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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.

Strong-Willed Child

May 22, 2025May 19, 2025 by valplowman
McKenna in a pink dress standing in front of a yellow wall

It is not easy to have a strong-willed child! Strong-willed children can be really hard to parent and require a lot of patience from you. The perk of a strong-willed …

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What Does it Mean to be “Strong-Willed”?

May 22, 2025February 7, 2024 by valplowman

Understand the qualities of a strong-willed child and know the difference between simply being a disobedient child and being a strong-willed child. Correcting any child can be difficult, but your …

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Categories Discipline, Strong-Willed 4 Comments

How to Get Your Child to Dress Quickly

August 8, 2024August 11, 2021 by valplowman
young boy buttoning up his shirt

Get 7 different ideas to help you get your children to dress quickly. Your morning can be so smooth with these tips! One of the hardest things about mornings can …

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Categories Child, Preschooler, Strong-Willed Tags Child Age Range 10 Comments

Having Patience with a Strong-Willed Child

March 9, 2020 by valplowman
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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

May 26, 2021December 10, 2019 by valplowman
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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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Solve Sleep Problems for Toddlers and Preschoolers

April 15, 2024July 9, 2018 by valplowman
How to Solve Sleep Problems for Toddlers and Preschoolers. Two simple ways to get your child taking great naps.

How to Solve Sleep Problems for Toddlers and Preschoolers. Two simple ways to get your child taking great naps. Almost every Monday, I do a live video on Facebook answering …

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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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