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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.

Prepping for the Dentist using Training In Non-Conflict + Ask & Tell

April 20, 2020April 30, 2010 by valplowman
Mom with three kids

Some tips for how to prep your kids for the dentist using simple training in times of non-conflict plus ask and tell to get your kids mentally prepared. We recently …

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Categories Discipline Methods Tags dentist tips, in action, non-conflict training 6 Comments

A Simple One-Liner to Stop Whining in its Tracks

February 10, 2020February 12, 2010 by valplowman
Crying toddler with face in a pillow

Is your toddler whining? Try out this simple one-liner to get your little one to stop whining immediately and have some peace. Whining. I don’t think there is much that …

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Categories Discipline Phrases Tags whining 18 Comments

8 Factors That Influence Your Child’s Behavior

February 10, 2020February 11, 2010 by valplowman
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The demeanor of your child isn’t simply the result of your parenting skills. There are other factors that will impact your child’s behavior. Factors that Influence Behavior In Parenting the …

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Categories Strong-Willed Tags television 8 Comments

How to Successfully Parent Your Strong-Willed Child

March 23, 2020January 14, 2010 by valplowman
Mother and daughter. Daughter is upset

Tips to really succeed at parenting your strong-willed child. The strong-willed child can be difficult, but you can follow some simple steps to make parenting easier.  In this post, I …

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Categories Strong-Willed 4 Comments

A Simple Method for Teaching Positive Behavior

December 9, 2019December 14, 2009 by valplowman
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How to teach your child to have positive behavior. A simple tip for teaching and reinforcing morals in your young children. “Mommy, I’m going to go do some service at …

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Categories Moral Training, Preschoolwise Tags love, service 5 Comments

Index: Moral Training

July 1, 2019December 6, 2009 by valplowman

5 “I Statements” To Teach Your Child 9 Ways to Be Happy Behavior and the Heart Being Grateful for Our Difficulties Building Character Building Faithful Testimony in Children The Conscience …

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Book Review: Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

May 13, 2021October 29, 2009 by valplowman
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child Book

Book Review: Parenting the Strong Willed Child by Rex Forehand (Author), Nicholas Long (Author). Is the book worth the read and helpful? When I first started reading Parenting the Strong-Willed …

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Categories Parenting Book Reviews, Strong-Willed Tags book recommendation 2 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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