About This Site
Growing Up with Amara is a parent-run collection of family learning records, practical guides for families with children around ages 2–3, and reflective reading notes for parents.
The site began as a diary. The parenting library now turns selected, first-hand family activities into focused articles about shared reading, language, early maths, play, routines, feelings, and printable A4 resources. Every activity guide keeps a link to the original diary record and activity image so readers can see where the idea came from. A separate parent reading collection applies one clearly attributed book idea at a time to an illustrative family situation, with public sources used to check factual boundaries.
What readers will find
- 74 focused parenting problem and activity topics, each available in English and Simplified Chinese.
- 100 parent reading topics organised around 20 clearly attributed books, also in both languages.
- Activities that use ordinary home materials or a free printable picture.
- A clear distinction between the original family record and the later reader guide.
- Links to public sources such as health agencies, universities, and professional early-childhood organisations where factual context is useful.
- Safety and development boundaries that avoid presenting a family activity as a test, diagnosis, or individual professional recommendation.
Who writes the guides
The guides are written and maintained by Amara's parent. This is lived family experience, not a claim of medical, educational, psychological, or therapeutic credentials. Read the fuller author profile.
How content is prepared
Each activity guide starts with an original diary entry and image, is reorganised around one practical parent question, checked against public sources, paired with a matching Chinese version, and reviewed for safety wording. Book-based articles are selected, paraphrased, applied, and boundary-checked without copying chapters or inventing quotations. AI assists with structure and bilingual editing; the parent remains responsible for the published page.
Read the full editorial and fact-checking policy.
Important boundary
Children develop in different ways and at different times. The site does not provide medical advice or developmental assessment. If you are concerned about a child's health, development, communication, feeding, movement, hearing, vision, behaviour, or loss of a previously used skill, discuss specific observations with a qualified professional.