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The Simple Way to Know if You Are Done Having Kids

May 4, 2020May 4, 2010 by valplowman
Family of four smiling for the camera

One of the hardest decisions a parent will face is how many kids to have. How do you know if you are done or not? Read for simple tips. In …

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Categories Family Tags family planning 5 Comments

Importance of Community for Raising Children

May 4, 2020May 3, 2010 by valplowman
Group of kids

The reason it is so important to have a strong community of people surrounding your child to help them grow into amazing adults. On Becoming Preschoolwise talks about the importance …

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Categories Parenting, Preschoolwise Tags friends 6 Comments

Prepping for the Dentist using Training In Non-Conflict + Ask & Tell

April 20, 2020April 30, 2010 by valplowman
Mom with three kids

Some tips for how to prep your kids for the dentist using simple training in times of non-conflict plus ask and tell to get your kids mentally prepared. We recently …

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Categories Discipline Methods Tags dentist tips, in action, non-conflict training 6 Comments

The Baby Whisperer Four Hour Schedule

August 28, 2020April 29, 2010 by valplowman
Baby Whisperer's four hour schedule hero image

All about moving baby to a four hour schedule and how to decide if baby is ready. Learn what Tracy Hogg, The Baby Whisperer, has to say about it. Looking …

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Categories Schedules Tags Baby Whisperer, four hour schedule 55 Comments

Is My Little One Ready for Kindergarten?

April 20, 2020April 28, 2010 by valplowman
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Helpful lists to look at to help you decide if your little one might be ready for kindergarten and why we sent our son on time. My oldest child, Brayden, …

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Categories Schooling Tags Child Age Range, Kindergarten 4 Comments

McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old

July 22, 2022April 27, 2010 by valplowman
McKenna at 13 months old

A full summary of life for this 13 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 13 month old sample schedule to follow. Just to keep …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 8 Comments

Your Parenting Goal Should Be More Than “Survive”

March 16, 2021April 26, 2010 by valplowman
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It is easy to just go about life “surviving”, and sometimes that is necessary. But you should try to have parenting goals, not just get through each day. When you …

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Categories Childwise Tags More Than Making it Through the Day 1 Comment
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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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