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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.

Trouble: Kids Don’t Have to Look For It

August 28, 2023September 25, 2013 by valplowman

Kids in a circle looking down at the camera

In our modern day, trouble will find your child. Your child does not have to go looking for it–it will come to them. They need to be prepared and know …

Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 13 Months Old

August 28, 2023September 24, 2013 by valplowman

13 month old Brinley petting a cat

13 month old pretoddler schedule and routine. 13 month old schedule. Baby schedule for baby’s 56-57th weeks. 56-week-old and 57-week-old baby routine and daily life. Learn about a 13 month …

Solid Food and Babies: Best Practices

August 21, 2023September 19, 2013 by valplowman

Baby eating solid foods

Find out the best ages to introduce solid foods and how to do so to avoid allergies. Get info on how to introduce solids. teaching manners, avoiding picky eaters, and …

Tips for Teaching Kiddos Restaurant Manners

August 18, 2023September 16, 2013 by valplowman

Child eating out

Do you want to eat out with your kids but you are worried about how they will behave? Or maybe you have eaten out with them and it was a …

Parenting Far From Home {Guest Post}

August 14, 2023September 12, 2013 by valplowman

flags on flagpoles

5 hard things about parenting when you live far away from family. How to manage the difficulties on your own. Our family has spent the past few months this summer …

Poll Results: Potty Training

May 21, 2019September 11, 2013 by valplowman

Here are the results on potty training! To see the original post and the responses, see this post. There were 25 responses. Here are the answers–you will …

Brinley Pre-Toddler Summary: 12.5 Months Old

August 14, 2023September 10, 2013 by valplowman

Brinley eating ice cream for the first time

12.5 month old pretoddler schedule and routine. 12.5 month old schedule. Baby schedule for baby’s 54-55th weeks. Baby schedule and routine for the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth week of life. 53-week-old …