Author Dr Amanda Gummer

Dr Amanda Gummer

Child Development Expert

Amanda Gummer is a child development expert and play and parenting psychologist who has been helping children and families for over 20 years. Widely considered as THE go to expert on play, toys and child development, Amanda combines her theoretical knowledge (developing the Parent-Centred Parenting model of family life and the Fundamental Model of Child development) with a refreshingly pragmatic approach to family life, that resonates both with parents and professionals. Amanda is regularly in the media, and continues to take an active role in research, presenting a paper at the International Toy Research Association's World Congress in Portugal in July 2014. She is often involved in government policy around children's issues, contributing to the Bailey Report and the Childhood Inquiry. Amanda ran the research consultancy FUNdamentals for 10 years before combining that with the Good Toy Guide, the online play advice website that she set up in 2012, and the Good App Guide to create Fundamentally Children.

Can Nursery Art Help Brain and Vision Development in Babies?

Dr Amanda Gummer

12 June, 2015

Living, Kids Room

When my first child was born I was so boring when it came to decorating his nursery. Looking back I wanted everything to be boring in white, beige and grey. Little did I know that three years down the line the ...

12 Tips to Avoid Sibling Rivalry

Dr Amanda Gummer

13 April, 2015

Parenting, Kids

With the imminent arrival of the second royal baby, everyone's talking about having two under 2, and more importantly, sibling rivalry and what that means for the first born. We called on expert Dr Amanda Gumme...

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Dr Amanda Gummer

Can Nursery Art Help Brain and Vision Development in Babies?

12 Tips to Avoid Sibling Rivalry