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Strong-Willed

These posts will help you with your strong-willed child. Learn how to respond, how not to respond, and how to help your child learn to use that strong-will for good.

Having Patience with a Strong-Willed Child

March 9, 2020 by valplowman
parent and child holding hands as they walk outside

6 tips to help you have patience with a strong-willed child. These 6 tips can help you be a more patient parent, which will help your child behave better. Parenting …

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Categories Discipline, Strong-Willed Tags patience 18 Comments

How to Discipline Your Strong-Willed Child

December 10, 2019 by valplowman
Mother lecturing child

Three important ways to discipline a strong-willed child effectively as well as factors that impact your child’s behavior for better or worse. There are many wonderful things about having a …

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Categories Discipline, Strong-Willed 2 Comments

6 Things I Love About Having a Strong-Willed Child

October 28, 2019 by valplowman
My strong-willed McKenna at age 4

A strong-willed child can be difficult to parent, but there are many things to love about having a strong-willed child. Read for my top 6. A strong-willed child is not …

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Categories Discipline, Strong-Willed 1 Comment

McKenna Preteen Summary: 8.75 Years Old

August 10, 2020January 23, 2018 by valplowman
McKenna Preteen Summary: 8.75 Years Old

This is a summary for McKenna from 8.5-8.75 years old.        EATING McKenna is a great eater. Eating has never been a issue with her. When I think …

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A Common, Yet Unknown, Cause of Disobedience

October 5, 2020May 31, 2016 by valplowman

All children disobey at times. It has happened, it does happen, and it will continue to happen. Children are human, and humans make mistakes. There are common reasons children disobey. …

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Categories Discipline, Strong-Willed Tags disobedience, one-on-one time 2 Comments

When One Child is Harder Than the Other(s)

May 7, 2019September 15, 2015 by valplowman

You know the terms. “Spirited.” “Strong-willed.” “Difficult.” These are just a few of the common terms used to describe a child who is hard to raise. Some children just are …

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Categories Parenting, Siblings, Strong-Willed 2 Comments

Raising Difficult Children

May 14, 2019September 24, 2014 by valplowman

  I have noticed in my talking with parents all around, that it seems that every family gets at least one difficult child. Some children put us through “Parenting 101” …

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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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