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Mama, When Life Gets Hard, Slow Down

April 14, 2020 by valplowman
Woman looking stressed out

During times of great difficulty, slow down your pace. You do not need to speed it up and take on more projects. You do not need to “be productive.” “What …

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Categories Motherhood Tags time management 4 Comments

6 Things to Know About Raising a Highly Sensitive Child

January 23, 2025March 24, 2020 by valplowman
Mom reassuring her upset child

What parents need to know about raising a highly sensitive child. What traits to expect and why anger might not be something to discipline for. by Caitlin Rogers I have …

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Categories Parenting Tags emotions, Guest Post 2 Comments

Things To Do With Your Kids When You Are Stuck Home

March 16, 2020 by valplowman
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How to structure your day when you are stuck at home with your kiddos. Activity ideas and schedule ideas to get through your days. There are many times in life …

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Categories Parenting Tags Family Activities, indoor play, learning activities 2 Comments

How To Get Your Little One To Pee or Poop on the Potty

September 25, 2020February 25, 2020 by valplowman
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Use this one simple tip to help your little one pee or poop on the potty. Make the whole potty training process easier. It is easy and very effective! It …

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Categories Potty Training Tags pooping, tips and tricks 12 Comments

3 Ways to Show Your Child Unconditional Love

September 22, 2021February 19, 2020 by valplowman
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Want to know the best ways to show your child unconditional love? Find three ways to show unconditional love to your child in this post. I think we have all …

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Categories Parenting Tags love, love language 7 Comments

12 Chores Your Toddler Can Actually Do

June 16, 2026February 3, 2020 by valplowman
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Are you looking for some chores your toddler can do? Do you love the idea of your toddler learning to do chores, but you aren’t sure what she CAN do? …

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Categories Chores, Toddler Tags chores by age 2 Comments

How To Help a Perfectionist Child Who Won’t Try

September 8, 2021January 27, 2020 by valplowman
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Read up on how to help your perfectionist child overcome the difficult traits of perfectionism and use perfectionism as a strength rather than a weakness.  When Brayden was a young …

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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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