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nightmares

How to Help Preschoolers Work Through Their Fears

December 12, 2019 by valplowman
Scared preschooler talking with her mom

Tips to help preschoolers work through their fears and learn to overcome those fears. Learn what to do and what not to do as a parent. Children get scared. It …

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Categories Night Sleep, Preschooler, Preschoolwise Tags imagination, night terrors, nightmares 13 Comments

Nightmares vs. Night Terrors: How To Help Your Child Through Each

October 8, 2021November 19, 2018 by valplowman
Sleeping toddler on a white bed

Nightmares vs. Night Terrors: How to distinguish between a nightmare and a night terror and how to help your child through each. When your child wakes crying in the night, …

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What To Do When Your Child is Scared of the Dark

August 24, 2020November 6, 2017 by valplowman
What To Do When Your Child is Scared of the Dark | Fears | #scaredofdark

We all have fears. Even we adults, who are rational and experienced people, have fears. Sometimes we adults have fear of the dark. When my husband is out of town, …

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Poll Discussion Post: Nightmares

April 24, 2019October 31, 2017 by valplowman

Nightmares can be hard to handle because you just don’t know what is leading to them, what your child is feeling, or how to handle it. Let’s discuss how you …

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Categories Sleep Tags nightmares, voting on polls 1 Comment

What To Do When Your Child Has a Nightmare

August 24, 2020October 30, 2017 by valplowman
What To Do When Your Child Has a Nightmare | Nightmare | #nightmares | sleep help

“Mommy, will you pray for me to not have any scary dreams tonight?” Sometimes it feels like all we can do as parents when it comes to nightmares and night …

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Brinley Child Summary: 5 Years and 2 Months Old

August 24, 2020October 10, 2017 by valplowman
Brinley Child Summary: 5 Years and 2 Months Old

This is a summary for Brinley from 5 years 1 month to 5 years 2 months old.   SLEEP I commented last time about Brinley’s night with bad dreams. Brinley …

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NIGHTMARES IN KIDS: Causes and Solutions {Guest Post}

May 14, 2019November 6, 2014 by valplowman

Holly Easterby adores her family and wants to help fellow moms like her take care of this treasure. This is what she loves to write about on blogs like Bonza …

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Categories Night Sleep Tags Guest Post, nightmares 2 Comments
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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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