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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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    • Research-Backed Real-Life Strategies to Discipline Kids without Yelling
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The Science-Based Reason Why Experience Gifts are Great for Kids

July 12, 2025

{plus 25+ awesome experience gift ideas} Sneak peek: Looking for some “outside the box” gift ideas that kids …

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How to Parent Toddlers with Respect and Empathy

June 25, 2025

Toddlerhood is such an interesting, challenging, emotion-provoking, fascinating phase of development. It emerges just …

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What’s the Difference between Attachment Parenting and Attachment Theory? What Every Parent Needs to Know

June 4, 2025

s Sneak peek: What does attachment theory mean? How does it impact our understanding of parenting? A simple introduction …

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What I Learned from MLK about Emotional Regulation (for Adults and Kids)

July 30, 2022

Positive Parenting and Self-Regulation in Children What Fostering Emotional Self-Regulation in Children Really Means …

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A Research-Backed Way to Handle Tantrums so They Diminish Sooner

April 27, 2024

Why Do Toddlers Have Tantrums Research on How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums What Do You Say When a Child Has a Tantrum?

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Why Diaper Need Awareness Week Matters to All of US

October 4, 2021

  Imagine with me for a moment that you are a mom with an infant (most of us have been there). You are working one …

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Parenting Survival Tips for Doing Disney World with Young Kids

May 9, 2021

Doing Disney World with Toddlers Tips for First-Timers 1. Lower your expectations 2. Let the kids play  3. Allow …

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Getting to the Bottom of Emotional Outbursts—and Then Turning the Corner

October 7, 2020

What’s Developmentally Appropriate for Emotional Regulation? What’s the Real Trigger for an Emotional Outburst? Is a …

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New Parenting Books You’ll Want to Read in 2023

January 11, 2023

Sneak peek: Some excellent new parenting books that are coming out in 2023 to help you meet your parenting goals. Add …

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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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