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Child Age Range

Scheduling Homework Time/Piano Practice Time…

July 24, 2023August 15, 2013 by valplowman
Parent and child doing homework together

Get tips for when to have your kids do homework each day and when to have them practice instruments, sports, or other activities. When Brayden and Kaitlyn were both young …

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

Our Chores for 5-8 Year Olds

May 29, 2023June 10, 2013 by valplowman
Kids doing chores

A list of chores for 5-8 year olds. Know what is age-appropriate for your kids in this elementary school age range. Here are our ideas for what we think our …

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Categories Chores Tags Child Age Range 6 Comments

Is Homeschooling Right for Your Child?

August 15, 2022August 30, 2012 by valplowman
mother homeschooling her daughter and examining a globe together

Is homeschooling the best education choice for your child? What are the benefits and potential downsides of homeschooling? This is a guest post from Raegan (you know–the Chronic 45 Minute Naps and Chronic …

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Categories Schooling Tags Child Age Range, Guest Post, homeschooling 11 Comments

Is a Public School Right for Your Child?

August 15, 2022August 29, 2012 by valplowman
Children getting on a school bus

Is public school the best education choice for your child? What are the benefits of attending public school? What are the downsides of public school? My children attend our local …

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Categories Schooling Tags Child Age Range, public school 9 Comments

Do Not Correct Your Child Before School

July 13, 2021August 10, 2011 by valplowman
Mom correcting child before she gets on the bus

Find out why you should wait to correct your child after school rather than before school. Keep things light and happy before your kiddo heads out for the day. A …

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Categories Parenting Tags Child Age Range, public school, tween 1 Comment

Brayden Child Summary: 5.75 Years Old

February 22, 2021February 25, 2011 by valplowman

5.5 year old life and daily schedule. Learn about this child’s daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with five year olds. This is a summary for …

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Categories Child Tags Child Age Range, child summary 3 Comments

Brayden Child Summary: 5.25 Years Old

August 24, 2020August 31, 2010 by valplowman

5.25 year old life and daily schedule. Learn about this child’s daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with five year olds. This summary covers the first …

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Categories Child Tags Child Age Range, child summary 4 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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