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Why Blocks Should Be on Your Child’s Holiday List {plus a NEW Way to Save Big on Legos}

Uncategorized · December 2, 2016

As you peruse through through all those ads and website showcasing toys for the holidays, you are probably overwhelmed. I know I am. …

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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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Resources That Will Change Your Parenting Game for the Better

Uncategorized · August 10, 2017

Here at our house, this is the last full week of summer! All you parents out there probably know that bittersweet feeling that comes along …

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Beyond Our Own Front Door: What We Can Learn from a Multicultural View of Parenting

Parenting Research · February 3, 2017

In the current atmosphere of parenting it's easy to feel overwhelmed by questions and worries. It seems that many parenting decisions have …

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Summer Learning Help: 101 Educational Websites and Apps

Uncategorized · July 15, 2016

  We are already about halfway through the summer! If your kids are like mine, they like to play outside, with friends, etc. but …

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Why Art and Crafts for Boys Still Matter for Child Development

Play-Based Learning · March 16, 2017

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{Finding art and crafts for boys can be challenging. Learning more about how children doing art benefits their development has helped us …

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Want Your Child to Have an Amazing School Year? Start Here

Education, Parenting Research · August 19, 2019

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{This time of year, back to school tips and tricks abound. If you really want an amazing school year for your child, these experts help set …

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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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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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