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Month: June 2012

McKenna Prescohooler Summary: 3 years and 3 months

June 17, 2022June 29, 2012 by valplowman
3 year old McKenna fishing

A full summary of life for this 3 year, 3 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 3-year-old preschooler sample schedule to follow. So…..Apparently I …

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Categories Preschooler Tags preschooler summary 2 Comments

Selfishness and Rebellion Are Not Outgrown

June 17, 2022June 28, 2012 by valplowman
McKenna making a face for the camera

Kids will not simply “outgrow” undesired behavior. You have to teach them how to be instead of the undesired behavior. In Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tedd Tripp states: “Selfishness is …

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Categories Discipline Tags prevention, Shepherding a Child's Heart 2 Comments

Room Sharing Log: Getting Started with Room Sharing

June 17, 2022June 26, 2012 by valplowman
Two sisters sitting in a chair together

Get all of the details on the first few weeks of two girls sharing a room for the first time. Get tips and see how the process went. June 1, …

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Categories Siblings Tags in action, room sharing 5 Comments

Adding Freedom and Responsibility for School-Aged Kids

March 12, 2025June 25, 2012 by valplowman
mom with churro and son

Should You Control the Environment for Your Children. What you should try to control and what you should let go. I have talked about Controlling Environment for Toddlers. Last month, I …

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Categories Child, Childwise, Funnel, Parenting Tags freedoms Leave a comment

Good Sacrifice vs. Foolish Sacrifice in Parenting

June 6, 2022June 20, 2012 by valplowman
Good Sacrifice vs. Foolish Sacrifice in Parenting. Understanding when you should make sacrifices and when you should let things go.

Good Sacrifice vs. Foolish Sacrifice in Parenting. Understanding when you should make sacrifices and when you should let things go. I think as women, we can easily get caught up …

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Categories Motherhood 9 Comments

How to Teach Respect for Personal Property

November 19, 2024June 18, 2012 by valplowman
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How to Teach Respect for Personal Property. How to teach children to respect the property of others. We have recently been talking about teaching virtues to children. We talked about …

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Categories Childwise, Moral Training Tags character, respect 1 Comment

Obedience Is Just the Beginning

July 16, 2024June 14, 2012 by valplowman
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First time obedience is just the beginning step to helping your child learn and grow. When you get this down, you can move to bigger things! By Maureen Monfore, www.childwisechat.com In …

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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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