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structured playtime

Independent Playtime Lengths by Age

June 29, 2022February 24, 2021 by valplowman
baby playing with toys independently

Find out how long independent playtime should be for your little one. The amount of time you can expect your child to play alone each day during independent playtime. Independent …

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Categories Babywise, Wake Time Tags Babywise II, independent playtime, structured playtime, waketime activities 34 Comments

Structured Playtime With Siblings {Sibling Playtime}

January 29, 2021July 25, 2019 by valplowman
A brother and sister playing with each other

Giving your children time to play with each other each day is a great way to help foster a true friendship. Read all about how to do sibling playtime here. …

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Categories Siblings, Wake Time Tags sibling playtime, structured playtime 7 Comments

A Parent’s Complete Guide to Structured Playtime

January 29, 2021May 14, 2019 by valplowman
Child playing with toy cars at the table

Understanding what structured playtime is and when to plan those structured playtime activities into your child’s day each day. As you plan out your daily schedule or routine with your …

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Blanket Time Full Guide

May 26, 2021April 19, 2019 by valplowman
Baby on tummy on a blanket looking at a book

Blanket time is a helpful tool to help you teach your child to respect boundaries. It can be a nice quiet time that is structured each day.  As you read …

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Categories Toddlerwise, Wake Time Tags blanket time, structured playtime 36 Comments

Reading to Toddlers

May 7, 2019May 28, 2015 by valplowman

Last week, I wrote about Reading to Infants. Today I want to build on that and discuss some of the unique points of reading to toddlers. This post contains affiliate …

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Reading to Infants

May 7, 2019May 21, 2015 by valplowman

  Kaitlyn at 11 months old at the end of independent playtime I am a huge advocate of reading to your children. Reading to your infant or toddler is not …

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Categories Baby, Reading Tags learning activities, read aloud handbook, structured playtime 4 Comments

The Purpose of Structured Learning at Home (and how to do it)

December 14, 2020December 20, 2010 by valplowman
Structured learning time at home

You want to do structured learning time at home with your kiddos despite the fact that life teaches so much. Here is why and how to do it. In this …

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Categories Education Tags Guest Post, learning, learning activities, structured playtime 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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