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Find tons of parenting tips here. Get info on Pregnancy, Chores, Potty Training, Parenting Siblings, Love Languages, Birth Order, More Than Making it Through the Day, Motherhood, Book Lists, Technology Tips, Education, Parent/Child Dates, Hair Tips, Gifted Children, Working Moms, and Parenting Book Reviews.

How to Teach Children Life Skills: 10 Steps

March 27, 2023 by valplowman

Teach your child independent life skills in 10 steps. Find out why we need to teach life skills, what kind of life skills we should be teaching, and the ten …

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Categories Chores Tags BFBN, life skills 6 Comments

Age-Appropriate 9 Year Old Chores

March 20, 2023 by valplowman
9 year old doing chores

Chores your 9 year old can do. A complete list of chore ideas that your child can learn to do when your child is nine years old. Find out what chores …

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Age-Appropriate 8 Year Old Chores

March 20, 2023February 6, 2023 by valplowman
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Chores Your 8 Year Old Can Do. A complete list of chore ideas that your child can learn to do when your child is eight years old. Find out what chores …

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Cell Phone Rules for Teens and Tweens

November 7, 2022 by valplowman
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As you get your tween or teen a cell phone, establish rules about where they can be used, rules for before and after school, expectations at school, rules for apps, …

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Categories Preteen, Technology, Teens 2 Comments

Handling Explosions in Emotionally Intense Kids

October 17, 2022 by valplowman
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How to help an emotionally intense child prevent and manage emotional outbursts. Understand what steps you can take to avoid the outburst and how to best handle the outbursts when …

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Hospital Packing List for Mom, Dad, and Baby

August 31, 2022 by valplowman

The must-have items to pack for your delivery. Everything to pack for mom, dad, and the baby! Hospital Packing List for mom, baby, and dad. Know what to pack to …

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Categories Pregnancy Tags postpartum 17 Comments

Technology Rules for Teens

November 9, 2022August 29, 2022 by valplowman
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Rules you should set for your teens for technology use. Set up tech rules and boundaries to keep your teen safe. Parenting in the teen years presents many challenges. Teenagers …

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Categories Technology, Teens Tags television 2 Comments
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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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