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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.

Benefits in Travel

October 7, 2022July 16, 2014 by valplowman

image source We have just traveled to Italy from Los Angeles. I have two boys. Nico age 3 and Marco 11 months. I did Babywise with both boys however boy …

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From Confused to Confident

October 7, 2022July 16, 2014 by valplowman

The other week while I had family in town there were 12 young children sleeping at my house, four of whom were age one and under. All of them went …

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Twins and Babywise

October 7, 2022July 16, 2014 by valplowman

When my husband and I brought home our twins last year it was pretty chaotic. Being new parents we were overwhelmed with the thought of taking care of two babies. …

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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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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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