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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.

Growing Carrots {Watch My Garden Grow Series}

May 20, 2024May 1, 2014 by valplowman
Carrots growing in the garden

Get all of the tips you need to be able to grow carrots in your own garden at home. Know when to plant and when to harvest. Get delicious fresh …

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Categories Gardening Tags Watch My Garden Grow 2 Comments

Realities of Being a Stay at Home Mom

April 22, 2024April 30, 2014 by valplowman

Being a SAHM, or Stay at Home Mom, can be really difficult! Here are some realities so you know you are not alone in your struggles. Being a stay at …

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Categories Motherhood Tags SAHM 7 Comments

Kaitlyn Child Summary: 7 Years Old

April 22, 2024April 29, 2014 by valplowman
7 year old Kaitlyn at the park

7 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 sleep for this age …

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Categories Child Tags child summary 2 Comments

Tips for Cleaning the Baby’s Room

April 19, 2024April 24, 2014 by valplowman

Babies sleep a LOT. It can be hard to clean your baby’s room when you do not have a lot of time to get into baby’s room. Your baby is …

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Categories Cleaning Tags parenting hacks, quick cleaning 1 Comment

Brinley Toddler Summary {20.5 months old}

April 19, 2024April 22, 2014 by valplowman
Brinley with her siblings and dad on a university campus

20.5 month old toddler schedule and routine. Toddler schedule for 20-20.5 months old – get a toddler routine and learn about daily life. Learn about playtime, cleaning, and helpful parenting …

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Categories Toddler Tags toddler summary 2 Comments

Allow Your Grief to Be Felt

April 19, 2024April 21, 2014 by valplowman
Braxston ultrasound

As we face the difficulties of life, I think we tend to think we need to face them without emotion. We have led ourselves and each other to believe that …

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Categories Infant Loss Tags faith, grief, miscarriage, stillbirth 6 Comments

I will no longer apologize for having a clean house!

April 19, 2024April 18, 2014 by valplowman
Woman happily cleaning her kitchen floor

How Clean Should You Keep Your House? As clean as you want to. You should not be made to feel guilty for having a clean house. How clean do you …

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Categories Cleaning, Motherhood Tags time management 3 Comments
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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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