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Building Character

May 7, 2019August 20, 2015 by valplowman

Fake it till you make it “We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day.” (Elder Richard G. Scott)   What do …

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Categories Moral Training Tags character, example 2 Comments

Don’t Worry: Parental Influence Stands Supreme

September 9, 2019August 21, 2013 by valplowman

  I think we have all heard the phrase “Bloom Where You are Planted.” We tell ourselves and our friends that when we/they are living in difficult circumstances. But despite …

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Categories Parenting Tags example, family time, prayer, scriptures Leave a comment

More is Caught Than Taught

May 21, 2019October 15, 2012 by valplowman

By the time your child is a pre-toddler (ages 12-18 months), you have no doubt noticed that your child is a little mimic. Your child will start to do some …

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Categories Discipline, Pretoddlerwise Tags example, prevention 1 Comment

The Importance of Accepting Personal Responsibility

May 17, 2019June 12, 2012 by valplowman

The Importance of Accepting Personal Responsibility. Why we need to own up to our mistakes, even if they were unintentional. I was recently reading my newspaper’s opinion section when I …

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Categories Moral Training Tags example, responsibility 9 Comments

Teaching Virtue and the Importance of YOU

March 4, 2019June 11, 2012 by valplowman

Childwise Principle #8 is:   “To teach a virtue, one example (you) is better than a thousand lectures” ( On Becoming Childwise , page 92).   Parental example is vitally important …

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Helping Pre-Toddlers with Intense Emotions

March 21, 2022March 26, 2012 by valplowman

Find out how to respond when your 12-18 month old has intense emotions. Learn what you should do and what you should not do. Emotional responses are a complex thing–even …

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Categories Pretoddler, Pretoddlerwise Tags emotions, example 4 Comments

Hey Parents! Moral Training Starts With You

November 22, 2021November 28, 2011 by valplowman
Dad and daughter sitting on the bed

If you want to raise your children to be good people, you need to demonstrate those qualities to your child. Last week, we talked about the moral precept of teaching …

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Categories Childwise, Discipline Tags example, virtues 3 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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