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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.

Kaitlyn Preschooler Summary: 3.5 Years Old

October 12, 2020October 12, 2010 by valplowman
3.5 year old Kaitlyn

Daily life, schedule, and routine for a 3.5 year old preschooler. See how the preschooler’s sleep was going and how eating was going. Kaitlyn is 3.5! I can’t believe it! …

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Product Review: Bob Books Sight Words {Giveaway}

May 21, 2019October 9, 2010 by valplowman

Item: Books for children to read Company: Bob Books Website: http://www.bobbooks.com/ Contact: Contact Bob Books   I was given a free copy of this product in order to review it. All …

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Categories Product Reviews Tags book recommendation, giveaway 118 Comments

Parenting Tip #1: Never Say Never

October 5, 2020October 7, 2010 by valplowman
Mom and crazy kid

When you are a parent, as soon as you utter, “My child will never…” you will soon find your child doing that exact thing. Okay. You’ve done it. You’ve watched …

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Categories Parenting Tags Parenting breakthrough 3 Comments

How To Measure Your Success as a Mom

June 14, 2021October 6, 2010 by valplowman
How to enjoy life as a mother and live happily and fully in the moment.

Inside: How to enjoy life as a mother and live happily and fully in the moment. These tips will help you measure your success as a mom. Motherhood can be …

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Categories Motherhood, Parenting Tags word to the weary 13 Comments

McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 18 Months Old

October 5, 2020October 5, 2010 by valplowman
18 month old McKenna with her sister and mom

A full summary of life for this 18 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 18 month old sample schedule to follow. This is a …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 4 Comments

The More You Give, The More You Get

October 5, 2020October 4, 2010 by valplowman
Mom and daughter cuddling on the floor

The more effort you put into your parenting, the more positive results you will see. This phrase, the more you give the more you get, applies to many facets of …

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Categories Childwise Tags word to the weary 5 Comments

Book Review: Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood

September 21, 2020September 30, 2010 by valplowman
Parents walking with their child

Review of the book Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Jim Fay. Learn what the book is about and if it is worth reading. I recently read Love …

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Categories Parenting Book Reviews Tags love and logic, parenting with love and logic 5 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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