Learning About Little Ones
The research matters. So does real life.
Understand young children better. Make decisions with more confidence. Find support for the questions that come next.
There is no shortage of information about young children.
Google has answers. Instagram has answers. Your mother-in-law probably has answers.
The problem is that they don’t always have the same answers.
And it can leave you thinking:
Okay…but what does that mean for the actual child in front of me?
Because all of these sources can tell us a lot about young children.
But it can’t tell you exactly what is right for your child, your classroom, your family, or your life.
Learn with expert-level guidance. Use what is right for you.
$19/month
What Changes When You Understand More?
Understand more of what you’re seeing.
Respond with more intention.
- Look beyond the behavior to consider development, temperament, relationships, regulation, and what a child may be trying to communicate.
- Consider what a child might need and what you could adjust in the environment, routine, or interaction.
- Having more possibilities helps you move beyond “How do I make this stop?” or reusing the same response that keeps getting you nowhere.
Make decisions you can explain.
- Understand the evidence, options, and tradeoffs so you can choose what fits your child, family, classroom, and life.
- You can explain your reasoning to a partner, relative, colleague, or family without falling back on “That’s what you’re supposed to do.”
Know what deserves a closer look.
Sort useful information from internet noise.
- Build your understanding of developmental variation and the questions worth bringing to an appropriate professional when something concerns you.
- Learn to recognize the difference between research, personal opinion, and a confident claim that leaves out half the story.
- Understand where the evidence is strong and where there is still room for uncertainty.
Have somewhere to go when you don’t know.
- Bring the next question to people who understand why it matters.
- You don’t have to start from scratch every time your child grows, your classroom changes, or something unexpected comes up.
You don't need more information. 💛 You need somewhere to make sense of it.
Young children are complicated little humans.
Development doesn’t happen on a perfectly predictable schedule. What works beautifully with one child can completely bomb with another. And sometimes you can understand everything you’re supposed to do and still have absolutely no idea what to do on a random Tuesday afternoon.
That’s where Learning About Little Ones comes in.
This isn’t a course you have to finish.
There isn’t a curriculum you have to work through in order.
And I’m not here to hand you a list of rules for raising or teaching children “the right way.”
Instead, you get ongoing opportunities to learn, ask questions, consider your options, think things through, and understand young children a little better.
Because research gives us an incredibly useful starting point.
Real life is where you decide what to do with it.
what's included in
Learning About Little Ones
ASK THE DOC
Twice each month, we get together live for 60–90 minutes and talk about whatever is coming up for the people in the room. There isn't a predetermined topic. You bring the questions.
GROWING LIBRARY
You don't have to remember everything you've ever learned about child development.
You just need to know where to find reliable information when you need it.
Your membership includes access to a growing library of:
Previously recorded child development webinars
Previously recorded Ask the Doc sessions
Research and evidence-based resources
Webinar materials and handouts
Developmental guides, downloadable tools, and activity ideas
Trusted websites and useful links
WEBINARS
Each month, we take approximately 90 minutes to dig into a different topic related to young children and their development.
Every webinar includes live Q&A at the end, so there's time to connect the research back to the children, families, classrooms, and situations you're actually thinking about.
COMMUNITY
The private Learning About Little Ones community gives you a place to post, talk with other members, share resources, and reach me between sessions.
Hear how someone in a different role sees the same situation.
The goal is curiosity, useful conversation, and different perspectives, without judging one another for still figuring things out.
And if I don’t know?
I’ll tell you.
You aren’t paying me to pretend I have every answer.
If something is outside my expertise, I’ll say so. Then I’ll help point you toward a trusted resource or someone better equipped to answer that particular question.
Knowing when to say “I don’t know, but let’s find someone who does” matters.
Is Learning About Little Ones for You?
- If you’re preparing to welcome a baby and want to understand more than what to buy, you belong here.
- If you’re raising or caring for a young child and trying to sort conflicting advice into something you can actually use, you belong here.
- If you teach, visit, coach, or support young children and families, and want stronger developmental context and more perspectives to bring to your work, you belong here.
- You don’t need a background in child development. You don’t need to agree with everyone. You do need room for curiosity and a willingness to consider that more than one answer may make sense.
- This is ongoing education and conversation. There’s no prescribed course to complete and no expectation that you attend or watch everything. Use what helps you now. Come back when the next question appears.
Looking for More Support?
Learning About Little Ones is a complete membership on its own. If you also want movement or a regular space for reflection, combine it with the other Doctor Teacher Mommy programs. Each offers a different kind of support.
LEARNING ABOUT LITTLE ONES + BABY MOMBO™ AT HOME
Want the knowledge development side along with movement, music, connection, and babywearing?
Combine Learning About Little Ones with Baby Mombo™ At Home!
Learn about your little one.
Move with your little one.
LEARNING ABOUT LITTLE ONES + FUCKING UP & FIXING IT
Want the knowledge development side along with a regular place to reflect on what happens when knowing better doesn't automatically make doing better easy?
Combine Learning About Little Ones with Fucking Up & Fixing It!
Learn more. Reflect honestly.
Go back out there and be human again.
I’m Dr. Amanda Holliday-Bembridge, Ph.D., IMH-E® — though around here, most people call me “MMMMMMOOOOOMMMMMMMM!” or “Doc Holliday” (And just to avoid confusion…I’m not that kind of doctor.
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I’m an infant and early childhood development specialist, educator, researcher, speaker, and founder of Doctor Teacher Mommy.
For more than two decades, I’ve worked with families and early childhood professionals, translating research into information people can actually use in real life.
That expertise shapes everything inside Learning About Little Ones.
The conversations help you make sense of what you’re seeing. The community brings different perspectives. And the education helps you make informed decisions for the children in your care.
But there’s research and intentionality underneath all of it.
Because I believe one of the best ways we can support little ones is to support the people caring for them.
Move. Bond. Lead. Love!™
Move
Because your well-being matters too.
Bond
Because relationships grow through shared moments.
Lead
Because confidence grows one ordinary day at a time.
Love!™
Because that's what this has always been about.