"Talking with Amy about what I am doing, then seeing it written down, helps me see where we have been and where we are going.   It gives me a chance to step out of the action, take a refueling breath and continue on path to create change."

 —Laura Ensler, Laura Ensler Consulting, LLC and Founder of FirstStepNYC

“After reading Amy’s first book, The Ordinary is Extraordinary,  I knew I could be a parent."

–Deb S.

“Thank you for listening to our family’s stories with such respect and sensitivity.  Dealing with my service-related injuries hasn’t been easy for any of us but we are finding our way.  I hope our stories will support others. “ 

—Michael G.

“Amy Dombro is a bit of a rock star in the early childhood field. A writer, educator, observer and thinker, she has taught me how to really see, hear and deliver what families and teachers need to support their children.  She has a way of seeing what others miss, and a magical quality that makes real change possible.”  

—Lisa Bernstein, Founder and Publisher, Simply Put Media

“Our documentation work together was essential to our growing identity and the direction we took as a collaborative.”   

—Nikki Baldwin PhD, Director of Wyoming Early Childhood Professional Development Collaborative

"Amy listens to adults (and children) in a way that brings forth their genuine, essential voices and responses without the distortion of expectation." 

—Jeree Pawl, Ph.D.  (1930-2021)
An author of How You Are is as Important as What You Say and Do

“Amy's narrative filled with providers voices allowed the team to reflect on their collective journey and appreciate the challenges they had overcome. Ultimately, Amy's observations served as a powerful tool in fostering a sense of pride, motivation, and unity within the team.”

—Danielle K. Kilcullen
Project Director, Early Childhood Partnerships
Bank Street Education Center

“There is a beautiful metaphor in children’s literature called “mirror, window, and sliding door”. When Amy watches and listens, she reflects back to you, like a mirror, what you do not yet appreciate in yourself. She points you to look through a window at how freely your ideas could fly, even when you cannot yet imagine your ideas have wings. When she slides open the door with a gentle nudge, you finally dare to step outside whatever walls that boxed you in.”

—Junlei Li  Ph.D.,
Co-Chair, Human Development and
Education Program and
Sauk Zaentz Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education