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Month: January 2016

December Date Accountability Report

October 12, 2020January 15, 2016 by valplowman

A year ago, Nate and I set a goal to be consistent with our one-on-one dates with the kids. Each month, I reported to you all on the dates to …

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Categories Parent Child Dates Tags one-on-one time Leave a comment

PLAY IDEAS & OUTINGS FOR A 1 YEAR OLD

October 15, 2024January 14, 2016 by valplowman

by Katrina Villegas Hi Everyone! I am the newest member of the Babywise Friendly Blog Network, and I’d like to take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Katrina …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags BFBN Leave a comment

Poll Results: Chores

May 1, 2019January 13, 2016 by valplowman

    As college-aged students get more and more unable to handle the pressures of college, people are starting to try to analyze why this is. As I have read …

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McKenna Child Summary: 6.75 Years Old

October 12, 2020January 12, 2016 by valplowman

Flying home from Chicago This is a summary for McKenna from 6.5-6.75 years old. EATING Eating is good and normal. Food and feeding times has always been a simple process …

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Categories Child Tags child summary 1 Comment

Managing Exercise as a Parent

October 12, 2020January 11, 2016 by valplowman

  We pretty much all know that exercise is important to have in our lives. No one seems to contest that. With all of the clear benefits, we are all …

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Categories Parenting Tags exercise, Managing Series 1 Comment

Keratosis Pilaris (Bumps on Skin)

October 25, 2023January 6, 2016 by valplowman

Simple things you can do to help treat your keratosis pilaris and get healthier skin! Help get rid of those pesky bumps Keratosis pilaris (or also called follicular keratosis or …

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Categories Family Tags beauty, medical issues 14 Comments

Brinley Preschooler Summary: 41 Months Old

October 12, 2020January 5, 2016 by valplowman

This is a summary for Brinley from 40-41 months old. SLEEPING Sleeping has been great. She has been through the typical “try not to nap as much as possible” thing …

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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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