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The Thoughtful Parent

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Parenting and Child Development: Lessons Learned from My Kids

March 16, 2024

Parenting and Child Development Lessons Rearing a child, of course, means to nurture, care for and guide a child to …

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Is Finding a “Flow State” of Parenting Possible?

March 14, 2024

What is a “flow state” and can it apply to parenting? The question is: how do we get there? I …

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Looking Beyond “Quality vs. Quantity” Time with Kids

April 30, 2015

As a person trained in the methodology of family science, there is nothing that bothers me more than when the media …

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Kindness Starts at Home: Cultivating Self-Compassion in Parenting

February 12, 2024

Self-compassion can help our parenting This seems obvious in some ways, but it’s so hard to practice in daily …

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Amazingly Common (but unhelpful) Myths About Strong-Willed Children

August 23, 2023

What Does “Strong-Willed” Really Mean? Seeing Strong-Willed Children from a New Perspective Disciplining a …

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Parenting Ideas I’m Embracing This Year

January 26, 2024

This was made so clear to me as I watched a wonderful video on Instagram the other day from Dr. Tina Payne Bryson …

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21 Parenting Blogs to Keep You Inspired, Informed and Sane

October 22, 2023

Sneak peek: Some of the best parenting blogs to help keep you learning and growing as a parent Let’s face …

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Easy but Powerful Ways to Connect with Your Kids

December 16, 2022

Why Connecting with Your Kids Matters Attachment Although we all know that it feels good to have a strong emotional …

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The 13 Top Parenting Books for Research-Based Guidance

July 11, 2017

{Some of the top parenting books that I’ve found to provide real, useful research-based guidance. When facing …

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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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