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Month: August 2014

Test Anxiety Tips for Children

May 6, 2019August 20, 2014 by valplowman

The only thing worse than taking a test is being totally stressed out about taking a test. The reality of school these days is that there are a lot of …

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Categories Schooling Tags anxiety, public school Leave a comment

Managing the Paper Influx

May 14, 2019August 19, 2014 by valplowman

One of the hardest things about children going to school is the massive amounts of paper they bring home with them. Massive. I swear a small forest is cut down …

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Categories Organizing 4 Comments

Help Kids Balance School and Chores {Guest Post}

May 14, 2019August 14, 2014 by valplowman

By Maureen Monfore, www.ChildwiseChat.com It’s back-to-school season! Have you bought school supplies, backpacks, and lunch boxes? Are you thinking ahead to your back-to-school routines? This can be a hectic time …

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Categories Chores Tags BFBN, Guest Post Leave a comment

Best Things: 18-24 Months Old

April 9, 2020August 13, 2014 by valplowman

Here are my ten favorite things about children in the 18-24 month age range. I love these toddlers! It is a range that definitely has its share of difficulties, so …

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Categories Toddler Tags best things stages 7 Comments

Brinley Toddler Summary {23.5 Months Old}

May 14, 2019August 12, 2014 by valplowman

This is a summary for Brinley from 23-23.5 months old.   SLEEPING Sleep was normal here.   EATING Eating was less during this time. I figured out it was because …

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Categories Toddler Tags doTerra, toddler summary 6 Comments

Satirical Parenting Advice: Kids getting out of bed

May 14, 2019August 11, 2014 by valplowman

  This past weekend, we had my dad’s family reunion. We camped in the mountains of Wyoming where it rained like crazy. This was especially exciting since we did the …

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Categories Sleep 2 Comments

Book Review: Brain Rules

May 14, 2019August 8, 2014 by valplowman

I recently finished reading the book Brain Rules by John Medina (which I am pretty sure one of you readers recommended to me, so thank you!). I loved this book. It was …

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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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