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Month: October 2009

Book Review: Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

May 13, 2021October 29, 2009 by valplowman
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child Book

Book Review: Parenting the Strong Willed Child by Rex Forehand (Author), Nicholas Long (Author). Is the book worth the read and helpful? When I first started reading Parenting the Strong-Willed …

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Categories Parenting Book Reviews, Strong-Willed Tags book recommendation 2 Comments

Tips for Moving When You Have Kids

December 15, 2022October 28, 2009 by valplowman
Family with moving boxes

How to make moving easier when you have kids. Moving with children can be hard; these tips will help you make it through. Moving is always hard and crazy. There …

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Categories Home Tags tips and tricks 9 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 30

December 5, 2020October 27, 2009 by valplowman
30 week old McKenna on a hike

Schedule and routine for a 29-30 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your baby’s day. …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, finger foods 18 Comments

2 Important Tips for Overcoming the Picky Eater

October 28, 2019October 23, 2009 by valplowman
Baby eating at high chair

It is so stressful when your baby is picky and won’t eat! If you have a picky baby eater, these two tips are a must-try to get baby eating all …

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Categories Eat Tags picky eaters 11 Comments

Strengthening Marriage

October 9, 2019October 21, 2009 by valplowman
Married couple looking at camera

Strengthening Your Marriage. Ideas to strengthen your bond as a couple. Keep your marriage strong to keep your family strong. The marriage relationship is very important and fundamental to the …

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Categories Marriage Tags love 11 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 29

December 5, 2020October 20, 2009 by valplowman
29 week old baby McKenna at the corn maze

Schedule and routine for a 28-29 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your baby’s day. …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, dreamfeed 14 Comments

The 10 Very Best Things About 5 Month Olds

October 7, 2019October 14, 2009 by valplowman
5 month old baby girl playing in an exersaucer

There is something amazing about a 5 month old! They are just sweet and usually very easy. Among the things, here are the 10 very best.   I think with …

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Categories Baby Tags best things stages 12 Comments
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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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