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Month: August 2022

Hospital Packing List for Mom, Dad, and Baby

August 31, 2022 by valplowman

The must-have items to pack for your delivery. Everything to pack for mom, dad, and the baby! Hospital Packing List for mom, baby, and dad. Know what to pack to …

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Categories Pregnancy Tags postpartum 17 Comments

Technology Rules for Teens

October 1, 2025August 29, 2022 by valplowman
Teen on an iPhone in the car

Rules you should set for your teens for technology use. Set up tech rules and boundaries to keep your teen safe. Parenting in the teen years presents many challenges. Teenagers …

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Categories Technology, Teens Tags television 2 Comments

Baby Growth Spurts: Everything You Need To Know

September 13, 2024August 24, 2022 by valplowman
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Know the signs of a growth spurt, how to handle the growth spurt, what ages are growth spurts, how long a growth spurt lasts, and feeding baby in growth. It …

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Categories Baby, Eat Tags Baby Whisperer, Growth spurt, newborns 23 Comments

Brinley Preteen Summary: 10 Years Old

May 24, 2023August 22, 2022 by valplowman
10 year old Brinley

Daily life and schedule for a 10-year-old tween who was raised on Babywise. See her daily life, activities she is involved in, and her daily routine. This is a summary …

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Categories Preteen Tags Preteen Summary, tween Leave a comment

Extroverts and Introverts: How it Affects Giftedness

August 17, 2022 by valplowman
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How extroversion and introversion affect gifted students. Find out how your child will feel and behave at school and how you can help. As a parent, we understand things our …

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Categories Gifted Tags public school Leave a comment

Everything You Need To Know About Wonder Week 19

September 12, 2024August 15, 2022 by valplowman
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Everything You Need To Know About Wonder Week 19. What is wonder weeks leap 4. How to help baby through wonder week 19. What baby learns during wonder weeks. It …

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Categories Baby, Sleep Problems Tags sleep regression, Top, wonder weeks 2 Comments

Managing Emotions When Your Kids Drive You Crazy

August 10, 2022 by valplowman
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5 actionable tips for parents to be able to manage their emotions when kids are hard. Advice from a family therapist and triplet mom! by Jessica Hayes Every mom 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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