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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.
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A strong-willed child can be difficult to parent, but there are many things to love about having a strong-willed child. Read for my top 6. A strong-willed child is not… View Post
6 steps to follow to get your little one waking up later each day. You can do these steps to get your baby or child to sleep later and start… View Post
Having trouble getting baby to sleep in her crib? Use these tips to get your baby to peacefully sleep in the crib instead of your arms, the swing, or another… View Post
Bedtime is vital even for preschoolers. If your little one is disobedient, grumpy, or struggling, you may have a bedtime issue going on. When you get to the point of… View Post
Use these ten tips to successfully use logical consequences with your children. Logical consequences help kids learn that actions have consequences. I have always found logical consequences to be very… View Post
The 45 minute intruder is when your baby starts waking up about 45 minutes into his/her nap. Baby is waking earl from naps and you aren’t sure why. When… View Post
The best Halloween movies for families to watch together during the month of October as they celebrate Halloween. Over 23 ideas for movies to watch this Fall. There are not… View Post
Tips for shifting your schedule. This post outlines how to change your child’s schedule for the time change or for traveling to different time zones. You can also use these… View Post
Find over 52 different sample 4 hour schedules used by real babies. Get ideas for how to structure your baby’s day and have a great routine. Congratulations on moving to… View Post
Get these printable morning routine cards with pictures to help give your children a visual schedule for their morning tasks. It seems like no matter what you do to prepare,… View Post
You can have the Halloween costume you want on the cheap! Simple ways to recreate your favorite characters to dress up for Halloween. We LOVE dressing up for Halloween. We… View Post
10.5 year old girl information. Sample schedule of her day and what is going on in daily life for this tween who was a Babywise baby. This is a summary… View Post
How to get your baby on a predictable and consistent schedule. Baby’s days can be predictable and do not have to be random from day to day. Many Babywise moms… View Post
The steps you need to take to get started with the Babywise method and get baby on a great schedule. You can start late and still have great success! Hi… View Post
Find out how to stop backtalk from your kids and how to best prevent it from coming back in the future. It is a fast and simple fix! Read for… View Post
The more baby sleeps, the better baby will sleep. Sleep begets sleep. Do not think you can keep baby up for hours and then get a nice long nap or… View Post
Learn how to start a baby routine. If you want to have a baby schedule, you MUST include this element in your time establishing a baby routine. Starting a routine… View Post
Sample schedules for an 11 month old using the Babywise method. This is the 12th month of life. Baby schedules for 48-52 weeks old. This post tells you all about… View Post
Kennedy Space Center Travel Tips. Tips for visiting Kennedy Space Center in Florida with kids. What to do, how long to stay, and what to expect. When we took our… View Post
Your baby CAN wake up happily. In fact, waking up happy is a good sign baby is getting her sleep needs met. Read this for tips on how to achieve… View Post
