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Super Common Traits of a Youngest Child

September 30, 2020 by valplowman
Everyone adoring the youngest child

Learn all about the youngest child. Learn some of the strengths of being the youngest as well as some of the struggles of being the youngest child. Youngest child stereotypes …

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Understanding the Middle Child–Why They are Balanced

June 30, 2020 by valplowman
McKenna who is a middle child

A middle child can be somewhat of an enigma. Learn common characteristics of middle children and why they are so amazing! There are lots of stereotypes out there on the …

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Categories Parenting Tags birth order, leman, middle-child 4 Comments

How To Help a Perfectionist Child Who Won’t Try

January 27, 2020 by valplowman
Mother putting arms around sad child

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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Parenting the Baby of the Family

May 29, 2019October 4, 2012 by valplowman

I find the Birth Order Book  by Keving Leman very interesting. I especially, right now, find his chapter on the youngest child and how to parent them very interesting. After reading …

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Parenting the Middle Child

May 29, 2019July 28, 2011 by valplowman

Kaitlyn is my middle child. But in some ways, I have no middle child. She is the oldest girl and therefore the “functional oldest.” Despite that, I often see things …

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Birth Order and Two-child Families

May 29, 2019April 28, 2011 by valplowman

  If you currently have two children or plan to have two children total, the chapter on parenting the two child family is just right for you. Leman discusses some …

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Tips for Parenting First Borns and Oldest Children

February 8, 2021February 10, 2011 by valplowman
Parents with oldest child

Get six important tips for parenting your first born child. Learn what to do and what not to do with your oldest child. I find The Birth Order Book by …

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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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