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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.

Reader Favorites: Chapter Books

May 21, 2019July 26, 2013 by valplowman

Chapter books can be a bit tricky. Reading a chapter book takes a time investment, so you don’t want to read one that isn’t good.   In this post, please …

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Categories Book Lists Tags chapter books, children's books, reader favorites 1 Comment

Reader Week 2013

July 22, 2013 by valplowman

It’s here! Reader week! During this week, you readers help contribute to help make this blog an even better resource for parents out there! Let  me start by first offering …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags reader week 3 Comments

My Babywise Success Story — It’s Not a Coincidence

October 7, 2022July 20, 2013 by valplowman

My husband has two fears – the fear of missing out, and the fear of being hungry. He’s a pilot so he always packs enough food for his flight, plus …

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Dare to Babywise

October 7, 2022July 19, 2013 by valplowman

So I feel a little bit out of the loop on Babywise stuff. We kind of found our groove after a few months and then took a break from the …

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Finding Confidence

October 7, 2022July 19, 2013 by valplowman

I was a somewhat reluctant Babywise mom. My husband’s boss gave me Babywise I and II for my shower and I just added them to the stack of baby books …

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Success Through Difficulty

October 7, 2022July 19, 2013 by valplowman

“I was initially given Babywise by a friend from church. I was going to have to go back to work after 3 months and she was going to be my …

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Brinley Baby Summary: 48 Weeks {11 Months Old}

January 12, 2021July 19, 2013 by valplowman

oh the cute “pebbles” do stage! I love it! This is a summary for Brinley’s 48th week–she was 47 weeks old. She turned 11 months old this week! NURSING We …

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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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