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Kindertude: How To Combat Bad Attitude in your Kindergartner

April 10, 2023 by valplowman

It is very typical for a kindergartener to start to get an attitude at home. Learn what Kindertude is, why it happens, and what you can do to help mitigate …

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Categories Child, Schooling Tags Child Age Range, Kindergarten 9 Comments

How to Teach Children Life Skills: 10 Steps

September 8, 2023March 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

Kaitlyn Teen Summary: 15.75 Years Old

January 22, 2025March 22, 2023 by valplowman
15 year old Kaitlyn and her dad holding a trophy

15.75 year old teen girl information and helps. See all about her daily life as a teen girl and get the teen schedule.  This is the latest on Kaitlyn from …

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Age-Appropriate 9 Year Old Chores

July 16, 2025March 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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Categories Chores, Preteen Tags chores by age, tween Leave a comment

Everything You Need to Know for Your Toddler

June 18, 2026March 13, 2023 by valplowman
McKenna as a toddler sticking her tongue out

The toddler age range is similar to the newborn age range. It is very difficult in many ways. There is a lot changing! People tend to either love the toddler …

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Cruise Tips with Kids!

February 26, 2026March 6, 2023 by valplowman
Family on a Royal Caribbean Cruise

Tips for going on a cruise with kids. Know what to consider when you decide where to go and which cruise line to go with. Get a list of things …

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Naps for Baby-Preschoolers

December 19, 2024February 27, 2023 by valplowman

Throughout each day with your baby, you will follow an eat/wake/sleep cycle. This means you have many naps each day. As your baby gets older, you start to drop naps. …

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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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