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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 16

November 13, 2020July 22, 2009 by valplowman

McKenna at 16 weeks old out for a walk at nap time

Schedule and routine for a 15-16 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and play time ideas for each day. Can you believe McKenna is 16 …

Nurturing and Developing Your Child’s Conscience

July 15, 2019July 20, 2009 by valplowman

Girl hugging a stuffed animal on the grass

How to teach your child to listen to the conscience and treat others with respect and kindness. How to teach this skill and raise a moral child. Most of us …

Making Children Mind…Chores and Allowance

July 15, 2019July 16, 2009 by valplowman

Young boy carrying his toy lawn mower

Should you have official “Chores”? What about an allowance? What are the benefits of making things official or not with chore and allowance? I don’t usually like to write about …

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 15

November 13, 2020July 14, 2009 by valplowman

15 week old baby sitting in a bouncer

Schedule and routine for a 14-15 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day. I thought I would change the …

Cry It Out Sleep Training in Action

June 3, 2020July 10, 2009 by valplowman

3 month old baby

Read all about how the process of cry it out went for this three month old baby and how she went to peacefully falling asleep independently. I recently went through …

Discipline is Not Instant Gratification

July 8, 2019July 9, 2009 by valplowman

Child walking down the railroad tracks as parent watch

Discipline takes time. When you are correcting your child and trying to change behaviors, remember change takes time. Be patient through the process. My favorite point in Making Children Mind …

McKenna Baby Summary: Week Fourteen

November 14, 2022July 8, 2009 by valplowman

Mom and her 14 week old baby sitting on the beach

Schedule and routine for a 13-14 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day. McKenna is not officially a newborn, …