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Month: November 2011

5 Ways for Teaching the Reason for the Season

November 22, 2021November 30, 2011 by valplowman
5 Ways for Teaching the Reason for the Season. How to bring the Christmas spirit into your home and focus on the reason we celebrate Christmas. Teach your children why we have the Christmas holiday.

5 Ways for Teaching the Reason for the Season. How to bring the Christmas spirit into your home and focus on the reason we celebrate Christmas. Teach your children why …

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Categories Holidays Tags Christmas 6 Comments

Brayden Child Summary: 6.5 Years Old

November 22, 2021November 29, 2011 by valplowman
Brayden 6.5 years old

6.5 year old life and daily schedule. Learn about this child’s daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with six year olds. It is amazing how much …

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Categories Child Tags child summary 12 Comments

Hey Parents! Moral Training Starts With You

November 22, 2021November 28, 2011 by valplowman
Dad and daughter sitting on the bed

If you want to raise your children to be good people, you need to demonstrate those qualities to your child. Last week, we talked about the moral precept of teaching …

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Categories Childwise, Discipline Tags example, virtues 3 Comments

Thankful Report: How I Did

June 17, 2024November 24, 2011 by valplowman
woman with arms in the air looking into the sun

Did you do it? Did you count your blessings this month? I know a lot of you have because I have enjoyed reading your daily posts on Facebook of what …

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Categories Moral Training Tags gratitude Leave a comment

Teach Kids What is Right, Not Just What is Wrong

November 15, 2021November 21, 2011 by valplowman
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Focus on teaching what is the right choice and not just always telling your child what is the wrong thing to do. If you got to an intersection and you …

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Categories Childwise, Discipline Phrases Tags virtues Leave a comment

4 Year Blogiversary!

November 15, 2021November 20, 2011 by valplowman
cupcake for a celebration

When I created that first post, I had no idea (or ambition) for this blog to become what it has. I was just trying to help a small group of …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags blog info 11 Comments

First Time Obedience–First Things First

October 15, 2024November 17, 2011 by valplowman
mom and daughter

How to get started with First Time Obedience Fundamentals. Learn how to get your child to obey the first time you give an instruction. by Maureen Monfore First-time obedience (FTO) …

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Categories First Time Obedience Tags Guest Post, obedience 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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