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Read different posts targeted at different age ranges of children. Get help on raising babies, raising pretoddlers, raising toddlers, raising preschoolers, raising children, raising tweens, and raising teenagers.

In Action: Dropping the Morning Nap

January 18, 2023December 4, 2008 by valplowman
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When do babies drop to one nap. How to drop the morning nap and what it looks like with a Babywise baby. How to make the transition to one nap smooth. …

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Categories Pretoddler, Sleep Tags dropping naps, in action, log 43 Comments

How to Use Substitution for Toddler Discipline

May 5, 2020November 25, 2008 by valplowman
Toddler on a brown floor

How to use substitution as a tool when your toddler does something he shouldn’t. This is a great discipline tool for the toddler age range. In On Becoming Toddlerwise, the …

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Categories Discipline, Toddler 3 Comments

Parenting Toddlers: a Critical Phase of Learning

May 5, 2020November 19, 2008 by valplowman
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Parenting Toddlers: a Critical Phase of Learning. Reasons why you should direct toddler curiosity rather than let the toddler have free reign. “Curiosity plus mobility puts a child in the …

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Categories Discipline, Toddler 12 Comments

Learning Triangle for Babies

January 29, 2021September 4, 2008 by valplowman
Learning Triangle for Babies. Know what your baby is capable of focusing on and learning developmentally so you don't overwhelm baby. 

Learning Triangle for Babies. Know what your baby is capable of focusing on and learning developmentally so you don’t overwhelm baby. Tracy Hogg has a rule for what you give …

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Categories Baby, Learning Development, Play Time Tags Baby Whisperer, hogg, milestones, waketime activities 2 Comments

Baby Stuff I Love: Bathtime

January 23, 2025August 26, 2008 by valplowman
The best products for bathtime with your baby and toddler. These will make bath time more exciting and fun. It will also make it easier on the parent!

The best products for bathtime with your baby and toddler. These will make bath time more exciting and fun. It will also make it easier on the parent! I am …

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Categories Baby Tags baby stuff I love, bathtime 2 Comments

Baby Whisperer: Growth Spurts

May 7, 2026August 25, 2008 by valplowman
All about growth spurts. How to hand a growth spurt with your baby's schedule, when to expect growth spurts to happen, and how growth spurts work. 

All about growth spurts. How to hand a growth spurt with your baby’s schedule, when to expect growth spurts to happen, and how growth spurts work. 

Categories Baby Tags Baby Whisperer, Growth spurt, hogg 14 Comments

How to Teach Children to Have Character

May 5, 2020August 22, 2008 by valplowman
How to teach children to have character. Tips from the book On Becoming Childwise to help you develop character in your child and why you should care about character training. 

How to teach children to have character. Tips from the book On Becoming Childwise to help you develop character in your child and why you should care about character training. 

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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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