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The Thoughtful Parent

A blog that makes child development approachable.

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How to Support Your Child’s Unique Learning Style

May 25, 2024

When it comes to learning, we each have a unique learning style or way of processing information and getting excited …

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Why is it Important for Parents to Understand Child Development?

March 24, 2024

Summary: Why is it important for parents to understand child development? Learn how it can open our eyes to wonderful …

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What Does Child Rearing Mean to You? How Does This Impact Your Parenting Philosophy?

March 13, 2024

What are the Four Styles of Child Rearing ? This question of child rearing styles or philosophies is nothing new. For as …

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How Observation Taught Me 3 Child Development Lessons You Need to Know

September 10, 2020

What Does Rearing a Child Mean? While it seems like an obvious question, child rearing is a relatively new idea. Rearing …

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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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The Fascinating Roller Coaster of Child Development: Physical and Cognitive Growth Spurts

March 2, 2024

I’ve written about growth spurts ages several times on this blog but I keep returning to it because it’s such as …

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Fun and Effective Executive Function Activities for Preschoolers

February 3, 2024

Sneak peek: Executive function activities for preschoolers can help them develop much-needed skills like planning ahead, …

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Why Guided Play is the Secret to Playtime with Your Kids

January 28, 2024

Sneak peek: How you can use guided play to maximize education and fun for you and your child “Mom, I want a …

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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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