping after using the Potty |

Pregnancy & Childbirth [INDEX]

| Postpartum Tummy | AFP Prenatal Test | Allergies during Pregnancy | Amniocentesis | Antibiotics During Pregnancy | Taking Anti-depressants During Pregnancy | Art Material Hazards while Pregnant | Asthma during Pregnancy | Back Pain with Pregnancy | Being on Bedrest | Handling Comments about Pregnancy Appearance | Making a Birth Plan | Bleeding during Pregnancy | Breech Baby | Broken Leg while Pregnant | Cast of Pregnant Belly | Cesarean Sections | Checklist for Baby Needs | Cholestasis during Pregnancy | Cyst on baby's brain on ultrasound | Colds & Flu during Pregnancy | Conception & Gender | Cord Blood Banking | CVS Test | Death of an Infant | Dentist Visit during Pregnancy | Depression During & After Pregnancy | Drinking Alcohol during Pregnancy | Epilepsy and Pregnancy | Postpartum Exhaustion | Fear of Childbirth | Flu Shots for Pregnant Women | Flying when Pregnant | Grandparents visiting at baby's birth | Hair Loss & Pregnancy | Hand & Wrist Pain During Pregnancy | Heartburn& Indigestion | Herpes and Childbirth | Hip & Thigh Pain during Pregnancy | Hyperemesis Gravidarum | Hypothyroidism during Pregnancy | Stress Incontinence | Starting and Inducing Labor | Pregnancy Related Itching & Rashes | Kegel Exercises | Labor | Lactose Intolerance during Pregnancy | Leaking Fluid | Pregnancy after LEEP Procedure | Listeria during Pregnancy | Lupus Anticoagulant and Pregnancy | Mammogram while Pregnant | Miscarriage | Molar Pregnancy | Morning Sickness | What to Name the Baby | Not into Shopping for Maternity or Baby Stuff | Nuchal Translucency Ultrasound | O-Negative Blood Type & Pregnancy | Online Resources for Pregnant Moms & Dads | Pregnancy After 40 | Packing for the Hospital | Pain During Pregnancy | Abnormal Pap Smear during Pregnancy | Pelvic and Pubic Bone Pain during Pregnancy | Facial Pigmentation During Pregnancy | Placenta after Childbirth | Placenta Previa | Postnatal Bleeding | Bad Posture Post-Partum | Pre-Eclampsia | Premature Babies | Prenatal Testing | Preterm Labor & Contractions | Prolapse / Cystocele | Using Public Transportation while Pregnant | Rectocele | Rib Pain during Pregnancy | Hip Pain during Pregnancy | Expecting a Second Child | Pregnancy and Sex | Siblings at Childbirth | Childcare for Siblings during Birth | Sibling Visiting at Hospital | Siblings and Pregnancy | Siblings at Ultrasound | Single Artery Umbilical Cord | Smell Sensitivity during Pregnancy | Snoring during Pregnancy | Stretchmarks | Terminating a Pregnancy | Preparing Young Children for New Baby | Childbirth with Twins | Twins Pregnancy | Ultrasound | Trouble Urinating | Varicose Veins during Pregnancy | Vaginal Birth after a Cesarean (VBAC) | Problems with Prenatal Vitamins | Water Birth | When Will I Feel Pregnant? |

Preschool-aged Kids [INDEX]

| Aggression in Preschoolers | Aggression, Anger & Defiance in Preschoolers | Anxious 4-year-old | Chewing & Sucking on Clothing | Discipline for preschoolers | Preschoolers' Friends & Socializing | Gift Ideas for Preschoolers | Preschoolers and Reading | Pacifiers & Preschoolers | Encouraging Preschool Kids to Play Independently | Preschoolers Pretending to be a Baby | Writing in Reversed Letters | Shyness in Preschoolers | Speech in Preschoolers | Stubborn 4-year-olds |

Safety [INDEX]

| Baby Safety Gates | Baby Monitors | Bathtub Safety | Safety of Beds and Bedding | Advice about Kids & Car Seats | Child Hates Riding in the Carseat | The Infant Seat | Child is Escaping from Carseat | Childproofing | Child-Safe Door Stops | Advice about Earthquake Safety | Fire-resistant Sleepwear | Older Kids & Independence | Safety of Playgrounds | Childproofing a Stove | Sun Protection | Sunblock and Sunscreen Lotions | Sun Hats | Sun Shade for the Car | Sun Tents | Sun-Protection Clothing |

