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Month: March 2019

How To Prepare for the Birth of Your Babywise Baby

November 20, 2024March 28, 2019 by valplowman
Newborn lying on mom's chest

6 tips to help you prepare for the birth of your Babywise Baby. What to read, what to physically prep, and what to plan on and plan for.  It is …

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Categories Babywise, Pregnancy Tags baby prep Leave a comment

Discipline Foundations for Your Baby

May 26, 2021March 27, 2019 by valplowman
Baby girl with blue hat and a red shirt

What exactly is discipline? How do you set boundaries and teach baby to obey? Read all about the discipline foundations for your baby.  As your baby starts to show need …

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Categories Baby, Discipline Tags Babywise II, consistency, obedience 7 Comments

Prepping Siblings for Baby Tip: Establish Consistency

February 20, 2024March 26, 2019 by valplowman
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How to prepare your kids for a new baby. Tips to make the transition to a new baby easy and how to make baby’s schedule work with the family’s schedule.  …

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Categories Baby, Parenting, Pregnancy, Siblings Tags consistency, newborns 9 Comments

Being Pregnant and Being a Mom

February 20, 2024March 21, 2019 by valplowman
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8 ways pregnant women can survive pregnancy and be a still be a mom and function in the home. Tips for surviving pregnancy. I remember one day when I was …

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Categories Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy 10 Comments

Childishness vs. Foolishness: Responding When Kids Disobey

May 26, 2021March 20, 2019 by valplowman
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Sometimes children disobey intentionally and other times it is just because they are kids. Learn the difference and how to respond in both situations. Children are not perfect humans. No …

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Categories Discipline Tags Babywise II, childishness vs. foolishness, disobedience 9 Comments

5 Things to Know About Exclusively Pumping

August 14, 2023March 14, 2019 by valplowman
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Everything you really need to know about exclusively pumping. It is so hard, but it can have great benefits for you and baby! I’ve always believed that how you feed …

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That Ref is My Son

May 15, 2019March 12, 2019 by valplowman
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When watching your kid’s games, think twice about how you treat the ref. That ref is someone’s child. You are also setting an example for your own children.  Parenting has …

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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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