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Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

The Scientific Reason Why Yelling at Your Kids Doesn’t Work

{Yelling at your kids is not something any parent plans to do, but it happens from time to time. Research helps us learn why yelling…

Apr 7, 2022

The Scientific Reason Why Yelling at Your Kids Doesn’t Work

Apr 7, 2022

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

To Parents on the First Day of Kindergarten: What Your Kids Really Need From You

{Sneak peek: The first day of kindergarten is a big event for kids and parents. While this new independence may make you feel less needed…

Aug 6, 2019

To Parents on the First Day of Kindergarten: What Your Kids Really Need From You

Aug 6, 2019

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

The Benefits Of Summer Camp Are Awesome… Unless Tech Interferes

{The benefits of summer camp for kids’ development are amazing. However, research points to one clear tip when it comes to technology at…

May 20, 2019

The Benefits Of Summer Camp Are Awesome… Unless Tech Interferes

May 20, 2019

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Common Misconceptions of Early Learning: The Case of Online Preschools

If you were asked to come up with as many ways to use a paper clip as you could think of, how many could you list?

Mar 19, 2019

Common Misconceptions of Early Learning: The Case of Online Preschools

Mar 19, 2019

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Meaning Out of Mayhem: How to Make Peace with Your Child’s Crankiness

I was just telling our pediatrician what a cute, special age 4 is at my son’s checkup. It’s an age when you are past most of the tantrums…

Feb 7, 2018

Meaning Out of Mayhem: How to Make Peace with Your Child’s Crankiness

Feb 7, 2018

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Research Reveals the Best Reason Yet to Put Down Your Phone

I got my first smartphone when my oldest was a newborn (summer 2009). I had told my husband for months that I didn’t need one (he already…

Feb 7, 2018

Research Reveals the Best Reason Yet to Put Down Your Phone

Feb 7, 2018

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

The New Research that Convinced Me to be a Soccer Mom Dropout

My oldest son is 8 and is one of the few in his class that is not involved in soccer…and never has been. GASP!

Jan 26, 2018

The New Research that Convinced Me to be a Soccer Mom Dropout

Jan 26, 2018

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

5 Parenting Lessons Research Taught Us in 2017

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

Jan 26, 2018

5 Parenting Lessons Research Taught Us in 2017

Jan 26, 2018

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

The Truth About Trying to Make Kids Happy (and what we can do instead)

Remember how you felt when your kids were babies and they would cry? Other people might be bothered by crying, but we moms are undone by…

Jan 4, 2018

The Truth About Trying to Make Kids Happy (and what we can do instead)

Jan 4, 2018

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Research Uncovers the Truth Behind Why “Smart” Kids Cheat

Dec 11, 2017

Research Uncovers the Truth Behind Why “Smart” Kids Cheat

Dec 11, 2017

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Wife, mom, child development nerd who blogs about children's issues and parenting. FREE cheat sheet 5 Common Child Development Myths..Debunked: http://bit.ly/2B

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