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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.

Tips for Managing the Paper Influx from School

August 19, 2024August 19, 2014 by valplowman
Big pile of papers to organize

How to organize all of the papers your kids bring home from school so it isn’t a big overwhelming mess! Organizing tips for moms. One of the hardest things about …

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Categories Organizing Tags Back to School 4 Comments

Help Kids Balance School and Chores {Guest Post}

August 23, 2024August 14, 2014 by valplowman
kids doing chores with mom

It can be hard to fit in chores AND school at the same time. Get tips for helping your child be able to do chores even while in school. By …

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Categories Chores Tags BFBN, Guest Post Leave a comment

Best Things: 18-24 Months Old

August 19, 2024August 13, 2014 by valplowman
McKenna at 18 months old in the leaves

The ten very best things about 18-24 month olds. There are always things to love about every age and stage. Here is what to love about this age group. Here …

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Categories Toddler Tags best things stages 7 Comments

Brinley Toddler Summary {23.5 Months Old}

August 19, 2024August 12, 2014 by valplowman
Brinley sittin on a train at an amusement park

23.5 month old toddler schedule and routine. Toddler schedule for 23-23.5 months old – get a toddler routine and learn about daily life. Learn about hand, foot, and mouth disease, …

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Categories Toddler Tags doTerra, toddler summary 6 Comments

Satirical Parenting Advice: Kids getting out of bed

May 14, 2019August 11, 2014 by valplowman

  This past weekend, we had my dad’s family reunion. We camped in the mountains of Wyoming where it rained like crazy. This was especially exciting since we did the …

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Categories Sleep 2 Comments

Book Review: Brain Rules

August 19, 2024August 8, 2014 by valplowman
Brain Rules book cover

Book review of the book Brain Rules by John Medina. Find out what this book is about and how it can help you out as a parent. I recently finished …

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Are Innocent Naked Pictures of Children Online Okay?

May 4, 2019August 7, 2014 by valplowman

Photos that have been removed from social media sites as being inappropriate–image source   Last month, I saw a piece on the Today show talking about #stopcensoringmotherhood. You can watch …

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Categories Technology 4 Comments
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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.

Babywise Mom Nap Guide

Schedules and Sleep

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    How To Keep Sleep Consistent When Days are Longer

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