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How To Keep Your Kids Quiet at Church

August 3, 2020 by valplowman
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Find out the 5 secrets to keeping children quiet during your church service. Know what you can do to keep your kids still and quiet at church. Being at church …

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5 Rules for Giving Kids Instructions

March 23, 2021April 11, 2019 by valplowman
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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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How to Prepare Your Child for Great Behavior in Public

September 1, 2021March 6, 2019 by valplowman
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How to Prepare Your Child for Great Behavior in Public. How to teach your children to be well-behaved when you go out to dinner, to church, or even the park. …

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Categories Discipline, Parenting Tags context, public behavior 8 Comments

Adjusting for Context Using Babywise

November 12, 2020January 9, 2019 by valplowman
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How to be flexible when using On Becoming Babywise. Eleven examples of a Babywise Mom adjusted for context when the situation needed. On Becoming Babywise II reminds us of the …

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Categories Babywise Tags Babywise II, church, CIO, context, flexibility, why vs. how 2 Comments

Avoiding Legalism as a Parent

December 10, 2021December 19, 2011 by valplowman
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As parents, we need to allow for our children to learn and apply context to different situations. Rules should not be black and white. Moral precept number six in On …

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Categories Childwise Tags context, legalism 2 Comments

Evaluating and Teaching Context to Your Kids

December 6, 2021December 12, 2011 by valplowman

Children need to learn that there is a time and a place for rules to be followed. We don’t throw ball inside, but can outside. Our last moral precept discussion …

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Categories Childwise, Moral Training Tags context 3 Comments

Considerations for Correction

May 26, 2021April 6, 2009 by valplowman
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Things to consider when you are correcting your little one. Discipline tips for toddlers, preschoolers, and children. Think before you act. On Becoming Babywise II lists four considerations you should …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, context 8 Comments
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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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