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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 Newborn Summary: Week Five

November 14, 2022May 5, 2009 by valplowman
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Baby schedule for a 5 week old. Get details on the the fifth week of life for this Babywise baby. See how to get great newborn baby sleep. This is …

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Categories Baby Tags Growth spurt, newborn summary 33 Comments

Imagination as a Tool for Correction

June 20, 2019May 4, 2009 by valplowman
Girl in tall grass blowing on dandelions

The imagination is a powerful thing! Children love to imagine things and play make-believe. Use this to your benefit when getting kids to obey. I have to admit that if …

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Categories Discipline, Preschoolwise Tags imagination, learning 14 Comments

McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Four

November 14, 2022April 28, 2009 by valplowman
4 week old Babywise Baby McKenna

Babywise 4 week old schedule. Babywise one moth schedule for the one month old newborn baby. Babywise tips for newborns from a Babywise mom of 4.  This summary is for …

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Categories Baby, Sample Schedules Tags newborn summary, Swaddling 33 Comments

Remember to Teach Your Child Independence

April 22, 2019April 24, 2009 by valplowman
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Reasons why you want to teach your child to be independent and allow your child to grow up into a healthy, independent adult.    When Brayden was a day or …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Parenting 5 Comments

When Baby Doesn’t Go by the Book

June 18, 2019April 23, 2009 by valplowman
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How to react when baby doesn’t go by the book. What you should do and what you should not do to help baby get on track.  “…I don’t want my …

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Categories Parenting Tags babywise milestones 10 Comments

Poll Results: How many hours total did baby sleep in a 24 hour period for ages 9-10 months? (approximate)

March 29, 2019April 22, 2009 by valplowman

Results: 16-17 hours: 41 votes (27%) 14-15 hours: 76 votes (49%) 12-13 hours: 30 votes (19%) less than 12 hours: 7 votes (5%) Total of 154 votes Related Posts: poll …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags poll results, sleep totals 10 Comments

McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Three

November 14, 2022April 21, 2009 by valplowman
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Newborn sleep schedule for a two week old. Babywise newborn schedule help. 2 week old newborn routine for On Becoming Babywise. Newborn time is really flying by for me. I …

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Categories Baby, Bottle Feeding Tags newborn summary 35 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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