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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.

Kaitlyn Child Summary: 7.25 Years Old

August 12, 2024July 30, 2014 by valplowman
7 year old Kaitlyn riding a scooter

7.25 year old life and daily routine. Learn about her daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with seven year olds. Learn about healthy eating, extra curricular …

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Brinley Toddler Summary {23 Months Old}

July 15, 2024July 29, 2014 by valplowman
Kaitlyn and Brayden pushing Brinley on a swing at a park

23 month old toddler schedule and routine. Toddler schedule for 22.5-23 months old – get a toddler routine and learn about daily life. Learn about playtime for toddlers, healing eczema, …

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McKenna Child Summary: 5.25 Years Old

July 1, 2024July 28, 2014 by valplowman
McKenna wearing a cap and gown at her preschool graduation

Daily routine for this 5.25 year old old who has been raised on Babywise. Find out what daily life was like and a schedule to follow. Find out about 5 …

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Poll Results: Adding Baby to Family and Sibling Dynamics

May 14, 2019July 23, 2014 by valplowman

  Here are the results for the poll on dynamics with a new baby and the older children.   How old was your child when the new baby came? 15-18 …

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Multitude of Success

October 7, 2022July 18, 2014 by valplowman

I decided it would be fun to have a whole round up of many success stories during this week. Below are many great things people shared on Facebook about what …

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Happy, Well-Rested Baby

October 7, 2022July 18, 2014 by valplowman

source We have one child, a 13 month old named Patrick. He is the sweetest, happiest little guy, and I think a lot of that is due to Babywise. My …

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More than Just Luck

October 7, 2022July 18, 2014 by valplowman

image source My husband and I both work full time so when I was pregnant with our son (he is now 4) we knew that we wanted to have him …

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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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