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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.

Tip for Establishing Consistency—Make Sacrifices

May 28, 2021February 19, 2008 by valplowman
Tip for Establishing Consistency in Baby's Schedule—Make Sacrifices. If you want to establish a consistent schedule, you need to be willing to make sacrifices. 

Tip for Establishing Consistency in Baby’s Schedule—Make Sacrifices. If you want to establish a consistent schedule, you need to be willing to make sacrifices. Whether you are trying to teach …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags consistency, word to the weary 16 Comments

Hand Folding: Establishing Self-Control

November 4, 2022February 18, 2008 by valplowman
child folding hands

How to use hand folding to help your little one gain control and stop misbehaving. This simple tool works! In Toddlerwise, it talks about the idea of hand folding. This …

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Categories Discipline, Discipline Methods Tags self control 8 Comments

Combating Babywise Myths #4: If you need help with it, then it is wrong

April 27, 2020February 15, 2008 by valplowman
Babywise myths discussed. What is fact and what is fiction. Is it okay to have questions when you are parenting?

Babywise myths discussed. What is fact and what is fiction. Is it okay to have questions when you are parenting? One day I read a comment online from a mom …

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Categories Babywise Tags myths 3 Comments

Teething Tips and Tricks

April 27, 2020February 12, 2008 by valplowman
baby chewing on teething toy

Teething Tips and Tricks. How to help baby with teething pain without using medication or with using medication. How to keep baby on schedule and sleeping well while teething. It …

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Categories Baby Tags teething, tips and tricks 37 Comments

Combating Babywise Myths #3: Your Baby Will Not Thrive

April 27, 2020February 7, 2008 by valplowman
Babywise Baby--Kaitlyn at 2 months old

Combating Babywise Myths #3: Your Baby Will Not Thrive. Babywise babies thrive and grow really well despite the claims otherwise. When looking through sites that bash Babywise, I found a …

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Categories Babywise Tags myths, On Becoming Babywise 5 Comments

Tips for Making Vaccinations Smoother for Kids

May 18, 2022February 6, 2008 by valplowman
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Get tips to make the vaccination process easier on your child. Find out how to help your child be calm and comfortable. No mom likes to see her baby poked …

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Categories Parenting Tags tips and tricks, vaccinations 6 Comments

Tips for Feeding Your Pre-Toddler

April 27, 2020February 2, 2008 by valplowman
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Tips for Feeding Your Pre-Toddler. Tips for feeding your 12-18 month old. What to feed and when to feed. When Brayden got to the age where he was ready to …

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Categories Eat, Pretoddler 25 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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