Why another parenting site?

my story

My name is Amy McCampbell, the incredibly proud mom of an amazing, now ALMOST adult daughter. (That’s her playing in the sand above!)

My parenting work is pretty much done – I think I did a good job at it – so I’m sharing what I’ve learned through Tiny Parenting. What worked (and even what didn’t!) and how I survived from Toddlerhood to Teen.

The key: I focused on the TINY moments and that made all the difference.

How did I figure this out? Well, I have spent nearly 20 years working with the leading researchers in the field of child development. (Conveniently, I had a child during that time!) Tiny Parenting is the culmination of this work.

Here are some of my bona fides (not only sharing my ‘vibes’ here!):

Producer, Mind in the Making video series on how children learn, seen by nearly 1 billion viewers and distritubted worldwide by the Bezos Foundation. I also contributed to the accompanying best-selling book.

Producer, Parents Action for Children English- and Spanish-language parenting education video series for Rob Reiner’s foundation. Some of our topics included what quality preschool looks like, parenting a child with special needs, and fatherhood.

Consultant, Making Pre-K Count initiative to introduce play-based early math into preschool and kindergarten programs in New York City.

Producer, Brazelton Touchpoints Center video series for Head Start’s National Center of Parent, Family & Community Engagement

And, my most important credit:

Mom to my confident, thoughtful, & engaged daughter! But don’t believe me, this is what people tell me about her:

“She’s the kind of kid we get once in a decade.” – one of her high school teachers

“She is always kind, handles herself with confidence, and is the kind of person who will make wise choices” – a neighborhood parent

To get here took a lot of intention, but perhaps not as much work as you might think. Dig around here and I’ll show you how I did it – and how you can incorporate this mindset into your own parenting!

– Amy