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Month: October 2013

How to Add “Culture” to Kids’ Lives on a Budget

September 22, 2023October 17, 2013 by valplowman
child peeking through the stage curtains

You might think you can’t expose your kids to culture due to budget concerns. Perhaps you worry about how they will behave at a big cultural event. Get tips for …

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Categories Family Tags one-on-one time Leave a comment

Kaitlyn Child Summary: 6.5 Years Old

August 12, 2024October 15, 2013 by valplowman
6.5 year old Kaitlyn

6.5 year old life and daily routine. Learn about her daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with six year olds. Learn about helping a child with …

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Categories Child Tags child summary 12 Comments

Postpartum Changes in Your Body to Expect

September 18, 2023October 14, 2013 by valplowman
Postpartum mom holding baby

After you deliver your baby, you will see a lot of changes in your body. Learn what to expect and what to do. While I knew some basic facts of …

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Categories Motherhood Tags postpartum 15 Comments

Car Seat Safety Tips Moms NEED to Know

September 18, 2023October 10, 2013 by valplowman
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5 car seat safety tips that you need to know to keep your kids safe in the car. Make sure you know what the recommendations are. by Emily Parker For …

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Categories Safety Tags BFBN, carseat, Guest Post 3 Comments

Building Positive Body Image in Our Kids

September 18, 2023October 9, 2013 by valplowman
Mom and daughter looking in the mirror

Understand how and why to build positive body image in our kids even when we do not have a positive body image in ourselves. Oh body image! Isn’t this just …

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Categories Parenting Tags body image, exercise, self-esteem 6 Comments

Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13.5 Months Old

September 15, 2023October 8, 2013 by valplowman
Brinley at our town's festival

13.5 month old pretoddler schedule and routine. 13.5 month old schedule. Baby schedule for baby’s 58-59th weeks. 58-week-old and 59-week-old baby routine and daily life. Learn about feeding a pretoddler, …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 11 Comments

McKenna Preschooler Summary: 4.5 Years Old

September 11, 2023October 3, 2013 by valplowman
4 year old McKenna on her first day of preschool

Daily routine for this 4.5 year old who has been raised on Babywise. Find out what daily life was like and find a preschooler schedule to follow. Find out about …

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Categories Preschooler Tags preschooler summary 4 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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