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Month: August 2017

McKenna Summary: 8.25 Years Old

November 18, 2020August 15, 2017 by valplowman
McKenna Summary: 8.25 Years Old

This is a summary for McKenna from 8-8.25 years old. EATING Eating is the same as always. McKenna eats well.  SLEEPING Sleep is good. She still needs a lot of …

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Categories Child Tags Preteen Summary 4 Comments

How To Help Your Child Work Through Emotions

October 19, 2022August 14, 2017 by valplowman
How To Help Your Child Work Through Emotions

I have never been an emotional person. I live by logic. When my daughters started getting old enough to have irrational, emotional meltdowns, I would stare, utterly frozen. If my …

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Categories Discipline Tags emotions, Guest Post Leave a comment

8 Ways to Stay Productive as a Work-at-Home-Mom

July 12, 2019August 10, 2017 by valplowman

1. Work On the Go Always be ready to do some work when you’re out and about. Take your laptop and charger, notebook and pencil, whatever you need to get …

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Categories Motherhood Tags BFBN, Guest Post, WAHM Leave a comment

It is Okay That We Are All Different

August 31, 2020August 9, 2017 by valplowman
It is Okay That We Are Not All the Same

As humans, we want to fit in. We want to be like others around us and others we look up to. So much of the marketing we see out there …

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Brinley Summary: 5 Years Old!

August 31, 2020August 8, 2017 by valplowman
Brinley Summary: 5 Years Old!

This is a summary for Brinley now that she is five years old. This covers the last two months of her being 4, from 4 years, 10 months old to …

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Categories Child, Preschooler Tags child summary, preschooler summary Leave a comment

5 Things to Know With a Newborn

August 31, 2020August 7, 2017 by valplowman
5 Things to Know With a Newborn

Congratulations on your new little baby! Whether you are expecting or recently welcomed your new baby to your home, you probably have some questions about what to expect with a …

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Categories Baby Tags newborns, word to the weary 1 Comment

The Best Things About Four Year Olds

January 27, 2022August 3, 2017 by valplowman
The ten best things about four year olds

Some four year olds can be a bit emotional. Just a bit. When you are in the middle of an emotional breakdown, open this baby up and remind yourselves of …

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Categories Preschooler Tags best things stages Leave a comment
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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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