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valplowman

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.

How To Help Your Child Have a Great School Year

July 8, 2024September 20, 2017 by valplowman
Kids skipping into school

How To Help Your Child Have a Great  School Year. Eight ways to help your child succeed this school year. “The novelty has worn off, mom.” My seventh grader confessed to …

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Categories Schooling Tags Back to School, homeschooling, public school Leave a comment

Travel Tips for New York City with Children

June 26, 2024September 19, 2017 by valplowman
The Best Tips for Traveling with Four Kids. Travel tips for families with toddlers, preschoolers, and children.

The most surprising discovery for me in New York City was how kind the people were. We had heard tales and read stories about how downright rude New Yorkers were, …

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Nurture Shock Book {Blog Index}

April 24, 2019September 17, 2017 by valplowman

Book Recommendation: Nurture Shock Building Positive Self- Esteem The Importance of Free Play Time {and ideas for fitting it in} Praise Effort, Not Results Why Kids Lie (and what to do …

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PreTeen Blog Index

October 1, 2024September 17, 2017 by valplowman

 

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5 Best Things About Doing Babywise with Twins & the 3 Hardest!

January 16, 2023September 14, 2017 by valplowman
baby twins

Using Babywise with your twins can definitely make twin life a little easier. But it isn’t all easy–it can also be really hard! Read the good and bad. by Caitlin …

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Brinley Summary: 5 Years and 1 Month Old

August 31, 2020September 12, 2017 by valplowman
Brinley Summary: 5 Years and 1 Month Old

This is the big one people! Kindergarten has begun! This is a summary of her first month as a five month old.     SLEEP Sleep is great overall. One …

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The Big List of Sleep Training Resources

April 17, 2023September 11, 2017 by valplowman
Baby sleeping on gray blanket with a blue blanket on top

Sleep train your baby with confidence! Consult this awesome list of sleep training resources to get wisdom on sleep training and how-to’s. Sleep training is not easy. It isn’t fun, …

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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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