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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.

Roadmap for Discipline

October 7, 2022July 16, 2014 by valplowman

Babywise helped give me a roadmap for discipline. Instead of just wandering around the house saying “do this, don’t do that, stop, no, please stop, noooo!” I felt confident in …

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Roomtime Success

October 7, 2022July 15, 2014 by valplowman

I have a 27 month old girl and a boy due in about a week. For the first 13 months of DD’s life we lived in a tiny one-bedroom apartment. …

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A New Baby in 3 Days

October 7, 2022July 15, 2014 by valplowman

When I was expecting my first child, I was very confident, as I had so much experience with babies. Then I had my own…wow, things are sure different when you …

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Attended CIO for self-soothing

October 7, 2022July 15, 2014 by valplowman

Before my son was born, I decided that I was going to do an attended “cry it out” (CIO) to help him self-soothe in the beginning of his nap. I …

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Babywise Benefits for Preschoolers (and Homeschoolers)

October 7, 2022July 15, 2014 by valplowman

My family has officially moved out of the baby stage since my daughters are now five and three years old. Having done Babywise with my oldest daughter since she was …

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The benefits of routine and good sleep

October 7, 2022July 14, 2014 by valplowman

I’m a first time mum with a 14 month old. I read babywise before my son arrived and am so grateful I did. Feeling like I had a plan in …

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Sacred Night Time Sleep

October 7, 2022July 14, 2014 by valplowman

Before my son was born, a lady let me borrow “On Becoming Babywise” and I read it cover to cover. She had four children and was a big advocate of …

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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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