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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.

All About the Pre-Toddler Age Range

November 20, 2024April 5, 2010 by valplowman
Pretoddler being silly and looking upside down

The period of 12-18 months old is not quite “toddler” but beyond “baby”. This period is called the “pretoddler” age range. Learn all about it here! Now that we are …

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Categories Pretoddler, Pretoddlerwise 4 Comments

Why Disruptions to Routine Are Actually Good

March 30, 2020April 2, 2010 by valplowman
Baby happily sitting in the stroller

Disruptions to the routine can be very scary, but often times they are necessary and even good for your routine. Find tips for getting through them here. Disruptions to your …

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Categories Schedules Tags disruptions, flexibility 19 Comments

How to Heal Your Child’s Eczema

October 11, 2024March 31, 2010 by valplowman
Baby with eczema

Find out what eczema is, what causes eczema, how to treat your child’s eczema, and what products to use for treating your little one’s eczema. Let me let you in …

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Categories Parenting Tags eczema, poll results 33 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 52

January 12, 2021March 30, 2010 by valplowman
52 week old McKenna

Schedule and routine for a 51-52 week old baby. Get info on this 11-12 month old daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your day. …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, blanket time 10 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 51

January 12, 2021March 23, 2010 by valplowman
51 week old McKenna

Schedule and routine for a 50-51 week old baby. Get info on this 11 month old daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your day. …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, sign language 39 Comments

Getting Through Your Miscarriage or Stillbirth

April 28, 2022March 22, 2010 by valplowman
Sad mom huddled on the floor

Having a miscarriage or stillbirth is soul crushing. Read this post for comforting words and to read one mom’s story with stillbirth. I read the other day that statistically one …

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Categories Infant Loss Tags miscarriage, stillbirth 51 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 50

January 12, 2021March 16, 2010 by valplowman
50 week old McKenna

Schedule and routine for a 49-50 week old baby. Get info on this 11 month old daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your day. …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary 10 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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