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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.

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 …

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Categories Parenting Tags BFBN, Guest Post Leave a comment

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 …

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Categories Potty Training Tags poll results 1 Comment

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 …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary, weaning 6 Comments

Parenting–sometimes you need to laugh at yourself

August 14, 2023September 9, 2013 by valplowman
Parenting meme

Laughter is the best medicine. Sometimes you are faced with situations in life where the best reaction is either to laugh or cry…and while a good cry is sometimes necessary, …

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Categories Parenting Tags quotable Mondays 4 Comments

Sophie La Girafe Book Gift Set {Giveaway!}

May 21, 2019September 6, 2013 by valplowman

We received free copies of these books to review for this post. All opinions are my own. Today I have a really fun giveaway for you! It is a Sophie …

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Categories Product Reviews Tags children's books, giveaway 3 Comments

Hanger Tags {Organizing Life} Free Printable!

August 9, 2023September 5, 2013 by valplowman
hanger tags

Printable hanger tags to use to organize your kids’ clothes for the week. This will help them get ready independently and get ready quickly each morning. Hanger Tags! About two …

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Categories Organizing Tags printables 4 Comments

Getting Kids to Clean Their Own Messes

August 9, 2023September 4, 2013 by valplowman
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Get the tips for teaching your kids to clean up after themselves. They can clean up their own messes. Here is how you do that. There is no magic formula …

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Categories Chores Tags responsibility 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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