valplowman June 7, 2010 Parenting

Balancing Time With Children

  image source No matter the age of your child, you want to balance the time you spend with her. On Becoming Preschoolwise talks about the first day of school… View Post

valplowman August 7, 2008 Schedule Tips

Start as You Mean to Go On as a Parent

Start as You Mean to Go On as a Parent. Do not start habits you will later want to break or allow habits you will later want to break. Just… View Post

valplowman May 2, 2008 BabywiseMom

In Action: Mom, not baby, decides

This morning, Kaitlyn was acting very tired about 15 minutes before her normal naptime. At 12 months old, her schedule is pretty consistent down to the minute from day to… View Post

valplowman May 1, 2008 BabywiseMom

Waking Up Happy

Babywise says that your child should start to wake up happy around 4-6 months (see pages 133 and 134). That is the time the wake-up disposition is usually developed. There… View Post

valplowman April 30, 2008 Schedules

“Mom, not baby, decides…”

Mom, not baby decides. How to apply this Babywise principle. I have had a question on the idea of “mom, not baby, decides…”. In an email Anne-Marie Ezzo sent to… View Post