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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.

Pregnancy: Weight Gain and Eternal Perspective

April 18, 2022April 27, 2012 by valplowman
Pregnant woman on the scale

It is emotionally hard to gain so much weight when you are pregnant, but with a little eternal perspetive, it can make it easier to bear. After both Brayden and …

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Categories Motherhood, Pregnancy 18 Comments

Book Review: Free-Range Kids

April 18, 2022April 26, 2012 by valplowman
Free Range Kids

A review of the book Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy. Find out what is in the book and if it is worth your time to read it or not. …

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Categories Parenting Book Reviews Tags book recommendation, Free-Range Kids 2 Comments

Tips for Teaching Your Kids Morals

April 18, 2022April 25, 2012 by valplowman
mom with her two children sitting outside in the grass

Get four tips to make it easier to teach morals to your children. Find out how to best teach kids to develop virtues. When teaching children, there are a few …

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Finding Balance When Protecting Children

April 18, 2022April 24, 2012 by valplowman
Child in bubble wrap

How much is too much protection? Can you protect your child too long? Will that lead to long-term issues if you do? As parents, we really, really want to protect …

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Categories Funnel, Parenting Tags freedoms 4 Comments

Should You Control the Environment of Toddlers?

February 1, 2023April 23, 2012 by valplowman
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Should you really be sheltering your toddler from outside influences? How closely should you be monitoring playdates for your toddler? Find out in this post. As we discussed last Monday, On …

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Categories Toddler, Toddlerwise 4 Comments

Reading to Children: What to Read and When?

April 15, 2022April 19, 2012 by valplowman
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Get some basic, actionable tips for how many books to read to your child each day and when the best time of day to read to kids is.  “If we …

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Categories Reading Tags Reading Magic 3 Comments

Kaitlyn Child Summary: 5 Years Old

April 15, 2022April 17, 2012 by valplowman
5 year old Kaitlyn with a mini pony

5 year old life and daily routine. Learn about her daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with five year olds. I have this difficulty in my …

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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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