School & Preschool [INDEX]

| Advanced Placement (AP) Classes | Academic Performance Index (API) | Applying to College | Applying to Private Schools | Applying to High Schools | Bad Behavior at School | Block Scheduling | Books about Preschool | Changing Preschools | Changing Schools | Class Size | Taking College Classes in High School | College Away vs. College Near Home | Attending Community Colleges | Parent/Teacher Conferences | Money Contributions to School | Advice about Parent Co-operative Preschools | Dropping Out of High School | Taking a High School Equivalency Exam | Expensive School Trips Oversees | What Age to Start Kindergarten | Paying for College | Switching from Private to Public School | Switching from Public to Private School | School Fundraisers | Advice about Gifted Children | Rewards for Grades | Advice about Handwriting | Kids Who Hate School | Homework in Elementary School | Alternatives to High School | IEP (Individualized Education Plan) | K-1 Split Class | Advice about Kindergarten | Repeating Kindergarten | Assessment for Learning Disabilities | Advice about Learning Disabilities | Advice about Math in School | Meeting with Teachers | Middle School Math | Smart student miserable in middle school | Mixed Grade Classes | Worried about Teacher Molestation | Advice about Montessori School | Preschool & Non-English-Speaking Children | Schools & Non-English Speaking Kids | Public School not Academically Challenging | Not Doing College | Options after High School | Pre-K vs. Pre-school | Advice about Preschool | Not Doing Preschool | Adjusting to Preschool | Parents' Anxiety about Starting Preschool | Deposits for Preschool | How to Find a Good Preschool | Logistics of Starting the Preschool Search | Preschool Policies | What Age to Start Pre-school | What to Look for in a Preschool | When to Start Looking for Preschool | Private School vs. Public School | Advice about taking the PSAT | Private vs. Public High Schools | Reading Problems | Retention: Repeating a grade | Report Cards | Respectful behavior at school | Advice about taking the SAT | Science Curriculum in Middle School & High School | Siblings & School | Skipping 7th Grade Math & Taking Algebra | Obtaining Special Education | The STAR Report | Starting Kindergarten Early | Study Abroad Programs | Teacher Troubles | Parent/Teacher Conferences | Gifts for Teachers | Using Test Scores to Evaluate Schools | Standardized Tests | Test Taking | Twins and School | Visiting Colleges |

School-Aged Kids [INDEX]

| Anger & Rage in School-aged Children | Bathing & School-aged Kids | Learning to Ride a Bike | "Boy crazy" 5 and 6-year olds | Chores | Getting Kids to Clean Up Their Messes | School-aged Kids: Cliques & Ostracism | Talking to Kids about Drugs & Alcohol | Early Puberty | Fads | Fears in School-Aged Children | School-aged Kids' Friends | Gift Ideas for School-aged Kids | High Energy Kids | Pre-Teens: Anger & Negativity | Laser Tag - Too Violent? | Teaching Children About Money | Movie Rules | Music | Overweight Kids | Riding the City Bus Alone | Rudeness in Children | Talking to Kids about Sex | Small for his Age | Stomach Aches | Stubbornness | School-aged Kids: Writing Thank You Notes |

Sleep [INDEX]

