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independent playtime

Tips To Spend Just Enough Time With Kids Each Day

June 16, 2020 by valplowman
Mom reading with two children

Find out how to structure your day so you get a good balance of time with your child each day and giving your child independent time each day. Many parents …

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Categories Parenting, Preschoolwise, Schedule Tips Tags independent playtime, learning, mom not baby decides 7 Comments

How To Get Your Baby Playing Independently

March 16, 2021August 20, 2019 by valplowman
Baby boy and a toy hero shot

Your baby CAN play alone happily! You do not need to entertain your baby every minute of the day and you even shouldn’t entertain every minute. In The Baby Whisperer …

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Categories Play Time Tags Baby Whisperer, independent playtime 19 Comments

How to Have Successful Independent Playtime for Twins

September 1, 2021April 12, 2018 by valplowman
How to get your twins to play independently each day. This is great for giving twins some time alone.

How to get your twins to play independently each day. This is great for giving twins some time alone.  Independent playtime is important for all children, but it is especially …

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Categories Multiples Tags BFBN, Guest Post, independent playtime, twins Leave a comment

How To Get Your Child to Happily Play Alone

March 16, 2021November 27, 2017 by valplowman
How To Get Your Child to Happily Play Alone | Independent playtime | #independentplaytime

You can get your baby, toddler, preschooler, or child to play alone for an extended period of time every day. Here are the tips for making it happen. What if …

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Great Toys to Encourage Independent Playtime

April 15, 2022October 24, 2017 by valplowman
Great Toys for Independent Playtime to help your child play happily | independent play | toy list | #toylist

Independent playtime has such value to your child. Your child will learn to focus, build a longer attention span, gain creativity, become adept at self-play, and be more orderly. It …

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Categories Play Time, Toys Tags Best Toys, independent playtime 2 Comments

How To Child-Proof Your Space for Independent Playtime

March 16, 2021May 25, 2017 by valplowman
How to child-proof independent playtime

Tips to make your child’s playing area completely safe to be able to play alone and unattended during the day for Independent Playtime. You may like the idea of your …

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Independent Playtime for the School-Aged Child

December 18, 2023November 9, 2015 by valplowman
School-aged child playing with toys

How do you handle independent play once your child is school-age? Should it still be part of their daily routine? Get tips for how to handle this with different schooling …

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Categories Child, Play Time, Preteen Tags Child Age Range, independent playtime 1 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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