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Month: November 2010

Parent Your Child, Not Your Childhood

August 14, 2024November 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

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

April 15, 2024November 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

Parent’s Example will Trump All Else

November 2, 2020November 3, 2010 by valplowman
Parent and child

When you are parenting your children, your example will stand above any verbal instructions you give. You need to be an example of what you want your children to be. …

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Categories Parenting 1 Comment

McKenna Toddler Summary: 19 Months Old

November 2, 2020November 2, 2010 by valplowman
19 month old McKenna

A full summary of life for this 19 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 19 month old sample schedule to follow. This is a …

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Categories Toddler Tags toddler summary 21 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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