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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.

Four Phases of Parenting (Childwise)

November 20, 2024August 13, 2008 by valplowman
family standing in ocean waves at beach

Four Phases of Parenting (Childwise). How much control you should exert at each age of your child. When to lead, when to train, and when to be a friend. Parenting …

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What To Do When Your Baby Cries {S.L.O.W.}

May 5, 2020August 11, 2008 by valplowman
What to do when your baby cries

What To Do When Your Baby Cries {S.L.O.W.}. This acronym from Tracy Hogg, The Baby Whisperer, will help you to respond in the way your baby needs when your baby …

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Why You Should Encourage Thumb/Finger Sucking

February 10, 2025August 8, 2008 by valplowman
Child sucking fingers

Why You Should Encourage Thumb/Finger Sucking. The benefits of thumb sucking or finger sucking and how you can prevent it from being a problem. In the book Secrets of the …

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Categories Baby Tags Baby Whisperer, hogg, poll results, sleep props 17 Comments

Tips for Making the Newborn Days Easier

May 2, 2020July 25, 2008 by valplowman
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A New Baby is Hard. Having a newborn is hard emotionally and physically. This post has Tips for Making the Newborn Days Easier. One of my favorite things about the book …

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Categories Baby Tags hogg, newborns 2 Comments

Why You Should Be a Parent Before You are a Friend

January 16, 2024July 18, 2008 by valplowman

Why You Should Be a Parent Before You are a Friend to your child. Friendship comes later in life when your children are grown up. They have one set of …

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Know When to Use Leadership and Authority in Parenting

December 16, 2020July 17, 2008 by valplowman
Leadership and Authority in Parenting. When and how to use authority and when to use leadership in parenting. Sometimes you let the child decide and sometimes you decide.

Leadership and Authority in Parenting. When and how to use authority and when to use leadership in parenting. Sometimes you let the child decide and sometimes you decide.    A …

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Why You Shouldn’t Over Stimulate Baby During Playtime

May 26, 2021July 8, 2008 by valplowman
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How Over Stimulating Baby During Playtime negatively affects your baby. Babies do not need a lot of action to be perfectly content and to learn from the world around them. …

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Categories Baby, Play Time Tags overstimulation, waketime activities 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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Schedules and Sleep

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    How to Transition Away From a Sound Machine

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    Sleep Hierarchy for Babies 3-6 Months

  • Protecting Kids’ Sleep During Summer Travel

    Protecting Kids’ Sleep During Summer Travel

  • How To Keep Sleep Consistent When Days are Longer

    How To Keep Sleep Consistent When Days are Longer

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    You Cannot Force a Baby to Sleep — But Here’s What You Can Do

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