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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.

27 Books Worth Owning From Board to Chapter Books

January 23, 2025August 17, 2017 by valplowman
Baby reading a book

Find books that are worth your money and book space. Get board books for baby, picture books for littles, and chapter books for older kids.  I love to read. I …

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Moana Birthday Party Ideas

April 28, 2025August 16, 2017 by valplowman
Moana Birthday Party Ideas

Brinley recently had her first birthday party with friends. She wanted to play in the backyard with water. She also loves Moana, so a Moana birthday party was the perfect …

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McKenna Summary: 8.25 Years Old

November 18, 2020August 15, 2017 by valplowman
McKenna Summary: 8.25 Years Old

This is a summary for McKenna from 8-8.25 years old. EATING Eating is the same as always. McKenna eats well.  SLEEPING Sleep is good. She still needs a lot of …

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Categories Child Tags Preteen Summary 4 Comments

How To Help Your Child Work Through Emotions

October 19, 2022August 14, 2017 by valplowman
How To Help Your Child Work Through Emotions

I have never been an emotional person. I live by logic. When my daughters started getting old enough to have irrational, emotional meltdowns, I would stare, utterly frozen. If my …

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8 Ways to Stay Productive as a Work-at-Home-Mom

July 12, 2019August 10, 2017 by valplowman

1. Work On the Go Always be ready to do some work when you’re out and about. Take your laptop and charger, notebook and pencil, whatever you need to get …

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It is Okay That We Are All Different

August 31, 2020August 9, 2017 by valplowman
It is Okay That We Are Not All the Same

As humans, we want to fit in. We want to be like others around us and others we look up to. So much of the marketing we see out there …

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Brinley Summary: 5 Years Old!

August 31, 2020August 8, 2017 by valplowman
Brinley Summary: 5 Years Old!

This is a summary for Brinley now that she is five years old. This covers the last two months of her being 4, from 4 years, 10 months old to …

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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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