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Month: May 2016

A Common, Yet Unknown, Cause of Disobedience

October 5, 2020May 31, 2016 by valplowman

All children disobey at times. It has happened, it does happen, and it will continue to happen. Children are human, and humans make mistakes. There are common reasons children disobey. …

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Categories Discipline, Strong-Willed Tags disobedience, one-on-one time 2 Comments

Feed Me Friday: Overnight Waffles

October 5, 2020May 27, 2016 by valplowman

 Brayden recently competed in a mile race run with 9 other elementary schools in our valley. The night before the big race, I wondered what would be best to feed …

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Categories Recipes Tags breakfast, Feed Me Friday Leave a comment

How To Help Your Spouse Succeed as a Dad in a Non-nagging Way

April 19, 2021May 26, 2016 by valplowman

For years, the stereotype of the father who is essentially just another child in the home has been a favorite on television shows and in movies. This really hasn’t been …

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Categories Fatherhood, Parenting Tags BFBN, dads Leave a comment

Poll Results: Age Gap Between Children

May 1, 2019May 25, 2016 by valplowman

I frequently see questions about ideal age gaps between children. People want insight before making that decision on their own. Obviously few people can get the exact gap they choose, …

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Categories Family Tags family planning, poll results Leave a comment

Connecting Through Facebook Live

May 4, 2019May 24, 2016 by valplowman

Facebook recently released a feature where you can go live and record yourself and people can interact with you while you are recording. There are no edits or retakes. It …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags blog info 1 Comment

Optimal Waketime Lengths for Toddlers 12-24 Months Old

September 12, 2020May 23, 2016 by valplowman
How long a toddler should be awake

Find the best amount of time your toddler should be awake between naps. This is important to getting great naps down for your toddler. It isn’t only babies who need …

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Categories Toddler, Wake Time Length Tags babywise info, optimal waketime, printables 20 Comments

Great Picture Books for Boys

October 12, 2022May 19, 2016 by valplowman
great picture books for boys

If you try to look up a list of ideas of picture books for boys, you will probably have a hard time finding success. We are kind of a little …

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Categories Book Lists, Boys, Child, Preschooler, Toddler Tags book recommendation, children's books 2 Comments
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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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