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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.

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 32

December 15, 2020November 10, 2009 by valplowman
32 week old McKenna

Schedule and routine for a 31-32 week old baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your day. BREASTFEEDING This …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, time change 10 Comments

The Benefits of Audio Books for Literacy Development

November 4, 2019November 6, 2009 by valplowman
Child listening to headphones

Having your child listen to audio books has many benefits. Learn good times for audio books, the benefits, and good follow-up questions for your kids.  Here is our latest guest …

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Categories Reading Tags literacy, structured playtime 6 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 31

December 15, 2020November 3, 2009 by valplowman
31 week old McKenna

Schedule and routine for a 30-31 week old baby. 7 month old schedule and routine. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and routine for each day and know how …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, milestones, nightmares 25 Comments

Tips for Setting Up Chores for Your Kids

June 22, 2021November 2, 2009 by valplowman
mother and daughter doing chores

How to get your kids doing chores and set up a good system for them to follow. Learn when the best age to have your child start doing chores. Exactly …

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Categories Chores 15 Comments

Book Review: Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

May 13, 2021October 29, 2009 by valplowman
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child Book

Book Review: Parenting the Strong Willed Child by Rex Forehand (Author), Nicholas Long (Author). Is the book worth the read and helpful? When I first started reading Parenting the Strong-Willed …

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Categories Parenting Book Reviews, Strong-Willed Tags book recommendation 2 Comments

Tips for Moving When You Have Kids

December 15, 2022October 28, 2009 by valplowman
Family with moving boxes

How to make moving easier when you have kids. Moving with children can be hard; these tips will help you make it through. Moving is always hard and crazy. There …

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Categories Home Tags tips and tricks 9 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 30

December 5, 2020October 27, 2009 by valplowman
30 week old McKenna on a hike

Schedule and routine for a 29-30 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your baby’s day. …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, finger foods 18 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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