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Month: July 2011

Tips for Parenting the Middle Child

September 8, 2021July 28, 2011 by valplowman
three children sitting on a dock

Middle children can easily feel ignored and overlooked. This posts shares tips to help your middle child feel loved. Kaitlyn is my middle child. But in some ways, I have …

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Categories Parenting Tags birth order, middle-child 4 Comments

How Moms Can Develop Talents: 6 Tips

October 25, 2021July 27, 2011 by valplowman
Woman sewing

Get six tips to be able to develop talents and get better at things you want to improve on. Also learn why we want to bother trying. Last month, a …

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Categories Parenting Tags talents 3 Comments

Kaitlyn Preschooler Summary: 4.25 Years Old

June 4, 2021July 26, 2011 by valplowman
Kaitlyn 4.25 picking flower wearing blue dress

Daily life, schedule, and routine for a 4.25 year old preschooler. See how the preschooler’s sleep was going and how eating was going. This is a summary for Kaitlyn in …

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Categories Preschooler Tags preschooler summary 2 Comments

Weaning from Thumb/Finger Sucking

May 31, 2021July 25, 2011 by valplowman
Child sucking thumb

Find out when to wean from finger or thumb sucking, 3 rules to follow, and tips for making the weaning process successful. Letting your little one suck her thumb or …

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Categories Toddlerwise Tags sleep props 19 Comments

Readers Favorites: Children’s Books

May 29, 2019July 22, 2011 by valplowman

What is your favorite children’s book? I know it is too hard to pick just one! Share one or more of your favorite books. I am talking “you must own …

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Poll Results: When you fed solids, when did you feed milk?

May 29, 2019July 20, 2011 by valplowman

  Just before/after or during solids   187 (67%)   Two hours before/after solids   7 (2%)   About 30 min before/after solids   55 (19%)   One hour before/after …

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Reader Week 2011!

July 18, 2011 by valplowman

This is the week you readers get to contribute to help make the blog even better. Tuesday we will have a Reader Sample Schedules day. I know how much you …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags reader week 3 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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