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Month: November 2010

What To Do When Your Child Hates Milk: Adding Dairy to the Diet

November 14, 2020November 16, 2010 by valplowman
Child drinking milk

A list of substitutes for milk for when your toddler or child does not like milk. It is easy to work it in! If your child is like Brayden or …

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Categories Eat Tags milk, weaning 8 Comments

Parent Your Child, Not Your Childhood

November 14, 2020November 15, 2010 by valplowman
Parents and their children

We want to give our children every opportunity, but we need to be sure we give them what they need and not what we wished we had as kids. When …

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Categories Childwise, Parenting 1 Comment

Poll Results: DID A DREAMFEED HELP BABY SLEEP LONGER THROUGH THE NIGHT?

November 10, 2010 by valplowman

Yes   174 (46%) No   68 (18%) Unsure–but did it anyway   95 (25%) Unsure-didn’t do it   37 (10%) Votes so far: 374 RELATED POSTS/BLOG LABELS: Poll results dreamfeed …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags dreamfeed, poll results 6 Comments

8 Different Styles of Puzzles You Should Get for Kids

November 7, 2020November 9, 2010 by valplowman
Puzzles for kids

8 styles of puzzles to get to help teach your child different types of skills. Learn the benefits of doing puzzles and get ideas for good puzzles for kids. Puzzles …

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Categories Toys Tags Best Toys, learning activities, toy review 5 Comments

Guidelines for Choosing Preschool Toys That Will Last

August 22, 2022November 8, 2010 by valplowman
Child playing in cardboard car

Guidelines for Choosing Preschool Toys. What to consider when deciding what toys to get for your preschooler. On Becoming Preschoolwise has a section on choosing toys, and I thought this …

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Categories Preschooler, Preschoolwise, Toys Tags Best Toys 2 Comments

8 Ways to Give Back at Christmas

November 17, 2021November 6, 2010 by valplowman
present with golden bow

8 Ways to Give Back at Christmas. Focus on more than getting or even more than buying gifts for loved ones; find ways to spread the Christmas spirit to those …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags Christmas, giveback 8 Comments

Tips To Avoid Creating an OCD Child

November 2, 2020November 4, 2010 by valplowman
Mom and daughter getting messy while baking

How do you prevent your child from becoming OCD while still requiring your child learn to clean up after herself? Here are some thoughts. On page 6 of The Baby …

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Categories Parenting Tags Baby Whisperer 5 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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