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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.

6 Ways Babywise Set My Kids Up For School Success

October 7, 2022July 21, 2017 by valplowman

Right now I have all three of my children in school. My oldest is going into 3rd grade, my middle is entering kindergarten and my youngest will be continuing with …

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How Schedules Impact Sleep for the Entire Family

October 7, 2022July 20, 2017 by valplowman

by Elisabeth   During the months leading up to the birth of our first baby, my husband and I received a variety of advice from friends, coworkers, and even people …

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Moving Cross Country: A Babywise Success Story

December 12, 2022July 20, 2017 by valplowman

I’ve admitted it before, I was a Babywise quitter. I read about the main ideas when my son was a newborn and started to implement them. Then I read more …

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Babywise, Act 2, Scene 1: What is this?!

October 7, 2022July 20, 2017 by valplowman

by Ashley Bellis Two sons ages 4 years (J1) and 1 year (J2)   This time last year I was writing a Babywise success story. I was proud of my accomplishments …

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Babywise and Twins: Consistency Wins

October 7, 2022July 19, 2017 by valplowman

Last year I submitted a Babywise Success Story talking about how I discovered Babywise and the impact it’s had on my parenting. At the time I wrote it, my twins were …

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Babywise Enables Me to Stay Home

October 7, 2022July 19, 2017 by valplowman

I have been an avid reader of Chronicles of a Babywise Mom for about 10 months now. I read Babywise when I was pregnant with my beautiful baby girl, Eliana, …

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His Smile Is My Best Reward

October 7, 2022July 19, 2017 by valplowman

This is my success story. You may ask, are you sure? My baby is not even 4 months old, he still has never slept through the night. But for me …

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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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