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Month: August 2008

Four Phases of Parenting (Childwise)

May 5, 2020August 13, 2008 by valplowman
family standing in ocean waves at beach

Four Phases of Parenting (Childwise). How much control you should exert at each age of your child. When to lead, when to train, and when to be a friend. Parenting …

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How To Use Free Playtime In Your Child’s Schedule

April 15, 2022August 12, 2008 by valplowman
How To Use Free Playtime In Your Child's Schedule. What free playtime looks like by age and examples of how to use it in real life.

How To Use Free Playtime In Your Child’s Schedule. What free playtime looks like by age and examples of how to use it in real life. I use free playtime …

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Categories Schedule Tips, Wake Time Tags Babywise II, free playtime, waketime activities 9 Comments

What To Do When Your Baby Cries {S.L.O.W.}

May 5, 2020August 11, 2008 by valplowman
What to do when your baby cries

What To Do When Your Baby Cries {S.L.O.W.}. This acronym from Tracy Hogg, The Baby Whisperer, will help you to respond in the way your baby needs when your baby …

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Why You Should Encourage Thumb/Finger Sucking

May 5, 2020August 8, 2008 by valplowman
Child sucking fingers

Why You Should Encourage Thumb/Finger Sucking. The benefits of thumb sucking or finger sucking and how you can prevent it from being a problem. In the book Secrets of the …

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Categories Baby Tags Baby Whisperer, hogg, sleep props 17 Comments

Start as You Mean to Go On as a Parent

January 7, 2021August 7, 2008 by valplowman
Start as You Mean to Go On as a Parent. Do not start habits you will later want to break or allow habits you will later want to break.

Start as You Mean to Go On as a Parent. Do not start habits you will later want to break or allow habits you will later want to break. Just …

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Categories Funnel, Schedule Tips Tags Baby Whisperer, hogg, milestones, mom not baby decides, prevention 7 Comments

Poll Results: What was/is baby’s approximate optimal waketime length for ages 5-6 Months? (waketime length includes feeding time)?

June 18, 2019August 6, 2008 by valplowman

Results: 60 minutes or less: 2 votes (1%) 60-75 minutes: 12 votes (10%) 75-90 minutes: 19 votes (16%) 1.5-1.75 hours: 21 votes (18%) 1.75-2 hours: 37 votes (32%) 2-2.25 hours: …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags optimal waketime, poll results, waketime length 6 Comments

How Much Time Should You Spend With Your Child Daily

May 5, 2020August 5, 2008 by valplowman
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How Much Time Should You Spend With Your Child Daily. How to know if you are spending too much time with your child or too little time with your child. …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags Babywise II, family time, one-on-one time, separation anxiety, waketime activities 4 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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