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McKenna Preteen Summary: 10.75 Years Old

June 21, 2023January 8, 2020 by valplowman
McKenna at 10.75 years old

Daily life and schedule for a 10 year old tween girl. Learn about common concerns that come up with the preteen age group. This is a summary for McKenna from …

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Categories Preteen Tags Preteen Summary 2 Comments

How Sleep Benefits the Brain and Physical Development

October 28, 2022January 7, 2020 by valplowman
Baby sleeping on mom's chest while dad watches

The Importance of Healthy Sleep in Babies and Children. Learn why it is so important for you to help your baby learn to sleep independently. Why is sleep important for …

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Categories Sleep Tags healthy sleep habits, word to the weary 29 Comments

New Year’s Eve with Kids: Fun Celebration Ideas

December 30, 2019 by valplowman
Father celebrating with a toddler girl

How to celebrate New Year’s Eve with kids. Family activities and ideas to ring in the new year and party with your children. Life changes a lot when you become …

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How To Use a Vision Board to Help Kids Set Goals

December 19, 2019 by valplowman
Vision board example

A vision board is quite effective in helping children set goals and achieve goals. This post outlines why and how to do it. When it comes to goals, the setting …

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The Most Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

May 13, 2020December 18, 2019 by valplowman
Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Most Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. These are soft cookies kids love. Makes 4-6 dozen cookies! You can easily change the flavor, also. You are welcome. You are just …

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How to Help Preschoolers Work Through Their Fears

December 12, 2019 by valplowman
Scared preschooler talking with her mom

Tips to help preschoolers work through their fears and learn to overcome those fears. Learn what to do and what not to do as a parent. Children get scared. It …

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Categories Night Sleep, Preschooler, Preschoolwise Tags imagination, night terrors, nightmares 13 Comments

How to Discipline Your Strong-Willed Child

May 26, 2021December 10, 2019 by valplowman
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Three important ways to discipline a strong-willed child effectively as well as factors that impact your child’s behavior for better or worse. There are many wonderful things about having a …

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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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