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Month: October 2020

Sleep Hierarchy for Babies 3-6 Months

March 4, 2025October 27, 2020 by valplowman
3-6 month old sleeping baby

Sleep goals to focus on while your baby is 3-6 months old. Learn what you should focus on to get your baby to be a great sleeper. When I wrote …

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Categories Baby, Sleep Tags sleep hierarchy 95 Comments

Kaitlyn Teen Summary: 13.5 Years Old

February 19, 2026October 20, 2020 by valplowman
13.5 year old Kaitlyn

13.5 year old teen girl information and helps. See all about her daily life as a teen girl and get the teen schedule.  This is a summary for Kaitlyn from …

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7 Chores Your Six Year Old Can Do

July 16, 2025October 14, 2020 by valplowman
6 year old doing chores

Chores Your Six Year Old Can Do. A list of chore ideas that your child can learn to do when your child is 6 years old.  Having a child who …

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Understanding Baby Hunger Patterns

April 28, 2021October 13, 2020 by valplowman
baby ready to eat and hungry

Learn why it is so important to feed your baby at the same times each day while you are establishing a daily schedule or routine. One of the most important …

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Categories Eat, Schedule Tips Tags morning wake time 11 Comments

Best Halloween Picture Books for Kids

October 12, 2020 by valplowman
Halloween books for kids

25 Halloween picture books perfect for your child to read this October! Find classic Halloween books and cute Halloween books that are more modern. We love reading at our house. …

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Kid Friendly Halloween Songs Playlist for Children

September 13, 2024October 7, 2020 by valplowman
Kid friendly Halloween Songs

Halloween Playlist for families to listen to. Happy Halloween music for kids that are not too scary or creepy. Halloween Playlist that is kid friendly. We are really big on …

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Categories Holidays Tags Halloween, music, playlist 3 Comments

McKenna Preteen Summary: 11.5 Years Old

March 7, 2024October 6, 2020 by valplowman
McKenna 11.5 years old

Daily life and schedule for an 11.5 year old tween girl. Learn about common concerns that come up with the preteen age group. This covers 11 years 3 months old …

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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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