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Babywise II

Teaching Your Baby to Listen to “No”

October 19, 2020 by valplowman
Crying and upset baby

Teaching your baby to listen to the word “no.” Baby can understand what no means and respond appropriately. This post discusses how to accomplish this. Many people believe a baby …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II, obedience 29 Comments

The Problem with Credit Card Parenting

April 22, 2019 by valplowman
Parents holding the hands of a toddler

Why you should not wait for your baby, toddler, or child to get older and “easier” before you face a problem. Face it now before the problem grows.  Have you …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, prevention 6 Comments

Train To Obey Your Voice

June 14, 2019April 12, 2019 by valplowman
Girl looking at wildflowers

Why you want to train your child to obey you rather than just memorize rules of what is okay to do and what is not okay to do.  “The goal …

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Categories First Time Obedience Tags baby-proofing, Babywise II, obedience 7 Comments

5 Rules for Giving Kids Instructions

June 18, 2019April 11, 2019 by valplowman
Girl looking over her shoulder while walking through grass

The five principles for instruction. Five rules to follow when you give your child an instruction. Always keep these things in mind.  On Becoming Babywise II lists five principles to …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, consistency, context, yes mom Leave a comment

Discipline Foundations for Your Baby

June 14, 2019March 27, 2019 by valplowman
Baby girl with blue hat and a red shirt

What exactly is discipline? How do you set boundaries and teach baby to obey? Read all about the discipline foundations for your baby.  As your baby starts to show need …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II, consistency, obedience 7 Comments

Childishness vs. Foolishness: Responding When Kids Disobey

March 20, 2019 by valplowman
Boy with a dirty face

Sometimes children disobey intentionally and other times it is just because they are kids. Learn the difference and how to respond in both situations. Children are not perfect humans. No …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, childishness vs. foolishness, disobedience 9 Comments

Discipline Methods for Baby: 10 Months and up

April 17, 2019February 27, 2019 by valplowman
Baby with blue eyes looking up.

Discipline Methods for Baby: 10 Months and up. Different ways to help teach baby what is okay and what isn’t okay to do. Babies can learn! Babies are adorable. They …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II 19 Comments
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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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