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The Thoughtful Parent

The Thoughtful Parent

A blog that makes child development approachable.

  • Social-Emotional
    • 7 Ways to Teach Your Child About Kindness
    • 4 Powerful Social-Emotional Lessons Kids are Learning During the Pandemic
  • Temperament
    • Seeing the Unique Gift of Your Child’s Temperament
    • Insights for Parents from the Science of Child Temperament
  • Toddler Development
    • Research-Backed Real-Life Strategies to Discipline Kids without Yelling
    • Research-Backed Ways to Thrive Through the Toddler Years
  • Child Development
    • A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the 4 Attachment Styles
    • Child Psychology Classics: The Mirror Test
  • Parent Coaching

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3 Top Tips for Raising a Kind Child: Realistic Ideas for Parents

July 29, 2017

{Nurturing a kind child is a goal for most parents. Research helps us find ways to model and foster kindness in our …

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Resources That Will Change Your Parenting Game for the Better

August 10, 2017

Here at our house, this is the last full week of summer! All you parents out there probably know that bittersweet …

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Beyond Our Own Front Door: What We Can Learn from a Multicultural View of Parenting

February 3, 2017

In the current atmosphere of parenting it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by questions and worries. It seems that many …

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Summer Learning Help: 101 Educational Websites and Apps

July 15, 2016

  We are already about halfway through the summer! If your kids are like mine, they like to play outside, with …

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Learning in an iPhone World

December 9, 2010

As the prevalence of smart phones has grown in recent years, I have been waiting to see when development researchers …

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Latest Day Care Study Finds Long-Term Effects

June 8, 2010

There has been much coverage in the media lately about the latest findings from the longitudinal study of day care …

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Is There Such a Thing as a “Bad Seed?”

July 19, 2010

Dr. Richard Friedman, a professor of psychiatry, recently wrote an article published in the New York Times that I found …

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“Whoa Mama!” with Ms. Mary Mack

August 12, 2010

Okay, warning: I am going to do some blatant self-promotion here. I recently had the pleasure of being profiled on a …

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Children’s Media Use and Achievement

September 28, 2010

  With the increase in electronic media in recent years, many parents are wondering what the effects might be of …

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Amy Webb
As a mom of two young boys, I've seen first-hand how research-based child development information, combined with intuition, can guide you through your parenting journey. Although I have a Ph.D.in Human Development and Family Sciences, many of my real parenting discoveries have come through my experience. I believe parenting with confidence comes from knowledge; parenting with grace comes from insight. Join me on this parenting journey of learning and discovery

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