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21 Parenting Blogs to Keep You Inspired, Informed and Sane

Parenting Research · January 14, 2020

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{Some of the best parenting blogs to help keep you learning and growing as a parent} Let's face it--parenting is hard at times. …

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3 Top Tips for Raising a Kind Child: Realistic Ideas for Parents

Social-Emotional Development · July 29, 2017

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{Nurturing a kind child is a goal for most parents. Research helps us find ways to model and foster kindness in our children} We all want …

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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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Does Having Children Make You Happier?

Parenting Research · April 16, 2009

This may seem like a controversial question to some people. Of course, you love your children and cannot imagine your life without …

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A Thoughtful Alternative to Elf on the Shelf that Will Teach Your Kids Lifelong Lessons

Social-Emotional Development · August 26, 2019

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{Looking for an Elf on the Shelf alternative that teaches positive lessons? Some ideas to consider that focus on kindness} As parents, I …

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Parent-Child Relationship and the Link to Self-Control

Parenting Research · July 18, 2011

In my latest post on Notes on Parenting, I discuss research that illustrates the important link between a close, mutually responsive …

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Little Boys Need Help with Big Emotions

Social-Emotional Development · November 4, 2014

If you are a parent of a young boy you know that, despite the cultural stereotypes, boys feel strong emotions just as much as girls. …

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“Day Dreaming” Among Students May Not be All Bad

Social-Emotional Development · August 30, 2012

As school begins across the country, you may remember back on your own days as a student. I bet many of us recall sitting in class and our …

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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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