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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.

Natural Consequences vs. Grace for Kids

November 6, 2024April 20, 2022 by valplowman
toddler kaitlyn

When your child makes a mistake or disobeys, should you always apply natural or logical consequences or should you use grace? Find out in this post. One of the swiftest …

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Categories Consequences Tags grace, logical consequences, natural consequences 5 Comments

McKenna Teen Summary: 13 Years Old

August 13, 2025April 18, 2022 by valplowman
13 year old McKenna

Daily life and schedule for a 13 year old tween girl. Learn about common concerns that come up with the preteen age group. This covers 12.75 years old through 13 …

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What Are the Benefits of Sleep Training?

April 13, 2022 by valplowman
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What Are the Benefits of Sleep Training? How sleep training can help your baby sleep and prevent sleep problems from building up. Some infants are born great sleepers. They fall …

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Categories Sleep Training Tags CIO 92 Comments

Babywise Sample Schedules: Four Months Old

December 2, 2024April 11, 2022 by valplowman
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Babywise Sample Schedules for 4 month old babies. 18-22 week old Babywise sleep schedule. These are real schedules used by real Babywise moms. This post gives sample Babywise schedules for …

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Categories Babywise, Sample Schedules Tags Top 18 Comments

How Do Toddlers Act When Tired

August 14, 2024March 30, 2022 by valplowman
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Toddlers often get very hyper and active when they are tired. Parents assume the child is not tired, when they are actually overly tired. In many ways, babies and children …

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Categories Preschooler, Sleep, Toddler Tags healthy sleep habits 16 Comments

Homeschooling is on the Rise in 2022: Is It Right For Your Family 

March 28, 2022 by valplowman
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There are many good reasons to homeschool and many good reasons to public school. Find out if homeschooling is right for you and how to get started. Guest post School …

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How Much Control Should You Give Teens

October 24, 2024March 23, 2022 by valplowman
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As hard as it is, teenagers need to be given control and allowed to make their own decisions. Find out when to back off and when to press. One very …

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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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