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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.

McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old

July 22, 2022April 27, 2010 by valplowman
McKenna at 13 months old

A full summary of life for this 13 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 13 month old sample schedule to follow. Just to keep …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 8 Comments

Your Parenting Goal Should Be More Than “Survive”

March 16, 2021April 26, 2010 by valplowman
Mom and daughter happily smiling for the camera

It is easy to just go about life “surviving”, and sometimes that is necessary. But you should try to have parenting goals, not just get through each day. When you …

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Categories Childwise Tags More Than Making it Through the Day 1 Comment

Help A Reader Out: Toddler Crying Mid-Nap

September 23, 2021April 17, 2010 by valplowman
Toddler crying

Tips from real moms for when your toddler is crying in the middle of nap time. Get ideas for why it is happening and what to do about it. Melissa …

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Categories Sleep Problems, Toddler Tags help a reader out 18 Comments

McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 12 Months, 1 Week

July 22, 2022April 13, 2010 by valplowman
12.5 month old baby and her dad

A full summary of life for this 12.5 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 12.5 month old sample schedule to follow. I was torn …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 21 Comments

Is Preschool Necessary for Academic Success?

April 6, 2020April 9, 2010 by valplowman
McKenna on her first day of preschool

Do you need to send your child to preschool to have success in gradeschool? What are the benefits of preschool? What are the drawbacks? While some parents are excited and …

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Categories Preschooler, Schooling 17 Comments

Blog Index For Newborns

January 23, 2025April 8, 2010 by valplowman

If you have a newborn, you want answers to your problems and you want them fast. You are probably too tired to think straight enough to quickly find what you …

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Categories Baby Tags index 25 Comments

Book Recommendation: The Siblings’ Busy Book

September 23, 2021April 8, 2010 by valplowman
Siblings' Busy Book

Book review of the book The Siblings’ Busy Book by Lisa Hanson and Heather Kempskie. I love the The Siblings’ Busy Book, written by Lisa Hanson and Heather Kempskie. Here is …

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Categories Preschooler, Pretoddler, Siblings, Toddler Tags book recommendation, learning activities 4 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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Schedules and Sleep

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