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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.

3 Easy Steps To Get Your Baby Sleeping Through The Night

October 7, 2022July 17, 2015 by valplowman

by Erica Hicks Who am I kidding, there’s no short cuts in parenting! You have to do the work, put in the time, but that is why we do it …

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COINCIDENCE OR BABYWISE?

October 7, 2022July 16, 2015 by valplowman

by Katrina Villegas, mother to 1 (6 months old) named Caroline mamasorganizedchaos.BlogSpot.com www.fb.com/mamsorganizedchaos Before Caroline came into this world, I was taking every last second to read, read, read. I was reading …

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It’s gonna happen again

October 7, 2022July 16, 2015 by valplowman

by Allison   My husband and I had our first daughter in July 2011. So many people recommended babywise (namely my sister who applied it to 3 of her kids) …

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No Trouble with Bonding or Trust

October 7, 2022July 16, 2015 by valplowman

image source by Christine from California   I’ve done Babywise with both of my kids from day one. After I read the book it really clicked with me and I  …

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Babywise is a Philosophy

October 7, 2022July 15, 2015 by valplowman

by Jess Morgan First time mom of 1 eight month old boy   I think I have typed and re-typed this story a hundred different times. I can’t seem to say …

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There’s Always Tomorrow

October 7, 2022July 15, 2015 by valplowman

by Carrie, mom to  Laura Kate (7 years), Shepherd (4 years), Fischer ( 2, almost 3 years) and Archer (6 months). www.wileyadventures.com    After four Babywise babies, with four very different …

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Babywise is so Much More than Sleep Training

October 7, 2022July 15, 2015 by valplowman

image source     My husband and I don’t fit the typical Babywise mold. We live in NYC, a mecca for Attachment Parenting. We are Jewish. But when one of …

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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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