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valplowman

Valerie, also known as The Babywise Mom, is the mother to four children. She has been blogging on Babywise and general parenting since 2007. She has a degree in technical writing and loves using those skills to help parents be the best parents they can be! Read her book, The Babywise Mom Nap Guide, to get help on sleep from birth through the preschool years. You can also find her writing at Babywise.life, Today Parenting, and Her View From Home. Read more about Valerie and her family on the About page. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for more tips and helps.

Why You Should Use VAKT: Multisensory Method for Teaching

February 13, 2021February 18, 2011 by valplowman
Child learning to write

Learn why you should use VAKT and how exactly to do so to teach children new concepts, from letters to numbers. Here is another post from our literacy specialist, Sue. …

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Categories Education Tags Guest Post, homeschooling, literacy 3 Comments

What “The Ant and the Grasshopper” Teaches about Discipline

February 13, 2021February 17, 2011 by valplowman
Ant and Grasshopper parody

Learn what the “Ant and the Grasshopper” fable teaches us about parenting and how we can prevent major issues with our teens by starting with our toddlers. In Love and …

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Categories Discipline Tags love and logic 5 Comments

Why You Should Teach Your Toddler to Have Self-Control NOW

February 8, 2021February 14, 2011 by valplowman
Toddler sitting still and happy

There are many good reasons to teach the foundational virtue of self-control to your toddler now rather than waiting until he is older. Sometimes, training our children, from baby to …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, hitting, self control, virtues 2 Comments

Chore Jar for Kids: Keep Kids on Track

February 8, 2021February 11, 2011 by valplowman

A chore jar is a great way to help kids know what chores to do and keep them personally responsible for their chores. When it comes to ways of organizing …

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Categories Chores 1 Comment

Tips for Parenting First Borns and Oldest Children

September 8, 2021February 10, 2011 by valplowman
Parents with oldest child

Get six important tips for parenting your first born child. Learn what to do and what not to do with your oldest child. I find The Birth Order Book by …

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Categories Parenting Tags birth order 4 Comments

Moms! When Life Gets Hard, Slow the Pace

February 8, 2021February 9, 2011 by valplowman
stressed out mom

How moms can keep a life pace that does not stress them out. Get tips for knowing when to slow down and just how to do so. I am talking …

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Categories Motherhood Tags word to the weary 7 Comments

What to do When Your Child Yells and Screams

May 26, 2021February 8, 2011 by valplowman

I have seen several questions lately on what to do about a child screaming or yelling. We are talking yelling/screaming in appropriately. Maybe this is in a house, the car, …

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Categories Discipline 12 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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