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Child Age Range

5 Steps to Get Your Child on a Schedule

October 20, 2022February 24, 2020 by valplowman
Girl on her tummy coloring and smiling

No matter the age of your child, you can get your little one on a schedule. Read all about how to get your child on a schedule here. So you …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags Child Age Range 2 Comments

18 Different “Sack” Lunch Ideas for Kids

August 10, 2023August 1, 2019 by valplowman
Brown paper bag filled with food

Get over 18 different ideas of what to pack in a sack lunch. Have some variety to your home lunch to keep things interesting and nutritious.   I remember way …

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Categories Schooling Tags Child Age Range, lunch 9 Comments

Parenting Children: What it is really like parenting a 5-8 year old

August 8, 2024January 29, 2019 by valplowman
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8 Truths About Parenting Children. What it is like to parent the 5-8 year old age range. Prepare your parenting skills and know what to expect. I look at this …

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Categories Child, Parenting Tags Child Age Range, puberty Leave a comment

How to Manage a Bossy Child

October 15, 2024September 25, 2018 by valplowman
Bossy Child. How to manage a bossy child. Steps to take to curb bossiness.

How to Manage a Bossy Child. How to help your child be less bossy. Social skills for bossy children and teaching bossy children how to be polite. I would consider …

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9 Things to Know About Having Older Children

September 21, 2020November 21, 2016 by valplowman
9 things to know about having older children pinnable image

  Do you ever sit back and daydream about life with older children? How life will be so much easier then? Do you look at that grass on that side …

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Independent Playtime for the School-Aged Child

December 18, 2023November 9, 2015 by valplowman
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How do you handle independent play once your child is school-age? Should it still be part of their daily routine? Get tips for how to handle this with different schooling …

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Categories Child, Play Time, Preteen Tags Child Age Range, independent playtime 1 Comment

Teaching Children to Speak Nicely and Honestly {THINK}

February 5, 2024January 22, 2014 by valplowman
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This acronym is super helpful to get kids to learn how to be kind to others with this simple saying. Great tips for parents! Children are naturally honest people when …

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Categories Moral Training Tags Child Age Range 2 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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Schedules and Sleep

  • Toddler Sleep Routines to Help Them Sleep

    Toddler Sleep Routines to Help Them Sleep

  • 8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

    8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

  • When To Stop the Dream Feed

    When To Stop the Dream Feed

  • It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

    It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

  • How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

    How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

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