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Education

Find information on schooling concerns and decisions and learning development information. Get ideas on how to teach and instill a love of reading and find great book lists for whatever stage of reader your child is at (even baby board books!).

Simple Penmanship Preparation for Future Kindergartners

May 13, 2022May 14, 2012 by valplowman
Child drawing

Simple tips to prepare your child to be able to write in kindergarten! Learn about building muscles and developing fine motor skills in fun ways. Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Writing, or …

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Categories Education, Preschooler, Preschoolwise Tags learning activities 4 Comments

Reading to Children: What to Read and When?

April 15, 2022April 19, 2012 by valplowman
mom reading to her daughter in bed

Get some basic, actionable tips for how many books to read to your child each day and when the best time of day to read to kids is.  “If we …

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Categories Reading Tags Reading Magic 3 Comments

How to Make Reading Aloud Enjoyable for Parents

January 3, 2022January 5, 2012 by valplowman
how to make reading enjoyable

Reading aloud to our kids is very beneficial, but it isn’t really always fun for parents. Here are tips on how to make it more enjoyable to do. If you …

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Categories Reading Tags Reading Magic 2 Comments

How I Do Learning Time with Young Kids

April 15, 2024December 2, 2011 by valplowman

Get tips from a mom of three young kids on how to do learning time each day. Tips from organizing to planning to executing! Learning time at our house is …

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Categories Education, Play Time Tags how I do it, learning activities 9 Comments

The Best Way to Build Vocabulary in Children

June 25, 2026November 10, 2011 by valplowman
Father reading a book to his daughter

Reading is the very best way to build vocabulary. Read aloud to your kids and encourage them to read independently when they can. What do you think is the most …

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Categories Reading Tags language development, read aloud handbook 5 Comments

Tips for Getting Preschoolers Ready to Do Math

October 31, 2024October 31, 2011 by valplowman
Mom and daughter playing with beads

Great tips for how to easily work math into your day each day and get your preschooler ready to do math in Kindergarten. Dun, dun, dun. Math. Okay, not everyone …

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Categories Education, Preschooler, Preschoolwise Tags learning 4 Comments

Getting Preschoolers Ready to Learn to Read (someday)

September 17, 2021September 19, 2011 by valplowman
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Four simple things you can do with your preschooler today to help her be ready to learn to read when she gets in Kindergarten. Helping children love to read is …

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Categories Preschooler, Preschoolwise, Reading 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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