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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.

How to Prevent Your Child from Becoming a Picky Eater

January 18, 2023August 29, 2011 by valplowman
Child being picky about eating broccoli at the dinner table

Get ten tips to follow to help your child not be a picky eater. If your child has no medical conditions, these tips will help your child eat what is …

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Categories Pretoddler, Pretoddlerwise Tags picky eaters 31 Comments

Teaching Your Kids to Have Charity

August 23, 2021August 24, 2011 by valplowman
Child making a heart with hands

Get 5 actionable steps you can take to teach your children over time to have charity for others. These are simple to do. How do you teach your kids to …

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Categories Moral Training Tags character, love, patience, virtues 3 Comments

Reflecting Six Years of Using Babywise

August 16, 2021August 23, 2011 by valplowman
Mom and daughter walking through field

Get one mom’s thoughts on Babywise after using it for 6 years with three different children. Find out her thoughts and if there are regrets. It is a time of …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Parenting Tags word to the weary 8 Comments

Why Your Baby Has Orange Skin

August 10, 2021August 22, 2011 by valplowman
Baby eating a carrot

If your baby has orange skin, do not be alarmed. It is likely carotenemia if your baby eats solid foods and loves carrots and sweet potatoes. My husband’s mother tells …

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Categories Solids Tags Babywise II 1 Comment

Poll Results: Did/does your baby suck for soothing?

June 26, 2019August 17, 2011 by valplowman

  Yes, pacifier   86 (48%)   Yes, fingers/thumb   71 (39%)   Yes, other   9 (5%)   No   12 (6%)     Votes so far: 178    …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags poll results, sleep props 3 Comments

Why I Hate the Phrase “Boys Will Be Boys”

August 3, 2021August 16, 2011 by valplowman
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Boys are not doomed to be a menace. We parents have a strong influence on our boys and can raise them to be amazing young men. We were standing in …

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Categories Boys 35 Comments

Baby Nighttime Sleep Guidelines: 9-15 Weeks Old

August 2, 2021August 15, 2011 by valplowman
Baby sleeping at night

Find out how long you can let your baby sleep at night and how long baby can go between feedings for 9-15 week olds. Many parents wonder how long they …

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Categories Night Sleep Tags babywise book one, newborns 61 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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