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Training in Times of Non-Conflict

September 28, 2023September 27, 2023 by valplowman
2 year old McKenna leaning against a fence

How to get your child to obey before there is disagreement or conflict. Obedience training and first time obedience will go better with this helpful tool to teach your child BEFORE …

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Categories Discipline Methods, Preschooler, Toddler Tags non-conflict training, prevention 15 Comments

How to Get Your Child to Obey with a Simple “Yes Mommy”

February 19, 2025May 12, 2021 by valplowman
Girl smiling and looking at camera

Teaching kids to obey with a simple “Yes Mommy”. This is an effective solution to get first-time obedience.  “Yes mommy!” Requiring that simple response can change how well your child …

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Categories Childwise, Discipline Methods, First Time Obedience Tags obedience, poll results, prevention, yes mom 12 Comments

Using Encouragement as a Discipline Tool

January 18, 2023January 23, 2020 by valplowman
Mom encouraging her daughter

There are many ways to discipline, or correct, a child, and encouragement is one of those! Read all about how to use encouragement as discipline in this post. Did you …

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Categories Discipline Methods, Pretoddler, Pretoddlerwise Tags attitude, prevention 4 Comments

Utilizing “Ask and Tell” to Get Your Kids to Obey in Public

November 4, 2019 by valplowman
Mom talking to daughter at eye level

This powerful parenting skill can help you prepare your child for great behavior in public. Set your child and yourself up for success when you go anywhere from the park …

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Categories Discipline Methods, Preschoolwise Tags prevention 10 Comments

The Problem with Credit Card Parenting

April 22, 2019 by valplowman
Parents holding the hands of a toddler

Why you should not wait for your baby, toddler, or child to get older and “easier” before you face a problem. Face it now before the problem grows.  Have you …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, prevention 6 Comments

Brinley Preschooler Summary: 44 Months Old

October 5, 2020April 12, 2016 by valplowman

This is a summary for Brinley as a preschooler from 43-44 months old. Last time I talked about how she has moments of vacillating between wanting to be little and …

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Tools for Teaching Children About Pornography and Protecting Them From It

October 12, 2020January 19, 2016 by valplowman

We live in a day when we must be proactive about a great many things–things generations of yore could ignore and most children would get by just fine. Not only …

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Categories Technology Tags pornography, prevention 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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