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Month: October 2020

The Screaming Non-Verbal Baby/Toddler

September 3, 2024October 28, 2020 by valplowman
Screaming toddler or baby

Tips for stopping the tantrums, screaming, and crying when you have a non-verbal toddler. Often these tantrums stem from frustration for lack of ability to communicate. You may be familiar …

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Categories Discipline, Pretoddler, Tantrums Tags communication, sign language 14 Comments

Sleep Hierarchy for Babies 3-6 Months

March 4, 2025October 27, 2020 by valplowman
3-6 month old sleeping baby

Sleep goals to focus on while your baby is 3-6 months old. Learn what you should focus on to get your baby to be a great sleeper. When I wrote …

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Categories Baby, Sleep Tags sleep hierarchy 95 Comments

Kaitlyn Teen Summary: 13.5 Years Old

October 12, 2022October 20, 2020 by valplowman
13.5 year old Kaitlyn

13.5 year old teen girl information and helps. See all about her daily life as a teen girl and get the teen schedule.  This is a summary for Kaitlyn from …

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Categories Teens Tags Teen Summary Leave a comment

Teaching Your Baby to Listen to “No”

October 4, 2024October 19, 2020 by valplowman
Crying and upset baby

Teaching your baby to listen to the word “no.” Baby can understand what no means and respond appropriately. This post discusses how to accomplish this. Many people believe a baby …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II, obedience, poll results 31 Comments

7 Chores Your Six Year Old Can Do

June 22, 2021October 14, 2020 by valplowman
6 year old doing chores

Chores Your Six Year Old Can Do. A list of chore ideas that your child can learn to do when your child is 6 years old.  Having a child who …

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Understanding Baby Hunger Patterns

April 28, 2021October 13, 2020 by valplowman
baby ready to eat and hungry

Learn why it is so important to feed your baby at the same times each day while you are establishing a daily schedule or routine. One of the most important …

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Categories Eat, Schedule Tips Tags morning wake time 11 Comments

Best Halloween Picture Books for Kids

October 12, 2020 by valplowman
Halloween books for kids

25 Halloween picture books perfect for your child to read this October! Find classic Halloween books and cute Halloween books that are more modern. We love reading at our house. …

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Categories Book Lists, Holidays Tags children's books, Halloween Leave a comment
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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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