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Read different posts targeted at different age ranges of children. Get help on raising babies, raising pretoddlers, raising toddlers, raising preschoolers, raising children, raising tweens, and raising teenagers.

Parent Your Child, Not Your Childhood

August 14, 2024November 15, 2010 by valplowman
Parents and their children

We want to give our children every opportunity, but we need to be sure we give them what they need and not what we wished we had as kids. When …

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Categories Childwise, Parenting 1 Comment

Guidelines for Choosing Preschool Toys That Will Last

April 15, 2024November 8, 2010 by valplowman
Child playing in cardboard car

Guidelines for Choosing Preschool Toys. What to consider when deciding what toys to get for your preschooler. On Becoming Preschoolwise has a section on choosing toys, and I thought this …

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Categories Preschooler, Preschoolwise, Toys Tags Best Toys 2 Comments

McKenna Toddler Summary: 19 Months Old

November 2, 2020November 2, 2010 by valplowman
19 month old McKenna

A full summary of life for this 19 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 19 month old sample schedule to follow. This is a …

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Categories Toddler Tags toddler summary 21 Comments

Babies and Learning: Begin As You Mean to Go On

November 20, 2024October 18, 2010 by valplowman
Baby and mom

Babies learn new skills bit by bit. Teach your baby with that in mind while also remembering to start as you mean to go on. In On Becoming Babywise II, …

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Categories Baby Tags Babywise II, learning 2 Comments

Kaitlyn Preschooler Summary: 3.5 Years Old

October 12, 2020October 12, 2010 by valplowman
3.5 year old Kaitlyn

Daily life, schedule, and routine for a 3.5 year old preschooler. See how the preschooler’s sleep was going and how eating was going. Kaitlyn is 3.5! I can’t believe it! …

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McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 18 Months Old

October 5, 2020October 5, 2010 by valplowman
18 month old McKenna with her sister and mom

A full summary of life for this 18 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 18 month old sample schedule to follow. This is a …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 4 Comments

The More You Give, The More You Get

October 5, 2020October 4, 2010 by valplowman
Mom and daughter cuddling on the floor

The more effort you put into your parenting, the more positive results you will see. This phrase, the more you give the more you get, applies to many facets of …

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Categories Childwise Tags word to the weary 5 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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