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The Myth of “the Mozart Effect”: When Good Research and Bad Journalism Combine

Child Development Classics · July 2, 2010

{Think listening to Mozart will make your baby or toddler a genius? Think again. The true story behind "the Mozart Effect."} National …

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5 Parenting Lessons Research Taught Us This Year

Parenting Research · January 5, 2018

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Well, the year 2017 is officially in the history books. Along with it, shelves full of parenting research become part of history too. …

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Want Your Kids to Learn Problem-Solving? Let Them Play! {Plus a Ninja Book Review}

Play-Based Learning · January 10, 2017

If you have been reading this blog for any length of time, you have probably picked up on the idea that learning through play is really at …

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Just for Fun: Hand-Clapping and Cognitive Development

Child Development Classics · May 7, 2010

Sometimes a research study comes along that just makes you wonder, "How did that researcher think to study that?" I recently came across a …

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The Parenting Book That Will Change the Way You Look at Learning

Parenting Research · March 2, 2017

Remember that poster "All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"? It lists items like: share everything, play fair, and don't …

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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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