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Month: October 2008

Babywise Debates: Is Babywise Bad?

August 23, 2022October 28, 2008 by valplowman
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Is Babywise bad? Will it harm your baby? What is the controversy surrounding Babywise? What are the positive points of Babywise? Below are some exchanges I had in the early …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, BabywiseMom Tags debates, reader comments 5 Comments

Schedule While Mom is Sick

May 5, 2020October 24, 2008 by valplowman
Sick mother in bed

Keeping a Schedule While Mom is Sick. How to maintain a Babywise schedule when mom isn’t feeling well. What to hold on to and what to let go. This topic …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags flexibility 6 Comments

Best Art Supplies for Kids

January 29, 2021October 23, 2008 by valplowman
Best art supplies for kids

Best Art Supplies for Kids. Great art supplies children will love and use. Crayons, paint, play doh, and other great ideas. I don’t consider myself to be artistic. I sew, scrapbook, …

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Categories Play Time Tags baby stuff I love, waketime activities Leave a comment

Time Change with Older Children

May 5, 2020October 22, 2008 by valplowman
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How to do the Time Change with Older Children. When it is Daylight Savings Time or Daylight Savings Time ends, here are tips to transition your older children. While most …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags time change 7 Comments

First Born Child and Birth Order

September 8, 2021October 17, 2008 by valplowman
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First Born Child and Birth Order. The traits of a first born child and how an oldest child develops personality traits. Tips for parenting a first born. Nearly everyone reading this …

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Categories Family Tags birth order, leman, oldest 4 Comments

Vaccinations: When you have two children

January 21, 2021October 13, 2008 by valplowman
Vaccinations with two kids

Today was Kaitlyn’s 18 month well-baby check up. I took Brayden along so he could get his flu shot. Now, the advice I have to give is really going to …

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Categories Siblings Tags vaccinations 16 Comments

Toys for Baby and Toddler

May 5, 2020October 10, 2008 by valplowman
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Toys for baby and toddler. 14 toy ideas that are perfect for the baby age range and toddler age range. I am positive that once I post this, I am …

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Categories Toys Tags baby stuff I love 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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