| Sleep: Two and Three Year Olds | 6-year-old coming into parents room every night | 8 & 9-year-old who won't sleep alone | Hates being alone at bedtime | Alternatives to Ferber? | Sleep Apnea | Sleep: Babies 0-12 Months | Co-Sleeping with a Baby | Baby naps only in crib | Trouble with Baby's Naps (0-12 mos) | Baby Sleeping on Stomach | Baby Will Only Sleep in Swing | Babies: Trouble Falling Asleep (0-12 mos) | Beds and Bedding | Bedroom Configurations | Bedtime Too Late | Bedtime Rituals | Bigger Kids & Sleep | Baby Sleeps only in Bouncer Seat | Breastfeeding and Sleep | Sleep Specialists & Consultants | Co-Sleeping - the Family Bed | Co-Sleeping with a Baby and an Older Child | We Love Co-sleeping but Baby isn't sleeping well | Co-Sleeping with a Preschooler | Pros & Cons of Co-sleeping | Safety Concerns of Co-sleeping | Co-Sleeping with a Toddler | The Crib | Moving from Crib to Bed | Crib Mattress | Crying it Out | Crying it Out - Archive | Down Comforters | Extending baby's daytime naps | Ezzo Method | Helping older kids fall asleep | Bedtime Fears | Getting them up in the morning | Giving up Naps | Toddler Wakes up Grouchy | Heavy Sleepers | Helping toddlers fall asleep (12-24 mos) | Baby sleeps only while being held | Insomnia | Lambswool Pads | Monsters | 20-month-old Giving Up Nap? | Advice about Naps | Naps for 2 & 3 Year Olds | Waking from Naps Hysterical | Naps for Kids over 3 | Scheduling the Day around Naps | The Toddler Who Never Sleeps | Newborn Sleep: the first 6 weeks | Wake-ups for Night Feedings | Baby Won't Sleep in the Crib | Child Won't Stay in Bed | Moving Child out of Our Bed | Adult Sleep | Perimenopause and Sleep | Pillow - when to begin using | Toddler Won't Stay in Crib | Baby rolling over and waking himself up | Safety and Sleep | Children Sharing a Room | Sleep Training for 11-Month-old's Naps | Snoring | Spouse's Snoring | Sleeping with a Territorial Kind of Guy | Night Terrors | Nighttime Thrashing | Sleep: Toddlers 12-24 months | Toddler Beds | Trouble with Toddler's Naps (12-24 mos) | Waking up too early | 5-year-old stays up too late | Sleeping Too Much | Trouble Falling Asleep | Twins and Sleep | Baby can only sleep in upright position | Used to Sleep, Doesn't Now | Vomiting at Bedtime | Waking at Night | Waking at Night: 2 and 3 Year Olds | Waking at Night: Babies 0-12 Months | Waking at Night: Toddlers | Keeping Baby Warm at Night |

Teenagers [INDEX]

| Teen Behavior & Accountability | Acne | Teen Activities, Events & Fun | Allowance | Anger, Hostility & Defiance in Teens | Teens' Whereabouts: Independence vs. Limits | Heavy Backpack | Girls' Body Image | Books about Parenting Teens | What are the Boyfriend's Parents Responsible for? | Bras & Underwear for Teens & Pre-Teens | Chores | Teens and Circumcision | Teens: Cliques & Ostracism | Teens' Clothing & Grooming & Stuff | Clothing Budget | Trouble with the Coach | Advice about College | College Away vs. College Near Home | Shipping Belongings To/From College | Kids and Computer Use | Teens and Rock Concerts | Leadership Conferences for Teens | Contact Lenses | Cookbook for college student | Credit Cards & Banking for Teens | Teens & the Morning Crunch | Curfew | Cutting | Advice about Teens Dating | Depression & Anxiety in Teens & Preteens | Disorganized Teen | Dizziness, Headaches & Migraines in Teens | Doctors for Teens | Teens & Drinking | A Student's Perspective on Drinking and Parties | Teens Driving Cars | Teens: Drug & Alcohol Use | Teens and Drug Use | Kids Buying on Ebay | Family Event Requirements | Forgetfulness | Calling the Friend's Parents | Computer Game Addiction | Gap Year | Gay and Lesbian Teens | Talking Gibberish | BB Guns, Airsoft, Laser & Paintball | Teens & Their Hair | Teens & Halloween | Hanging Out | Teens Having Friends Over | Teens' Health & Behavior | Teenagers & Homework | Homophobia in Middle School | Hostility & Negativity in Teens | Housing for College | Teen's Journal: Off limits or not??? | Teens and Learning Disabilities | Legal System & Teens | Discussion: the Littleton, Colorado Tragedy | Teen Keeps Losing Things | Sports Magazines & Teens | Advice about Teenagers: Makeup | Teens & Marijuana | Meditation for Teens | Teens and Menstruation | Teen's Messy Room | Teens Enlisting in the Military | Teens & Money | Moving with Teens | Boyfriend/Girlfriend Moving In | Teens Moving Out | Teens and Night Clubs | Non-Social Teens | Tylenol Overdose | Parenting Older Teens 17-19 | Out of Control Teen | Leaving Teens Alone Overnight | Overnighters with the Girl/Boyfriend | Overweight Teen | Parenting a Teenager | Teen Parties | Teens and Phones | Piercing (Not Ears) | Poetry Groups for Teens | Teen's Poor Performance in School | Teens & Porn | Post-Prom Parties | Sexually Active Pre-teen | Going to the Prom | Raves & Ecstacy | Runaways | Low-Slung & Baggy Pants | Teens and School | Talking to Teens about Sex | Sex Education | Teens: Dating, Relationships & Sexuality | Shoes for Teens & Pre-Teens | Single Parenting a Teen | Teens & Sleep | Teen Sleepovers | Teen Smoking | Teens and Privacy | Teens' Friendships & Socializing | Song Girls | Sports & Fitness for Teens | Teenagers & Stealing | Step-Parenting Teens | Summer Activities | Teen Athletes and Nutritional Supplements | Teens Not Talking to Parents | Teens & Tampons | Teens & Team Sports | Gift Suggestions for Teens | Family Rules for Teens | Teenagers at Home Alone | Sexually Active Teen | Teens & Birth Control | Teens & Travel | Teens' Unsupervised Trips | When do you stop trying to help? | Teenagers and TV | Unmotivated Teens | Violence against Teens | Volunteer Opportunities for Teens | What Are These? | Knowing their Whereabouts | Teens and Jobs, Career, and Volunteering | Wrestling on TV | Teens' Difficulty Writing | Parenting Young Teens 11-13 |

