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Month: September 2011

How I Do It: Get My Children Ready Each Day

September 23, 2021September 30, 2011 by valplowman
Mom doing daughter's hair

Find out how to easily get kids ready each day as a busy mom with young children. Get actionable tips from a mom of three! Before my children were in …

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Categories Parenting Tags how I do it 9 Comments

Emergency Preparedness Tips: Food Preserving

September 23, 2021September 27, 2011 by valplowman

A little over a year ago, I started posting on emergency preparedness. At the time, many of you questioned why you would want or need things like food storage or 72 hour kits. …

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Teaching Children that Other People Count

September 23, 2021September 26, 2011 by valplowman
Dad and daughter

Why we parents need to teach our children that other people count and tips for how to do so. Childwise Principle #6 in On Becoming Childwise is “Other People Count” (page 70). …

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Categories Childwise, Moral Training Tags character Leave a comment

How I Do It: Get Myself Ready

September 23, 2021September 23, 2011 by valplowman
Mom getting ready

Find out how you can fit in getting ready each day as a busy mom with young children. Get actionable tips from a mom of three! I get fully ready …

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Categories Parenting Tags how I do it 24 Comments

Parents: Here is Why You Need to Be a Good Sheep

September 17, 2021September 21, 2011 by valplowman
Sheep walking down road

There are many reasons parents need to be good sheep when guiding their children through life. Your kids will follow where you lead. One of my favorite symbols used in …

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Categories Parenting Tags example 3 Comments

Getting Preschoolers Ready to Learn to Read (someday)

September 17, 2021September 19, 2011 by valplowman
children reading together

Four simple things you can do with your preschooler today to help her be ready to learn to read when she gets in Kindergarten. Helping children love to read is …

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Categories Preschooler, Preschoolwise, Reading 2 Comments

How I Do Personal Scripture Study as a Mom of 3

September 17, 2021September 16, 2011 by valplowman
Scriptures and a scripture journal in a stack

Find out how you can fit in daily personal scripture study as a busy mom with young children. Get actionable tips from a mom of three! Scripture study is a …

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Categories Parenting Tags how I do it, scriptures 8 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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