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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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Experience gifts are great for those who don’t need more items. Get over 65 ideas for experience gifts for your whole family, from toddler to grandma! As you work on… View Post
Know the signs of a growth spurt, how to handle the growth spurt, what ages are growth spurts, how long a growth spurt lasts, and feeding baby in growth. It… View Post
Sample schedules for 12-15 month old pretoddlers using the Babywise method. Know what milestones to expect and how to shift the schedule for your young toddler. Can you believe how… View Post
Find out what life is like for this 7 year 3 month old girl who was raised on Babywise. See her daily life, activities she is involved in, and her… View Post
When you start potty training, you might wonder how to still have your toddler take naps and play independently. This post outlines how. As many parents begin the potty training… View Post
Figure out how to tone down the hustle and bustle and be able to really focus on Christ this Christmas. Focus on Christ this Christmas. Once I become a… View Post
When to Move baby to a 4 Hour Schedule. Once your baby is happily eating every three hours and you seem to always need to wake her up to eat,… View Post
Tips to have a schedule but not be a slave to your baby’s schedule. How to let your schedule serve you and examples of how this looks in real life.… View Post
Know what age to have baby sleeping in own room, signs baby is ready, and tips to make the transition to baby in own room go smoothly. When you first… View Post
When do babies drop to one nap? This post walks you through all of the signs your little one is ready to transition to one nap each day. Everything… View Post
When you “feed the rainbow” then you are feeding your kids a healthy diet of a variety of foods. Get a list of which fruits and veggies are in each… View Post
This powerful parenting skill can help you prepare your child for great behavior in public. Set your child and yourself up for success when you go anywhere from the park… View Post
Are you wondering why your baby isn’t sleeping well? Check this list of 6 common reasons for poor baby sleep for help troubleshooting. Whether your baby has never really slept… View Post
12.5 year old tween girl information and helps. See all about her daily life as a preteen girl and get the tween schedule. This is a summary for Kaitlyn from… View Post
Get the answers you need when when your 12-18 month old is taking a short morning nap. Should you drop the nap? Should you shorten the nap? Read on. When… View Post
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
