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The Thoughtful Parent

A blog that makes child development approachable.

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    • 7 Ways to Teach Your Child About Kindness
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    • Seeing the Unique Gift of Your Child’s Temperament
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    • Research-Backed Real-Life Strategies to Discipline Kids without Yelling
    • Research-Backed Ways to Thrive Through the Toddler Years
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Stay-at-Home Mom Life

kids books parents love reading

How Reading Classic Books Can be a Powerful Form of Self-Care {for kids and adults!}

January 29, 2020

Sneak peek: Many of these best classic books for children cannot only enrich our kids’ lives but ours too. …

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Disney vacation tips

5 Best Tips for a Child-Centered Disney Vacation

January 31, 2013

{A big trip with high expectations can turn out to be not so kid-friendly. A few Disney vacation tips for exploring with …

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being a stay at home mom

What Being a Stay-at-Home Mom Taught Me About Child Development (that a Ph.D. didn’t!)

February 11, 2016

{I may have a Ph.D. in Human Development, but the best child development lessons I’ve learned in child development …

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what my child taught me

3 Important Parenting Lessons that Child Development Books Didn’t Teach Me (but my kids did)

October 26, 2019

{After 10 years of parenting, I’ve begun to consider what my child has taught me about child development (and …

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Breastfeeding

August 12, 2009

As a new mom breastfeeding is now a big part of my life. It can be hard, especially at the beginning (and still is some …

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A Down-to-Earth Look at Feminism and Motherhood

March 9, 2016

Feeling the mid-week slump? How about a (possibly) controversial topic to spice things up? Seriously, I wrote this post …

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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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