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Guest Author: Victoria Costello

Uncategorized · March 2, 2012

Today I'm honored to have author Victoria Costello guest posting on the blog. Costello is a well-respected science journalist and author of …

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Book Review: A Lethal Inheritance

Uncategorized · March 28, 2012

I recently had the opportunity to read Victoria Costello's new book, A Lethal Inheritance: A Mother Uncovers the Science behind Three …

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Book Review: How to Keep Your Helicopter

Uncategorized · November 3, 2015

If you have been reading for awhile, you know that I occasionally do book reviews. In the past, I have done reviews of child development …

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Book Review: The Curiosity Cycle

Uncategorized · February 1, 2012

  Yes, finally a new post! Our family moved from Texas to Colorado in November so blogging had to take a backseat to life for a while, …

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Say it Again: Repetition Aides Language Development

Child Development Classics · October 1, 2015

We all know that young children love repetition. If you have been around a child under the age of 3 lately, you know this well. They repeat …

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Latest Day Care Study Finds Long-Term Effects

Education, Uncategorized · June 8, 2010

There has been much coverage in the media lately about the latest findings from the longitudinal study of day care conducted by Early Child …

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“Whoa Mama!” with Ms. Mary Mack

Uncategorized · August 12, 2010

Okay, warning: I am going to do some blatant self-promotion here. I recently had the pleasure of being profiled on a great blog called Ms. …

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New Survey Results on Parenting Infants and Toddlers

Uncategorized · April 8, 2010

The organization Zero to Three just released results from it's latest survey of parents. This is a wonderful large-scale survey of over …

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2010 Notable Children’s Books

Uncategorized · January 22, 2010

I don't know about you but I'm always on the lookout for great children's books. My little guy (7 months) still mostly just wants to gnaw on …

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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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