Toddlers [INDEX]

| Aggression in Toddlers | Aversion to the Bath & Shower | Disappointment | Discipline for Toddlers | Explaining Difficult Topics to Kids | Fears & Aversions in Toddlers | Toddler Friends & Socializing | Gifts for Toddlers | Aversion to the Hairbrush & Comb | Washing Kids' Hair | Encouraging Toddler Independence | Loveys & Blankies | Toddler is Mean to One Parent | MINE! | Is this Normal for a 2-year-old? | Toddler Obsessions | Toddlers & Pacifiers | Screaming & Screeching | Toddlers' Speech & Talking | Fear of Swimming/Pool | Tantrums |

Working & Careers [INDEX]

| Bringing Baby into Work | Going Back to School | Bad Work Environment | BART Parking | Working as a Bookkeeper | Career Changes | Career Counselors | Advice about Specific Careers | Commuter Carpools | Childcare and Work | Commuting from the East Bay to the North Bay | Commuting between the East bay and Pleasanton | Commuting between the East Bay and San Francisco | Commuting between the East Bay and the South Bay | Parents Attending Academic Conferences | Career as a Doula | Finding Work to Do at Home | Firefighter Career | Freelancing | Going Back to Work after Time Off | Working in Health & Medical | Job Sharing | Becoming a Lactation Consultant | Getting Fired/Laid Off | Landscape Architect Career | Law Career and Parenting | Low-Stress Careers | Getting an MBA | Medical School Post-Kids? | MLIS Programs | Starting/Working for a Non-profit | Working as a Nurse | Occupational Therapist Career | Working Part-Time | Working as a Photographer | Job Placement Agencies | Work and Pregnancy | Job Search while Pregnant | Career in Public Health | Working in Publishing | Career in Real Estate | Reapplying to Grad School | Resume Preparation | Resuming Law Career After Some Years Off | Commuting from the East Bay to Sacramento | Being a Stay-at-Home Mom | Going Back to School while Working | Career in the Sciences | Commuting between SF and El Sobrante | Advice about Running a Small Business | Working in the Social Services | Starting a Small Business | Being a Software Engineer | Teaching Credential Programs | Teaching | Teaching English as a Second Language | Career as a Therapist | Working Too Much | Parents on Business Trips | Returning to Work with an Infant | Working at Home | Work/Life Balance with Kids |

Worries Big & Little [INDEX]

| Child Abuse | Anger in Children | Baby Talk | Advice about Biting | When Boys Want to be Girls | Bullying & Teasing | 10-month-old climbers | Kids and their Privates | Advice about Death and Grieving | Plucking out hair (Trichotillomania) | Headbanging | High Energy Kids | Children Hitting | Lying | Kids Masturbating |