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Child Age Range

18 Different “Sack” Lunch Ideas for Kids

August 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 …

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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

January 29, 2019 by valplowman
Mother and daughter hugging each other while sitting outdoors

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 25, 2019September 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

May 28, 2021November 9, 2015 by valplowman

Independent Playtime is one of my favorite things from Babywise. What is not to love? Your child plays for about an hour a day–alone. This gives you an extra hour …

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

Teaching Children to Speak Nicely and Honestly {THINK}

July 15, 2019January 22, 2014 by valplowman

Children are naturally honest people when they first enter this world. As parents, we have to figure out how to keep our child from doing things like walking up to …

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Categories Moral Training Tags Child Age Range 2 Comments

Scheduling Homework Time/Piano Practice Time/etc.

May 21, 2019August 15, 2013 by valplowman

When Brayden and Kaitlyn were both young (Kaitlyn was a baby), I sat in a meeting with moms in various stages of life (we all were in a presidency together …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags Child Age Range, homework, music lessons, piano Leave a comment
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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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