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Month: September 2010

Book Review: Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood

September 21, 2020September 30, 2010 by valplowman
Parents walking with their child

Review of the book Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Jim Fay. Learn what the book is about and if it is worth reading. I recently read Love …

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Categories Parenting Book Reviews Tags love and logic, parenting with love and logic 5 Comments

72 Hour Kit Tips

August 22, 2022September 29, 2010 by valplowman

As I have been doing a 72 hour kit update, I have come up with a few new tips for organizing it. Use plastic baggiesI put all of the hygiene items together …

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Categories Emergency Prep Leave a comment

Yes When You Can, No When You Must

September 22, 2020September 28, 2010 by valplowman
Family walking along having fun

Many times as parents, we tell our kids no when we really can be telling them yes. Learn when to say no and when to say yes. A great piece …

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Categories Discipline 13 Comments

Benefits of Using Chore Cards for Kids’ Chores

June 22, 2021September 27, 2010 by valplowman
Children doing chores

The reasons using chore cards can be a great option for your children to track their chores. Motivate your kids to do their chores! There are many different ways to …

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Categories Chores, Preschoolwise 2 Comments

Help a Reader Out: Toddler Prayers

November 4, 2021September 24, 2010 by valplowman
Toddler praying

Get ideas for bedtime prayers for your toddler. What works best for saying prayers at bedtime with your little one? This is a question from Christine: I have a “help …

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Categories Toddler Tags help a reader out, prayer 12 Comments

McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 17.5 Months Old

October 15, 2024September 21, 2010 by valplowman
17.5 month old McKenna reading with her dad

A full summary of life for this 17.5 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 17.5 month old sample schedule to follow. The last two …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 11 Comments

How To Teach Children About Christ All Year

September 14, 2020September 17, 2010 by valplowman
How To Teach Children About Christ All Year. Focusing on Christ is not just a Christmas thing. In this post are tips for teaching about Jesus Christ year round.

Focusing on Christ is not just a Christmas thing. In this post are tips for teaching about Jesus Christ year-round.  What we do to teach our children about Jesus Christ …

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Categories Moral Training Tags Christmas, religion 4 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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