yayamamas Q&A!
Have a question about Motherhood? Toddler behavior? Teen attitudes? Co-parenting? Play groups? Pregnancy? Breastfeeding? Preschool? Ask the yayas! We’ll share compassionate, loving, educated ideas and answers to your questions.
It’s like sending a letter to Dear Abby, but instead of just one person giving their perspective, you’ll get a variety of answers from different moms. Because that’s how life really is… when it comes to parenting, there is no one “right” answer.
Have a question for the yayas? Email it to: ask@yayamamas.com
Dear yayas, The holidays are coming which means party after party. Not to mention all the kid birthdays mixed in there. What do I serve? I’m over the pizza thing. And I am tired of plastic trinkets that we take home that just turn into junk lying around. (Is that too harsh?) I appreciate get togethers,… Read More
Dear yayas, I’m a dad in need of a mom’s perspective…getting gifts for my wife is hard. She doesn’t like surprises. How do I know what is the best gift for a wife/mom? I struggle with this every year. I usually wait until the last minute and I’m trying not to do that this year.… Read More
Dear yayas, Christmas has gotten out of control in our house. My parents and ILs buy us WAY too much stuff for our kid. We haven’t even opened or used a few things they gave him from his birthday. But really, we just don’t want the stuff. What would you do or tell people NOW… Read More
Dear yayas, I’m technically a stay at home mom, but I also work full time as a bookkeeper so I have to actually work during the day and meet with clients, even though I meet with them at my home. The issue I’m having is that I feel kind of bad about my kid. I’m… Read More
Dear yayas, Do you find friendships easier or harder once you have children? I’m getting ready to have my first baby and a friend of mine casually mentioned that friendships are easier now that she is a mom, but that pretty much means you can’t be friends with people without kids once you have them.… Read More
Dear yayas, The school year has started again and the fundraisers are in full swing. How can schools even make these “mandatory?” I’m tired of asking family and coworkers for more money for useless things. And now my one daughter’s preschool is making us sell over $200 in raffle tickets no matter what. If we… Read More
Dear yayas, I have a mom friend and I would consider us to be pretty close but I’m not sure she feels the same. Our kids are both almost 2 and we’ve been hanging out with each other for a while, but I feel kind of insecure about our friendship sometimes. Like, how do you… Read More
Dear yayas, I have an ongoing problem. I have 3 kids. My brother has 1. My oldest and his are 6 months apart. We get together quite often because we are family. But when we go over to his house, his kid is super rude to my kids. Honestly the kid acts entitled and is… Read More
Dear yayas, What do you do for yourself? You know, as in when you have time just for you? (Do you even get any free time like that?) What do you do that makes you feel fulfilled and happy? I’m trying to find time for me, but it’s hard with three kids. They’re all old… Read More
Dear yayas, Help! Give me all your best teething advice! My twins are getting ready to cut their first teeth and already starting to get super fussy! I need all the advice I can get! – Teething Twinkies Babywearing was the best soothing strategy for us! The closeness was comforting, the proximity to activity was… Read More