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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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When to Move baby to a 4 Hour Schedule. Once your baby is happily eating every three hours and you seem to always need to wake her up to eat,… View Post
Tips to have a schedule but not be a slave to your baby’s schedule. How to let your schedule serve you and examples of how this looks in real life.… View Post
Know what age to have baby sleeping in own room, signs baby is ready, and tips to make the transition to baby in own room go smoothly. When you first… View Post
When do babies drop to one nap? This post walks you through all of the signs your little one is ready to transition to one nap each day. Everything… View Post
When you “feed the rainbow” then you are feeding your kids a healthy diet of a variety of foods. Get a list of which fruits and veggies are in each… View Post
This powerful parenting skill can help you prepare your child for great behavior in public. Set your child and yourself up for success when you go anywhere from the park… View Post
Are you wondering why your baby isn’t sleeping well? Check this list of 6 common reasons for poor baby sleep for help troubleshooting. Whether your baby has never really slept… View Post
12.5 year old tween girl information and helps. See all about her daily life as a preteen girl and get the tween schedule. This is a summary for Kaitlyn from… View Post
Get the answers you need when when your 12-18 month old is taking a short morning nap. Should you drop the nap? Should you shorten the nap? Read on. When… View Post
A strong-willed child can be difficult to parent, but there are many things to love about having a strong-willed child. Read for my top 6. A strong-willed child is not… View Post
6 steps to follow to get your little one waking up later each day. You can do these steps to get your baby or child to sleep later and start… View Post
Having trouble getting baby to sleep in her crib? Use these tips to get your baby to peacefully sleep in the crib instead of your arms, the swing, or another… View Post
Bedtime is vital even for preschoolers. If your little one is disobedient, grumpy, or struggling, you may have a bedtime issue going on. When you get to the point of… View Post
Use these ten tips to successfully use logical consequences with your children. Logical consequences help kids learn that actions have consequences. I have always found logical consequences to be very… View Post
The 45 minute intruder is when your baby starts waking up about 45 minutes into his/her nap. Baby is waking earl from naps and you aren’t sure why. When… View Post
The best Halloween movies for families to watch together during the month of October as they celebrate Halloween. Over 23 ideas for movies to watch this Fall. There are not… View Post
Tips for shifting your schedule. This post outlines how to change your child’s schedule for the time change or for traveling to different time zones. You can also use these… View Post
Find over 52 different sample 4 hour schedules used by real babies. Get ideas for how to structure your baby’s day and have a great routine. Congratulations on moving to… View Post
Get these printable morning routine cards with pictures to help give your children a visual schedule for their morning tasks. It seems like no matter what you do to prepare,… View Post
You can have the Halloween costume you want on the cheap! Simple ways to recreate your favorite characters to dress up for Halloween. We LOVE dressing up for Halloween. We… View Post
