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How to Stop a Tantrum: Address the Choice Addiction

August 17, 2021May 17, 2021 by valplowman
child throwing tantrum

Common choices given to children they shouldn’t have and how to stop the tantrums that go with them. When a tantrum arises, there can be many causes for it. One …

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Categories Preschoolwise, Tantrums, Toddler Tags freedoms 8 Comments

What To Do When Your Toddler/Child is Getting Out of Bed

March 31, 2021 by valplowman
toddler holding stuffed animal in bed

What to do when your toddler is getting out of bed or your child is getting out of bed. Whether you have a toddler climbing out of crib or hopping …

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Categories Sleep Problems Tags crib to bed transition, freedoms 29 Comments

How To Stop Backtalk Now (and prevent it in the future)

May 26, 2021September 26, 2019 by valplowman
sassy child

Find out how to stop backtalk from your kids and how to best prevent it from coming back in the future. It is a fast and simple fix! Read for tips. …

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Categories Discipline Tags freedoms, wise in own eyes 1 Comment

How Too Many Freedoms Leads to Disobedience

May 26, 2021August 29, 2019 by valplowman
Angry child looking at the camera

You want your child to learn to make decisions and have freedom to do so, but allowing it at too young of an age will only lead to disobedience. When …

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Categories Funnel, Preschoolwise Tags disobedience, freedoms, obedience, wise in own eyes 4 Comments

Wise In Your Own Eyes Explained

August 14, 2019 by valplowman
Blonde girl wearing a green beret looking at the camera

How “wise in your own eyes” leads to conflict between you and your child. Understand what decision-making freedoms to allow your child to have. While our little ones are babies, …

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Categories Funnel, Preschoolwise Tags freedoms, wise in own eyes 12 Comments

When Kids Push The Limits (Dos and Don’ts)

May 14, 2019June 19, 2014 by valplowman

As I write this, it is summer. Something that comes with summer is less structure and therefore more freedoms for the child. This can lead to a child basically doing …

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Constantly Needing to Correct the Child

June 26, 2019October 1, 2012 by valplowman

Shortly before my third child was born, I wrote a post on Siblings and the Funnel. In it, I cautioned parents against allowing younger siblings the same freedoms as the older …

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Categories Funnel, Pretoddlerwise Tags freedoms 6 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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