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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 Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

September 24, 2025April 23, 2025 by valplowman

Learn how to dress your baby or child for safe, restful sleep with tips on temperature, layers, and room setup for every season. Too hot? Too cold? Here’s how to …

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Categories Sleep, Sleep Problems Tags night terrors Leave a comment

What to Do When Your Toddler Refuses to Take a Nap

September 1, 2026April 22, 2025 by valplowman

Is your toddler resisting naps? Don’t ditch nap time just yet! Learn why naps are still essential for young children, how to handle nap refusal, and tips to improve your …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems, Toddler Tags dropping naps 8 Comments

Kaitlyn Teen Summary: 18 Years Old

July 30, 2025April 21, 2025 by valplowman
Kaitlyn at the beach

18 year old teen girl information and helps. See all about her daily life as a teen girl and get the teen schedule. Talking about getting ready for college, getting a …

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Tips to Get Baby Sleeping Through the Night

February 23, 2026April 17, 2025 by valplowman

Struggling with baby sleep? Discover expert Baby Whisperer tips to help your baby sleep through the night, including cluster feeding, dreamfeeds, pacifier use, and setting a consistent sleep routine. What …

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Categories Night Sleep Tags cluster feeding, dreamfeed, hogg, sttn 37 Comments

Fun and Educational Screen Time: How Coding Games Benefit Early Childhood Development

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 by valplowman
Girl doing coding games on a laptop

Discover how coding games for kids can spark creativity, boost logical and algorithmic thinking, build resilience, and teach essential tech skills—all while being fun and educational. by CodeMonkey Every kid …

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Parenting With Love and Logic: Everything You Need to Know

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 by valplowman
Parenting with Love and Logic book

Discover a complete summary and honest review of Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay. Learn how this parenting classic helps raise responsible, independent kids with …

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Categories Consequences, Discipline, Parenting, Parenting Book Reviews Tags book recommendation, parenting with love and logic 2 Comments

McKenna Teen Summary: 16 Years Old

July 17, 2025April 14, 2025 by valplowman
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Daily life and schedule for a 16 year old teen girl. Learn about common concerns that come up with the teenage group. This covers 15.75 years old through 16 years …

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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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