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Month: July 2008

Know When to Use Leadership and Authority in Parenting

December 16, 2020July 17, 2008 by valplowman
Leadership and Authority in Parenting. When and how to use authority and when to use leadership in parenting. Sometimes you let the child decide and sometimes you decide.

Leadership and Authority in Parenting. When and how to use authority and when to use leadership in parenting. Sometimes you let the child decide and sometimes you decide.    A …

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Categories Childwise, Discipline Tags leadership and authority Leave a comment

Parenting on a Schedule Can Be Hard

December 16, 2020July 14, 2008 by valplowman
Parenting on a Schedule Can Be Hard. There can be rules to follow. You don't go anywhere you just feel like it. Even so, the difficulty is worth the benefits of a schedule.

Parenting on a Schedule Can Be Hard. There can be rules to follow. You don’t go anywhere you just feel like it. Even so, the difficulty is worth the benefits …

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Categories Schedules Tags flexibility, schedule benefits 27 Comments

Tips for Baby-Proofing Your Home

April 22, 2025July 11, 2008 by valplowman
Older baby peeking around the corner

Tips for Baby-Proofing Your Home. What to baby proof and what to leave out. You don’t want to make everything indestructible.  When it comes time to baby proof your house, …

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Categories Discipline, Safety Tags baby-proofing, Babywise II, child-proofing 4 Comments

How to Wean Baby From a Bottle

May 2, 2020July 10, 2008 by valplowman
Baby holding a bottle

How to Wean Baby From a Bottle to a sippy cup. Get baby drinking milk from a sippy cup each day instead of the bottle. Kaitlyn was basically an easy …

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Categories Eat Tags in action, sippy cup, weaning 42 Comments

Why You Shouldn’t Over Stimulate Baby During Playtime

May 26, 2021July 8, 2008 by valplowman
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How Over Stimulating Baby During Playtime negatively affects your baby. Babies do not need a lot of action to be perfectly content and to learn from the world around them. …

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Categories Baby, Play Time Tags overstimulation, waketime activities 12 Comments

Don’t Stress Mama: Good Behavior Progress is a Spiral

March 10, 2021July 3, 2008 by valplowman
Spiral staircase

When working on obedience with your child, progress is a spiral. Good behavior comes in stages. Positive results from discipline happens incrementally. As you walk up a spiral stair case, …

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Categories Discipline, Tantrums Tags progress is a spiral 8 Comments

Why Your 9-10 Month Old Is Frustrated

May 24, 2023July 2, 2008 by valplowman
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Why Your 9 or 10 Month Old Is Frustrated. What you can do to help your baby be more content and even sleep better. You might be noticing that your …

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Categories Baby Tags waketime activities 8 Comments
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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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