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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.

5 Things to Know With a Newborn

August 31, 2020August 7, 2017 by valplowman
5 Things to Know With a Newborn

Congratulations on your new little baby! Whether you are expecting or recently welcomed your new baby to your home, you probably have some questions about what to expect with a …

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Categories Baby Tags newborns, word to the weary 1 Comment

The Best Things About Four Year Olds

January 27, 2022August 3, 2017 by valplowman
The ten best things about four year olds

Some four year olds can be a bit emotional. Just a bit. When you are in the middle of an emotional breakdown, open this baby up and remind yourselves of …

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Why We Chose To Send Our Daughter to Kindergarten On Time

July 8, 2024August 1, 2017 by valplowman
Girl going to Kindergarten with a backpack on

Are you wondering if you should send your child to kindergarten as the youngest in the grade or not? Find out the resons why we did! Everyone has an opinion, …

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How to Raise Independent and Responsible Children

June 22, 2021July 31, 2017 by valplowman
How to Raise Independent and Responsible Children

I have such a passion for helping children to be independent and personally responsible. I know that personally for me a huge part of my success as a person in …

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How to Teach Table Manners to Your Child

October 15, 2024July 27, 2017 by valplowman
How to Teach Table Manners to Your Child and table manner ideas

When I was in the dating pool, all it took was a meal for me to be able to quickly know if I could pursue the relationship any further or …

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Reader Week 2017

April 24, 2019July 24, 2017 by valplowman

For the last seven years, I have been taking one week out of the normal blog schedule routine and hosting a week focusing on the readers of this blog. I …

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Babywise is Work but It Works

October 7, 2022July 21, 2017 by valplowman

by Lisa   I first found this blog as the mom of a 3 week old little girl. A mom in my church had given me “on becoming babywise” but …

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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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