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Month: December 2019

New Year’s Eve with Kids: Fun Celebration Ideas

December 30, 2019 by valplowman
Father celebrating with a toddler girl

How to celebrate New Year’s Eve with kids. Family activities and ideas to ring in the new year and party with your children. Life changes a lot when you become …

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7 Mistakes Parents Should Avoid on Christmas Eve

November 18, 2020December 23, 2019 by valplowman
Family on Christmas Eve

Avoid these 7 mistakes on Christmas Eve so you can have a fun and meaningful Christmas Day free of meltdowns with your kids.  Christmas Eve is a day filled with …

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How To Use a Vision Board to Help Kids Set Goals

December 19, 2019 by valplowman
Vision board example

A vision board is quite effective in helping children set goals and achieve goals. This post outlines why and how to do it. When it comes to goals, the setting …

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The Most Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

May 13, 2020December 18, 2019 by valplowman
Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Most Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. These are soft cookies kids love. Makes 4-6 dozen cookies! You can easily change the flavor, also. You are welcome. You are just …

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4 Fun Gift Exchange Games For Christmas

September 29, 2020December 17, 2019 by valplowman
Child holding gift wrapped in red

Get four different ideas for a fun gift exchange game for your Christmas party this year. Fun games for white elephant gifts and other gift exchanges.  Whenever you do a …

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How to Help Preschoolers Work Through Their Fears

December 12, 2019 by valplowman
Scared preschooler talking with her mom

Tips to help preschoolers work through their fears and learn to overcome those fears. Learn what to do and what not to do as a parent. Children get scared. It …

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Categories Night Sleep, Preschooler, Preschoolwise Tags imagination, night terrors, nightmares 13 Comments

The Complete Guide to Troubleshooting Short Baby Naps

January 23, 2023December 11, 2019 by valplowman
Baby yawning on a bed

Absolutely everything you need to know to fix short baby naps and get baby taking good naps. Know common reasons for short naps and how to fix them. One of …

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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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