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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.

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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BabyWise is for Wise Mums

October 7, 2022July 17, 2014 by valplowman

I was lucky enough to witness to gift of BabyWise through two close friends who had little one’s well before my little guy came along.    One friend in particular …

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Maintaining a Consistent Schedule and Discipline with Caregivers

October 7, 2022July 17, 2014 by valplowman

I am mom of two fantastic kiddos, age 4.5 and 6.5 (and don’t just say “6 years old” to my son”–it is “6 and A HALF” now). They continue to …

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More than Sleep Benefits

October 7, 2022July 17, 2014 by valplowman

image source I have two children. One 4 1/2 year old boy and one 22 month old girl. I feel so extremely blessed to know about Babywise and have used …

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Crunchy and Scheduled: Defying Stereotypes

October 7, 2022July 17, 2014 by valplowman

  There is so much to be said in support of Baby Wise, so I thought I would zero-in on my experience as someone who has been labeled “crunchy” or …

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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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