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Toddler

Posts to help you parent your toddler. Learn about how to drop naps, how to enforce naps, and how to handle sleep regressions. Get tips for potty training and disciplining your child. The toddler years can he so much fun!

Book Review: The Toddler’s Busy Book

April 1, 2021July 31, 2009 by valplowman
Toddler's Busy Book review

Book review of the book The Toddler’s Busy Book by Trish Kuffner. Come read why this book is a great purchase to have in your home for toddler life. Somebody, …

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Categories Toddler Tags book recommendation, learning, learning activities 4 Comments

Benefits of Independent Play

June 30, 2022March 9, 2009 by valplowman
Girl playing with blocks independently

There are many great reasons to have your child play independently each day. Come find out why independent playtime is so beneficial to your child! I have said it many …

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Categories Baby, Babywise Benefits, Child, Play Time, Pretoddler, Toddler Tags Babywise II, independent playtime, word to the weary 14 Comments

Why Toddlers Really Need Boundaries

May 26, 2021January 6, 2009 by valplowman
Toddler looking at the camera

Toddlers do not want boundaries, but they need them! How to help your child learn what is okay and what isn’t okay, and why you want to do so. Toddlers …

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Categories Funnel, Toddler Tags boundaries Leave a comment

How to Use Substitution for Toddler Discipline

May 5, 2020November 25, 2008 by valplowman
Toddler on a brown floor

How to use substitution as a tool when your toddler does something he shouldn’t. This is a great discipline tool for the toddler age range. In On Becoming Toddlerwise, the …

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Categories Discipline, Toddler 3 Comments

Parenting Toddlers: a Critical Phase of Learning

May 5, 2020November 19, 2008 by valplowman
girl sitting in a tree in hot pink dress smiling at camera

Parenting Toddlers: a Critical Phase of Learning. Reasons why you should direct toddler curiosity rather than let the toddler have free reign. “Curiosity plus mobility puts a child in the …

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Categories Discipline, Toddler 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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