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language development

How to Teach Your Baby Sign Language

March 1, 2021 by valplowman
baby doing sign language

How to Teach Your Baby Sign Language to enhance language development and avoid tantrums. When to start and the benefits. When we talk about teaching baby sign language, we do …

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Categories Baby Tags Babywise II, language development, sign language 13 Comments

My Son Can’t Handle Play Dates

June 5, 2019 by valplowman
Child upset on a slide at a playground

Tips for moms to figure out how to get out of the house when their child cannot handle play dates or social situations without a meltdown.     anonymous guest …

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Categories Parenting Tags Guest Post, language development 4 Comments

Helping Your Child Speak Words

May 7, 2019February 5, 2015 by valplowman

  This post contains affiliate links. NurtureShock by Bronson and Merryman has a chapter discussing how to jump-start language skills. We often console ourselves and each other with “Don’t worry, he …

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Categories Baby, Pretoddler Tags language development, Nurture Shock 1 Comment

Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary {17.5 Months Old}

May 14, 2019January 28, 2014 by valplowman

Bowling with the family This is a summary for Brinley from 17-17.5 months old. Do you realize there are two weeks until she moves from pre-toddler to toddler?!?!? I am …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags language development, pre-toddler summary 1 Comment

The Best Way to Build Vocabulary in Children

November 5, 2021November 10, 2011 by valplowman
Father reading a book to his daughter

Reading is the very best way to build vocabulary. Read aloud to your kids and encourage them to read independently when they can. What do you think is the most …

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Categories Reading Tags language development, read aloud handbook 5 Comments

Early Literacy and Phonemic Awareness

October 7, 2019October 9, 2009 by valplowman
Preschooler wearing suspenders deep in thought

The importance of phonemic awareness for a pre-reader or pre-writer. What that even is and how to teach your child at home. Here is the next post by blog reader, Susanne. …

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Categories Reading Tags Guest Post, language development, learning, literacy 6 Comments

Index: Language Development

June 12, 2019August 30, 2009 by valplowman

Tips for Developing Language Skills Great Children’s Books Helping Your Child Speak Words Language Development : http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/03/language-development.html Non-BW: The Value of Reading: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/non-bw-value-of-reading.html Read 30 Minutes a Day Sign Language …

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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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