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Consequences

These posts help you figure out how to give consequences to your child (or allow the natural consequences to happen). Find ideas for what are good consequences, especially great logical consequences.

Parenting With Love and Logic: Everything You Need to Know

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 by valplowman
Parenting with Love and Logic book

Discover a complete summary and honest review of Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay. Learn how this parenting classic helps raise responsible, independent kids with …

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Categories Consequences, Discipline, Parenting, Parenting Book Reviews Tags book recommendation, parenting with love and logic 2 Comments

All The Help Parents Need for Consequences

December 3, 2024November 4, 2024 by valplowman
Brinley standing against a cinderblock wall looking at the ground

Using conequences is a great way to get your kids to learn to respect rules and learn to be responsbile. There are logical consequences, which parents apply, and natural consequences, …

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Should You Give Your Teenager a Curfew?

January 23, 2025October 21, 2024 by valplowman
McKenna and Kaitlyn standing back to back

There are many reasons to give teens a curfew. Find out reasons to give the curfew, reasons not to give a curfew, best times for curfew, and consequences for breaking …

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Natural Consequences vs. Grace for Kids

November 6, 2024April 20, 2022 by valplowman
toddler kaitlyn

When your child makes a mistake or disobeys, should you always apply natural or logical consequences or should you use grace? Find out in this post. One of the swiftest …

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Categories Consequences Tags grace, logical consequences, natural consequences 5 Comments

How to Quickly Think of a Logical Consequence for Kids

November 6, 2024December 14, 2020 by valplowman
Mom correcting a toddler

Logical consequences are a powerful parenting tool, but it can be hard to think of them in the moment. Use this trick to make it easy. Logical consequences are my …

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Categories Consequences, Preschoolwise Tags logical consequences 10 Comments

How to Respond When Your Kiddo Tells You “No”

March 23, 2021September 8, 2020 by valplowman
Stubborn toddler

What to do when your child tells you “no” after given an instruction. Get step-by-step guidelines for baby through 8 years old. “No!” Aahhh!!! A favorite word among toddlers. A …

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Categories Consequences Tags logical consequences 8 Comments

Logical Consequences to Stop Kids Hitting and Biting

June 18, 2024August 10, 2020 by valplowman
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What to do when your child hits or bites and how to prevent it in the future. This isn’t something you have to wait for your child to outgrow! No …

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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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    Toddler Sleep Routines to Help Them Sleep

  • 8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

    8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

  • When To Stop the Dream Feed

    When To Stop the Dream Feed

  • It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

    It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

  • How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

    How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

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