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Month: February 2012

Love and Logic Magic: Using Empathy for Discipline

February 14, 2022February 16, 2012 by valplowman
Mom and son face to face

How empathy is actually a very powerful parenting tool. Learn how to add this into your discipline methods for amazing results. Let’s take a moment to imagine something. Imagine you …

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Categories Discipline Tags love, love and logic 8 Comments

Daily Family Compliments to Build Bond

February 14, 2022February 15, 2012 by valplowman

Learn how this simple tradition of giving compliments to each other each day can help build and strengthen family relationships. I often hear from other women about compliments and how …

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Categories Parenting Tags family relationships, self-esteem 5 Comments

The Very Best Things about 12-15 Month Olds

February 7, 2022February 14, 2012 by valplowman
pretoddler McKennna being thrown in the air

The ten very best things about 12-15 month olds. There are always things to love about every age and stage. What to love about pretoddlers. This can be a hard …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags best things stages 9 Comments

Baby Mealtime Offenses (and Your Defenses)

February 7, 2022February 13, 2012 by valplowman
Baby very messy when eating

How to respond when your baby is hard during meals. What to do with raspberries, banging, screaming, and other issues. Mealtime can present a wide array of problems in behavior …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, highchairs 8 Comments

Top Sleep Tips to Get Your Baby Sleeping

October 28, 2022February 9, 2012 by valplowman
baby sleeping

by Rachel Rowell from My Baby Sleep Guide This list will work for any age child, but it is especially made for younger children and newborns. I hope it helps! …

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Categories Sleep Tags Guest Post 27 Comments

Poll Results: WHAT WAS BABY’S INDEPENDENT PLAYTIME LENGTH FOR 0-9 MONTHS OLD?

May 29, 2019February 8, 2012 by valplowman

POLL RESULTS: WHAT WAS BABY’S INDEPENDENT PLAYTIME LENGTH FOR 0-3 MONTHS? Results: None: 31 votes (8%) 5-10 minutes: 187 votes (50%) 10-20 minutes: 152 (41%) Total of 370 votes POLL RESULTS: WHAT …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags independent playtime, poll results Leave a comment

Preparation for Parenting {Giveaway}

January 31, 2022February 4, 2012 by valplowman
Preparation for Parenting book

Today Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo have provided our giveaway! They are giving away a copy of their book Preparation for Parenting. This is the non-secular version of On Becoming …

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Categories Product Reviews Tags giveaway 116 Comments
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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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