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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.

Brinley Preteen Summary: 11 Years Old

December 5, 2023August 28, 2023 by valplowman
11 year old Brinley

Daily life and schedule for an 11-year-old tween who was raised on Babywise. See her daily life, the activities she is involved in, and her daily routine. This is a …

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Categories Preteen Tags Preteen Summary Leave a comment

Baby Finger Foods Basics

October 18, 2024August 23, 2023 by valplowman
Baby sitting in high chair

Finger foods for babies. Signs baby is ready for finger foods. Good first finger foods. How to help baby learn to eat finger foods. What age is best to start …

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Categories Eat Tags finger foods, poll results 5 Comments

11 Year Old Chores for Tweens

July 16, 2025August 21, 2023 by valplowman
11 year old making dinner

Chores your 11 year old can do. A complete list of chore ideas that your child can learn to do when your child is eleven years old. Find out what new …

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High Lipase in Breastmilk: Why and What To Do

May 28, 2026August 14, 2023 by valplowman
Woman holding a breast pump with a bottle of expressed milk

High lipase in breastmilk can lead to baby refusing to drink pumped milk. Find out what is lipase, how do you know if it is high, what causes it to …

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Categories Baby, Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding Tags newborns, problem solving Leave a comment

An EASY Short Nap Fix that Works

August 13, 2024August 9, 2023 by valplowman
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Is baby taking short naps? Here is an easy way to get baby taking longer naps and fix those short naps. This trick is counterintuitive, but it works! It seems …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems 94 Comments

How To Make Homemade Baby Food

August 7, 2023 by valplowman
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Tips to make homemade baby food at home for your little baby. Easily make nutritious food for your baby at home. Read for all of the tips. This post will …

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Categories Solids Tags in action, making babyfood 31 Comments

Overstimulation in Toddlers: What To Do

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 by valplowman
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Overstimulation for Toddlers. Causes of overstimulation, what overstimulation looks like, and how to calm an overstimulated toddler. Avoid sensory overload. It isn’t only babies who can get overstimulated (see How …

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Categories Discipline, Toddler Tags disruptions, overstimulation 9 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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