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Siblings

Siblings can be great friends. Learn to navigate parenting siblings. Get room sharing tips, tips for helping siblings like each other, and other concerns that come with siblings.

How to Teach a Child to Be Gentle With a Baby

March 4, 2019 by valplowman
Family of four on a bed. New baby with older brother, mom, and dad

How to Teach a Child to Be Gentle With a Baby. Tips for helping older siblings be gentle with the new baby when you bring baby home. The idea of …

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How to Keep Siblings in the Funnel

February 6, 2019 by valplowman
Boy and girl walking across a bridge together

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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Benefits of Having More Than One Child

April 27, 2020January 22, 2019 by valplowman
Group of siblings laughing together

What are the Benefits of Having More Than One Child? Should you have one child–an only child? Benefits of having a second baby. Many parents find themselves facing the question one …

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The Perfect Hugging Rule For Siblings

July 27, 2020June 11, 2018 by valplowman
The Perfect Hugging Rule For Siblings. Rules to keep the peace among siblings with different hugging preferences.

The Perfect Hugging Rule For Siblings. Rules to keep the peace among siblings with different hugging preferences.   McKenna is a hugger. She loves to get in there with a …

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Categories Discipline, Siblings Tags family dynamics, family relationships 4 Comments

How to Balance Multiple Schedules

March 4, 2026September 27, 2017 by valplowman
How to Balance Multiple Schedules

One of the biggest concerns parents have when they are expecting their second child is how to attend to the needs of more than one child. How do you make …

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Why I Don’t Let My Children Fight

June 11, 2026June 26, 2017 by valplowman
Why I don't let my children fight

Siblings fight, right? That is to be expected. The question is, how much is normal, and when has the fighting gone too far? The even bigger question, as a parent, …

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The Good Things to Expect With Your Second Baby

September 7, 2020June 10, 2017 by valplowman
The Good Things to Expect With Your Second Baby {Guest Post}

You found out you are expecting a second baby. Congratulations are in order! However, you feel some anxiety about what life with two children will be like. Even though every …

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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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Schedules and Sleep

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