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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.

Chapter Books for Boys

October 12, 2022December 15, 2016 by valplowman
Chapter books for boys

Boys and girls can most definitely appreciate the same books. This is especially true for a book like Harry Potter. Many of the books you see here will also be …

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Categories Book Lists, Boys, Preteen Tags literacy Leave a comment

How To Help a Baby With Gas Pain

September 21, 2020December 13, 2016 by valplowman
how to help a baby with gas pain text overlaying crying baby

“Yep, that is gas pain. You need to use some gas drops.” Brayden was only six weeks old and I had never heard of gas drops, nor bad gas pain …

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Categories Baby, Sleep Problems Tags colic, crying, gas, hiccups Leave a comment

7 Phrases To Help You Avoid Losing Your Temper as a Parent

January 16, 2025December 12, 2016 by valplowman

7 Phrases That Help You Avoid Losing Your Temper as a Parent. Have these phrases ready to use so you can respond with patience and consistency. “I do it myself!” …

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Categories Discipline Phrases 2 Comments

Toddler Behaviors I “Go To The Mat” For

September 21, 2020December 8, 2016 by valplowman
4 toddler behaviors you shouldn't ignore text overlaying toddler with head in arms

    A few weeks ago, a mama in the Mama’s Organized Chaos Discussion group on Facebook, posed a question:   “What fights aren’t you willing to have with your toddler, and …

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Starting a Newborn Schedule/Routine {Poll Results}

November 14, 2022December 7, 2016 by valplowman

You want to just enjoy those early days or weeks with your baby, but you don’t want to enjoy them so long that your baby has a hard time adapting …

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Common Reasons for Poor Sleep

June 22, 2021December 6, 2016 by valplowman
common reasons for poor sleep

Sleep can be all consuming when you are a parent of young children. When your baby or child starts sleeping poorly, you want it fixed immediately! The list of possible …

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Brinley Summary: 4 Years 4 Months Old

September 21, 2020December 5, 2016 by valplowman
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This is a summary for Brinley in her fourth month as a four year old. SLEEP Brinley rarely ever sleeps at nap time these days. It amazes me how quickly …

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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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