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Discipline

Learn effective ways to discipline your children. You can start discipline as young as with your baby! Learn tips for correcting and training children of all ages, from baby through teen years. Get a solid foundation from my post Discipline 101: The Basics of Correcting Children. Read all about my Discipline Phrases to be prepared to respond to children when they misbehave. You can read up on consequences and find different discipline methods.

Childishness vs. Foolishness: Responding When Kids Disobey

May 26, 2021March 20, 2019 by valplowman
Boy with a dirty face

Sometimes children disobey intentionally and other times it is just because they are kids. Learn the difference and how to respond in both situations. Children are not perfect humans. No …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, childishness vs. foolishness, disobedience 9 Comments

How to Handle an Aggressive Toddler

May 26, 2021March 11, 2019 by valplowman
Two boys playing in the water

How to respond when your toddler or preschooler is hitting or hurting other children. Appropriate consequences as well as how to prevent aggression in the future.  How do you handle …

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Categories Discipline, Toddler Tags public behavior Leave a comment

How to Prepare Your Child for Great Behavior in Public

September 1, 2021March 6, 2019 by valplowman
Family walking out in public

How to Prepare Your Child for Great Behavior in Public. How to teach your children to be well-behaved when you go out to dinner, to church, or even the park. …

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Categories Discipline, Parenting Tags context, public behavior 8 Comments

Discipline Methods for Baby: 10 Months and up

May 26, 2021February 27, 2019 by valplowman
Baby with blue eyes looking up.

Discipline Methods for Baby: 10 Months and up. Different ways to help teach baby what is okay and what isn’t okay to do. Babies can learn! Babies are adorable. They …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II 19 Comments

Why You Can Give Your Baby Rules and Boundaries

April 24, 2019February 13, 2019 by valplowman
6 month old baby slyly looking at the camera

Why You Can Give Your Baby Rules and boundaries. The benefits of starting moral training early with your baby. You can correct a baby. Did you know that you can …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II 8 Comments

How to Keep Siblings in the Funnel

February 6, 2019 by valplowman
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How to parent more than one child and keep rules and privileges age appropriate for each child. Keep children in the funnel. To parent inside the funnel means that you …

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How to Teach a Child How to Make Decisions

March 16, 2020January 16, 2019 by valplowman
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How to Teach a Child How to Make Decisions. How to set your child up for success to make informed decisions and accept the consequences of those decisions. This is …

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Categories Funnel, Toddlerwise Tags boundaries 14 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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