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Month: December 2024

Why Your Baby Hates Riding in the Car and How to Make it Easier

December 23, 2024 by valplowman
baby in a car seat

What to do when your baby hates riding in the car. Some babies absolutely hate being in the car and in a car seat. Find out reasons for this and …

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Categories Baby, Traveling Tags carseat Leave a comment

Optimal Waketime Length: Finding Baby Wake Windows

March 3, 2025December 18, 2024 by valplowman
Baby yawning

Best baby wake times to get baby taking great naps. This post walks you through how long baby should be awake at each age (also known as wake windows) and …

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Categories Sleep, Wake Time Length Tags optimal waketime, Top, waketime length 102 Comments

How Long Should Your Baby’s Nap Be?

March 18, 2025December 16, 2024 by valplowman
Baby sleeping

Find out how long your baby’s nap should ideally be from 0-13 months old. Get tips for how to help baby sleep longer and see what typical parents found their …

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Ultimate Guide to Stopping Baby Poop at Night

November 3, 2025December 11, 2024 by valplowman
Baby sleeping in a striped sleeper

How to solve the baby poop at night problem. Learn when babies stop pooping at night and how you can help speed that along. Find out how often a baby …

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Categories Baby, Night Sleep, Sleep Tags baby sleep, diapers, pooping, Top 6 Comments

Brinley Preteen Summary: 12.25 Years Old

March 5, 2025December 9, 2024 by valplowman
Brinley sitting on a rock in the mountains

Daily life and schedule for a 12.25-year-old tween who was raised on Babywise. See her daily life, the activities she is involved in, and her daily routine. This is a …

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What To Do When Baby Takes a Long Time to Fall Asleep

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by valplowman
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When baby will not fall asleep for naps or for bedtime, follow these steps to get baby to fall asleep. Help when baby won’t sleep. You want to fix the current …

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Categories Baby, Sleep, Sleep Problems Tags baby sleep, Top 18 Comments

Discipline Methods for Parents

January 8, 2025December 2, 2024 by valplowman
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There are many different ways to correct a child. You do not have to correct the same way every time. Here are many different helpful discipline methods for parents to …

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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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