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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.

Utilizing “Ask and Tell” to Get Your Kids to Obey in Public

November 4, 2019 by valplowman
Mom talking to daughter at eye level

This powerful parenting skill can help you prepare your child for great behavior in public. Set your child and yourself up for success when you go anywhere from the park …

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Categories Discipline Methods, Preschoolwise Tags prevention 10 Comments

6 Troubleshooting Sleep Variables for Baby

May 12, 2021October 31, 2019 by valplowman
Baby sleeping in mom's arms

Are you wondering why your baby isn’t sleeping well? Check this list of 6 common reasons for poor baby sleep for help troubleshooting.  Whether your baby has never really slept …

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Categories Sleep Problems Tags Baby Whisperer 30 Comments

Kaitlyn Preteen Summary: 12.5 Years Old

March 5, 2025October 30, 2019 by valplowman
Kaitlyn juggling the soccer ball

12.5 year old tween girl information and helps. See all about her daily life as a preteen girl and get the tween schedule. This is a summary for Kaitlyn from …

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Categories Preteen Tags Preteen Summary, tween Leave a comment

What To Do When Your Pre-Toddler is Taking a Short Morning Nap

January 26, 2021October 29, 2019 by valplowman
Pretoddler laughing in the crib

Get the answers you need when when your 12-18 month old is taking a short morning nap. Should you drop the nap? Should you shorten the nap? Read on. When …

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Categories Naps, Pretoddler, Pretoddlerwise, Sleep Problems Tags morning nap 7 Comments

6 Things I Love About Having a Strong-Willed Child

October 28, 2019 by valplowman
My strong-willed McKenna at age 4

A strong-willed child can be difficult to parent, but there are many things to love about having a strong-willed child. Read for my top 6. A strong-willed child is not …

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Categories Discipline, Strong-Willed 1 Comment

Preschoolers and Bedtime: Everything You Need to Know

October 15, 2024October 17, 2019 by valplowman
Presechooler sleeping on a red and gold pillow

Bedtime is vital even for preschoolers. If your little one is disobedient,  grumpy, or struggling, you may have a bedtime issue going on. When you get to the point of …

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Categories Preschooler, Sleep Tags bedtime 13 Comments

10 Guidelines for Using Logical Consequences

October 16, 2024October 15, 2019 by valplowman
Mother with a little girl who is in trouble

Use these ten tips to successfully use logical consequences with your children. Logical consequences help kids learn that actions have consequences. I have always found logical consequences to be very …

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Categories Consequences, Discipline Tags logical consequences 6 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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