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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.

Watch My Garden Grow: June 2014 Journal

June 24, 2024June 4, 2014 by valplowman

Watch My Garden Grow: June 2014 Journal {Peas, Spinach, Lettuce, Carrots, Corn, Peppers, Zucchini, Tomatoes, and Onions} May 31, 2014 Here is the update on the garden. You can see …

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Brayden Preteen Summary: 9 Years Old

June 24, 2024June 3, 2014 by valplowman
9 year old boy opening gifts outside on the grass

9 year old boy life and daily schedule. Learn about this child’s daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with nine year olds. Learn about tween eating …

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Categories Preteen Tags Preteen Summary 6 Comments

Surviving Teething: Soothing the Pain

June 28, 2024June 2, 2014 by valplowman
Surviving teething hero image

Get tips from moms on how to help your baby or toddler survive teething pain. Help relieve the pain so kiddo can be happy and sleep well. Some babies and …

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Categories Baby, Pretoddler Tags Surviving, teething 7 Comments

How to Make a Green Salad Kid-Friendly

June 13, 2024May 30, 2014 by valplowman
Green salad

Green salads are a great way to get a variety of vegetables into your family’s diet. Here are ideas for making it delicious! I love a green salad for a …

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Categories Recipes Tags Feed Me Friday 4 Comments

Growing Tomatoes {Watch My Garden Grow}

May 27, 2024May 28, 2014 by valplowman
Tomatoes growing in a garden

Get all of the tips you need to be able to grow tomatoes in your own garden at home. Know when to plant and when to harvest. Learn about different …

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Princess Birthday Party: start to finish

May 27, 2024May 27, 2014 by valplowman

While there are a lot of photo ideas out there for a princess birthday party, there are very few posts full of all the info from a party from start …

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Categories Birthdays Tags party ideas 2 Comments

How to Have Structure for Your Kids in Summer

May 13, 2024May 22, 2014 by valplowman
How to Have Structure in the Summer Months

How to Have Structure in the Summer Months. Get four simple tips for how to have structure for your kids this summer, but still manage to have fun. Bees that …

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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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