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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.

Making Children Mind…Show Love

July 6, 2020July 2, 2009 by valplowman
Family on a bridge in the woods

How you can make your children mind by showing them love. How love is a powerful discipline tool. Show your child love and you can have better obedience. In Making Children …

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Categories Parenting Tags leman, love 12 Comments

McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Thirteen

November 14, 2022June 29, 2009 by valplowman
13 week old baby freshly out of the bath and wrapped up in a towel

Schedule and routine for a 12-13 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day. I can hardly believe that I …

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Categories Baby Tags cluster feeding, newborn summary, optimal waketime, Swaddling 32 Comments

Postpartum Survival Tips for New Moms

June 25, 2019June 26, 2009 by valplowman
New mom holding her newborn baby

28 fantastic tips for moms who have had a baby. Get bathroom tips, nighttime feeding tips, tips for emotional health, tips to get things done, and more! McKenna is now …

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Categories Pregnancy Tags newborns, postpartum, tips and tricks 28 Comments

Sleep Training and Trust

June 3, 2020June 25, 2009 by valplowman
Mother and son photo collage

Can your child ever trust you if you did cry it out with them as a baby? What are the real impacts of sleep training on trust and the parent/child …

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Categories Sleep Training Tags CIO 46 Comments

McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Twelve

November 14, 2022June 24, 2009 by valplowman
12 week old baby

Schedule and routine for a 11-12 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day. This is a summary for McKenna …

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Categories Baby Tags newborn summary, Swaddling 45 Comments

How To Avoid Being the “Super Parent”

June 24, 2019June 23, 2009 by valplowman
Mom checking son's collar

Reasons why you need to avoid being overly involved as a parent and how this relates to discipline and raising your children to mind and obey. One of my favorite …

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Categories Discipline Tags freedoms, leman 7 Comments

Index: Dropping Things

October 30, 2023June 21, 2009 by valplowman

Dropping Feedings Dropping Naps How To Posts In Action Posts Polls Swaddling Timeline Weaning

Categories BabywiseMom, Dropping Feedings Tags dropping naps, index, weaning 8 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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