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Toddler Development

Age-Appropriate (and Fun) Toys that Won’t Give You Buyer’s Regret {ages birth-10}

Play-Based Learning, Toddler Development · November 1, 2019

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📖 Sneak peek: Choosing age-appropriate toys for your children that they will actually like is not always easy. Using a few child development …

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Discover the Best Way to Foster Cooperation in Your Toddler

Toddler Development · September 10, 2019

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{While offering some choice can help ease transitions, giving toddlers choices can be overwhelming to them. A few ideas (and research) to …

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The Most Underrated Brain-Boosting Toy in your Kids’ Toy Box

Toddler Development · December 6, 2019

block play for kids

Sneak peek:  The benefits of block play simple but they build real cognitive skills. Some insights into how to encourage block play in …

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Research-Backed Real-Life Strategies to Discipline Toddlers without Yelling (even during a pandemic))

Parenting Research, Toddler Development · May 5, 2020

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Even under the best circumstances, parenting a toddler is challenging. Toddlers are physically very capable--they can run, climb (on …

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

Stay-at-Home Mom Life, Toddler Development · October 26, 2019

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{After 10 years of parenting, I've begun to consider what my child has taught me about child development (and life). A few child development …

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Toddlers Have Big Emotions. Insight from Research on How to Respond

Social-Emotional Development, Toddler Development · June 18, 2019

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{One key aspect of toddler emotional development is learning to cope with big emotions. Research gives us insight into how we can help …

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

Parenting Research, Toddler Development · February 25, 2016

how to discipline a toddler without yelling

{Child development books can teach many parenting lessons. However, sometimes just observing and reflecting on our own child's behavior is …

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The Parenting Hack We All Know (but here’s how to use it more effectively)

Parenting Research, Toddler Development · August 29, 2019

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{We often hear that giving kids choices empowers them and helps our parenting lives go smoother. While true, offering kids choices also …

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Want to Promote Executive Functioning Skills in Your Kids? It’s Easier than You Think

Social-Emotional Development, Toddler Development · March 15, 2010

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{We hear a lot about executive functioning skills in the parenting world. What are they and how can we help our children develop …

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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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