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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.

Goodness Bee Eczema Balm {Giveaway}

April 24, 2019November 11, 2017 by valplowman

For several years, Goodness Bee has done a giveaway on this blog for their amazing eczema balm. It is time again to do a giveaway for this cream!     …

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Categories Product Reviews Tags eczema, giveaway 10 Comments

What To Do When Your Child is Scared of the Dark

March 25, 2026November 6, 2017 by valplowman
What To Do When Your Child is Scared of the Dark | Fears | #scaredofdark

We all have fears. Even we adults, who are rational and experienced people, have fears. Sometimes we adults have fear of the dark. When my husband is out of town, …

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Why 58 Moms Put Effort Into Babywise

August 24, 2020November 2, 2017 by valplowman
Why Moms Put Effort Into Babywise | Babywise | Babywise benefits | #babywise

Why do people love Babywise? The best things about the Babywise method. Reasons to do Babywise with your baby.   I love the community that we have on Facebook. I …

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Christmas Gift Guide Ages Birth-12 Years Old

September 29, 2020October 27, 2017 by valplowman
Christmas Gift Guide Ages Birth-12 Years Old. Perfect Christmas gift ideas for your children from your baby on through your preteen.

Christmas Gift Guide Ages Birth-12 Years Old. Perfect Christmas gift ideas for your children from your baby on through your preteen. I am very thoughtful and intentional about what gifts …

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Great Toys to Encourage Independent Playtime

April 15, 2022October 24, 2017 by valplowman
Great Toys for Independent Playtime to help your child play happily | independent play | toy list | #toylist

Independent playtime has such value to your child. Your child will learn to focus, build a longer attention span, gain creativity, become adept at self-play, and be more orderly. It …

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Categories Play Time, Toys Tags Best Toys, independent playtime 2 Comments

Fall Break 2017–With Posts to Read

June 3, 2020October 18, 2017 by valplowman

Fall is my favorite, and so I am sorry for those of you who do not get to have a nice fall cool down. My kids are off of school …

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Best Potty Training Tips from Real Moms

March 17, 2025October 17, 2017 by valplowman
Best Potty Training Tips from Real Moms | Potty training | #pottytraining

Crowd sourcing is an effective way to get a bunch of good ideas quickly. I recently took to Facebook to ask for the best potty training tips and what you …

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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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