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Valerie, also known as The Babywise Mom, is the mother to four children. She has been blogging on Babywise and general parenting since 2007. She has a degree in technical writing and loves using those skills to help parents be the best parents they can be! Read her book, The Babywise Mom Nap Guide, to get help on sleep from birth through the preschool years. You can also find her writing at Babywise.life, Today Parenting, and Her View From Home. Read more about Valerie and her family on the About page. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for more tips and helps.
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Blanket time is a helpful tool to help you teach your child to respect boundaries. It can be a nice quiet time that is structured each day. As you read… View Post
This is a summary for McKenna. She is now ten years old! This summary covers from 9 years 9 months old through 10 years old. The life of a 10… View Post
How to sleep train a baby without crying. This is a gentle baby sleep training method to get baby sleeping independently. No-cry sleep training method. Can I let you… View Post
How to make laundry day easier. These tips are fantastic for families. Find products to make the day easier and how to get kids involved. If you have been reading… View Post
How to solve the baby poop at night problem. Learn when do babies stop pooping at night and how you can help speed that along. It can be frustrating when… View Post
Why you want to train your child to obey you rather than just memorize rules of what is okay to do and what is not okay to do. “The goal… View Post
The five principles for instruction. Five rules to follow when you give your child an instruction. Always keep these things in mind. On Becoming Babywise II lists five principles to… View Post
Understand your cleaning personality and preference. Learn about macro versus micro cleaning to understand yourself and your family members. Have you ever looked at someone’s idea of “clean” and scratched… View Post
How to respond when your child tells you he doesn’t want to do what you have instructed him to do. Respond without anger or yelling. I find it really helpful… View Post
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. It can be very stressful… View Post
We are enjoying spring break this week! While I am on break, here are some great oldies for you to read through. And here are more great posts from… View Post
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… View Post
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… View Post
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. … View Post
9 tips to get your child to come to you when you call. Your little one can learn to obey and listen and come. Read this post to find out… View Post
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… View Post
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… View Post
Early Morning Wakings: What to do when baby wakes early. Reasons baby might be waking early in the morning and how to solve it and get baby sleeping through the… View Post
Discipline 101: The basics of correcting children. Simple things parents can do to help their children learn to obey and behave. I watched as the toddler was picked up and… View Post
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… View Post
