Skip to content
Chronicles of a Babywise Mom
  • HOME
  • BABYWISE
    • All Babywise Posts
      • All Babywise Posts
      • Eat
      • Wake
      • Sleep
    • How To Do Babywise
    • Babywise FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
    • Babywise First Year
    • Babywise Schedules
    • Starting Babywise Late Guide
    • Why I Love Babywise
    • Babywise Benefits
    • BFBN
  • SCHEDULES
    • Schedules
    • Sample Schedules
    • Schedule Tips
    • Wake
    • Wake Time
    • Playtime
    • Eat
  • SLEEP
    • All Sleep Posts
    • Naps
    • Night Sleep
    • Sleep Training
    • Sleep Problems
  • DISCIPLINE
    • All Discipline Posts
    • Consequences
    • Discipline Methods
    • Discipline Phrases
    • First Time Obedience
    • Funnel
    • Moral Training
    • Strong-Willed
    • Tantrums
  • BLOG INDEX
    • All Posts
    • Index By Age
    • Babywise Mom Blog Archive
  • AGE RANGES
    • Baby
    • Pretoddler
    • Toddler
    • Preschooler
    • Child
    • Preteen
    • Teens
    • Index By Age
  • MORE
    • All Parenting Posts
    • Boys
    • Childcare
    • Chores
    • Dates With Kids
    • Education
    • Family
    • Fatherhood
    • Gifted
    • Girls
    • Hair
    • Home
    • Infant Loss
    • Motherhood
    • Multiples
    • Parent Child Dates
    • Parenting Book Reviews
    • Potty Training
  • SHOP
    • Babywise Mom Shop
    • My Recommendations
    • doTERRA
  • ABOUT
    • About Me
    • About Blog
    • Using This Blog
    • Work With Me
    • Community

prevention

Using Encouragement as a Discipline Tool

February 13, 2020January 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 …

Read moreUsing Encouragement as a Discipline Tool

Categories Discipline Methods, 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 …

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

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 …

Read moreThe Problem with Credit Card Parenting

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 …

Read moreBrinley Preschooler Summary: 44 Months Old

Categories Preschooler Tags preschooler summary, prevention Leave a comment

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 …

Read moreTools for Teaching Children About Pornography and Protecting Them From It

Categories Technology Tags pornography, prevention 1 Comment

More is Caught Than Taught

May 21, 2019October 15, 2012 by valplowman

By the time your child is a pre-toddler (ages 12-18 months), you have no doubt noticed that your child is a little mimic. Your child will start to do some …

Read moreMore is Caught Than Taught

Categories Discipline, Pretoddlerwise Tags example, prevention 1 Comment

How to Set Boundaries

June 26, 2019October 8, 2012 by valplowman

Last week, we talked about why you set boundaries with your children. As a quick review, we set boundaries to protect health and safety, and to guide morals. But just how …

Read moreHow to Set Boundaries

Categories Funnel, Pretoddlerwise, Siblings Tags boundaries, prevention 4 Comments
Post navigation
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Page3 Next →
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.

Babywise Mom Nap Guide

Schedules and Sleep

  • How To Be Flexible With Babywise

    How To Be Flexible With Babywise

  • It is Okay for Baby To Do a Combo Schedule

    It is Okay for Baby To Do a Combo Schedule

  • Sleep Tips and Needs for Teens and Tweens

    Sleep Tips and Needs for Teens and Tweens

  • Sleep Hierarchy for Babies 3-6 Months

    Sleep Hierarchy for Babies 3-6 Months

  • My Sleep Hierarchy For Newborns

    My Sleep Hierarchy For Newborns

© 2021 Baby Wise Mom | Privacy Policy