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Month: February 2019

How To Be a Good Sports Parent

March 15, 2019February 28, 2019 by valplowman
Soccer team standing in front of a championship sign

How To Be a Good Sports Parent. Parenting young athletes. Know the role of parents in youth sports so you can best help your young athlete. We parents really like …

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Discipline Methods for Baby: 10 Months and up

May 26, 2021February 27, 2019 by valplowman
Baby with blue eyes looking up.

Discipline Methods for Baby: 10 Months and up. Different ways to help teach baby what is okay and what isn’t okay to do. Babies can learn! Babies are adorable. They …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II 19 Comments

Best Tips for Parenting an Anxious Child

April 15, 2022February 25, 2019 by valplowman
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Parenting an Anxious Child. How to help a child with anxiety. Anxiety in children can be difficult. Know the signs of anxiety in children and how to help anxiety in …

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Brinley Summary: 6.5 Years Old

May 10, 2019February 22, 2019 by valplowman
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Schedule for a six year old. Summary of 6.5 year old girl. Daily life and routine of a first grader. This is a summary for Brinley from 6 years 3 …

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Categories Child Tags child summary 2 Comments

Effective Parenting In The Digital Age

May 11, 2022February 21, 2019 by valplowman
Kids playing on a computer

Effective Parenting In The Digital Age. Parenting advice for setting up safe boundaries for our digital kids. Technology for kids tips and tricks. Parenting children and technology is not easy. …

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Will Toys in Bed Disrupt Sleep

March 15, 2022February 20, 2019 by valplowman
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Will Toys in Bed Disrupt Sleep. What ages toys might be okay for your little one. Tips to know if giving your little one toys in bed will help or …

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Categories Sleep Tags bedtime, sleep props 16 Comments

Worst Parenting Advice Given to New Parents

February 19, 2019 by valplowman
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Worst Parenting Advice Given to New Parents. A collection of the worst parenting advice given to moms and dads about sleeping, eating, and more! We’ve all been there. We all …

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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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