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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.

Is Babywise Book Two Worth Reading?

July 18, 2023September 13, 2010 by valplowman
Happy baby

Now that you are done with On Becoming Babywise, is it worth reading the second book? What does it help with? Find out here. Once parents have baby sleeping through …

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Categories Babywise Tags Babywise II 8 Comments

Favorite Kitchen Products that Will Make Life Easier

September 8, 2020September 10, 2010 by valplowman
Woman standing in kitchen

21 different products for the kitchen that will make your life easier! These make great gifts for you and great gifts for others! Things get pretty busy in life, no …

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Categories Motherhood, Parenting 21 Comments

McKenna Pre-Toddler Summary: 17 Months Old

August 31, 2020September 7, 2010 by valplowman
17 month old McKenna helping me weed

A full summary of life for this 17 month old. Find out what daily life was like and find a 17 month old sample schedule to follow. I cannot believe …

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Categories Pretoddler Tags pre-toddler summary 6 Comments

Brayden Child Summary: 5.25 Years Old

August 24, 2020August 31, 2010 by valplowman

5.25 year old life and daily schedule. Learn about this child’s daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with five year olds. This summary covers the first …

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Categories Child Tags Child Age Range, child summary 4 Comments

How I Get Stuff Done With Three Children

August 24, 2020August 26, 2010 by valplowman
Family with three children

Tips to be productive as a mom when you have three kids. You can organize and manage your day and love motherhood! I have had several inquiries as to how …

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Categories Motherhood, Siblings 23 Comments

Reader Favorites: Child Toys ages 5-7

June 18, 2019August 25, 2010 by valplowman

For this post, share  your favorite toys for children 5-7. Please share the name of the toy and a brief reason why you/your child likes it. Please also include the age …

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Reader Favorites: Preschooler Toys

June 18, 2019August 25, 2010 by valplowman

For this post, share  your favorite toys for the three and four year olds. Please share the name of the toy and a brief reason why you/your child likes it. Please …

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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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