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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.

My Favorite Things 2013

November 21, 2013 by valplowman

These are a few of my favorite finds I have found this year. I am always sharing about kid stuff and sometimes we need our own ideas! These are products …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags my favorites 4 Comments

How To Build Faithful Testimony in Children

October 13, 2023November 20, 2013 by valplowman

4 steps to help your child build a testimony of Jesus Christ. Follow these steps to help your child love the Lord. One of the scariest realizations you come to …

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Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 15 Months Old

October 13, 2023November 19, 2013 by valplowman

15 month old pretoddler schedule and routine. 15 month old schedule. Pretoddler schedule for baby’s 64-65th weeks. 64-week-old and 65-week-old pretoddler routine and daily life. Learn about dropping to one …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags doTerra, pre-toddler summary 18 Comments

Quotable Mondays: How To Have Gratitude

October 13, 2023November 18, 2013 by valplowman
I am grateful engraved on a white heart ornament

Gratitude quotes to help you focus on being grateful. Grateful people are happy people, so developing gratitude brings happiness! Today I wanted to post about gratitude. Since it is Thanksgiving …

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Feed Me Friday: 5 Pumpkin Recipes

October 9, 2023November 8, 2013 by valplowman
pumpkin puree

5 delicious pumpkin recipes to try this fall! pumpkin cookies, pumpkin shakes, pumpkin latte, pumpkin ice cream sandwiches, and pumpkin alfredo. I super-love pumpkin recipes. Super. I know it isn’t …

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Dressing Baby for Best Sleeping

October 9, 2023November 7, 2013 by valplowman
Baby swaddled and sleeping

How to best dress baby for sleep so baby won’t be too hot or too cold. You need to dress your baby so baby will sleep well. Find out how …

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Categories Baby, Sleep Tags sleep routine 4 Comments

Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 14.5 Months Old

October 9, 2023November 5, 2013 by valplowman
14.5 month old Brinley

14.5 month old pretoddler schedule and routine. 14.5 month old schedule. Baby schedule for baby’s 62-63rd weeks. 62-week-old and 63-week-old baby routine and daily life. Learn about shifting wake time …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags dentist tips, pre-toddler summary, teething 2 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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