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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.

Siblings Without Rivalry Book Review

March 20, 2023March 28, 2013 by valplowman
Siblings without rivalry book

 Review of the book Siblings without Rivalry by Faber and Mazlish. Is the book worth reading? Do you need to own it? What is good in it? What is not …

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How to Set Boundaries for Children & Siblings

January 18, 2023October 8, 2012 by valplowman
Child looking through a chain link fence

Get info on how to set boundaries for kids and how to manage freedoms and boundaries in siblings. Learn how you manage to balance this when you have multiple kids …

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Categories Funnel, Pretoddler, Pretoddlerwise, Siblings Tags boundaries, prevention 4 Comments

How to Prep Siblings For a New Baby

June 6, 2022July 31, 2012 by valplowman
How to Prep Siblings For a New Baby

How to Prepare for a New Baby: Establish Independence in Children. How to get siblings prepared for a new baby. I think a concern we have as we bring a …

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Categories Pregnancy, Siblings Tags baby prep 5 Comments

Room Sharing Log: Getting Started with Room Sharing

June 17, 2022June 26, 2012 by valplowman
Two sisters sitting in a chair together

Get all of the details on the first few weeks of two girls sharing a room for the first time. Get tips and see how the process went. June 1, …

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Categories Siblings Tags in action, room sharing 5 Comments

Birth Order and Two-Child Families

December 23, 2024April 28, 2011 by valplowman
Sister and brother outside together

Get tips for avoiding sibling rivalry in a two-child family and learn how birth order impacts two kids. This includes conversation on boy/girl and girl/girl families. If you currently have …

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Categories Siblings Tags birth order 3 Comments

One to Two Children Transition: How to have success

March 4, 2026March 4, 2011 by valplowman
2 year old Brayden and newborn Kaitlyn

Congrats on your second baby! Now to walk you through how to add your second baby and maintain a schedule with both as well as care for you and let …

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Categories Siblings Tags family dynamics, newborns, poll results, sibling schedules 32 Comments

My First Baby Was So Easy…

October 26, 2020October 26, 2010 by valplowman
Mom and baby

Do you find yourself thinking about how easy your first baby was and wishing your current baby was the same way? Read this for perspective. I often see questions that …

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Categories Siblings Tags newborns, word to the weary 10 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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