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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.

Brinley Preschooler Summary: 4 Years & 10 Months Old

September 7, 2020June 13, 2017 by valplowman
Brinley Preschooler Summary: 4 Years and 10 Months Old

This is a summary for Brinley from 4 years 9 months to 4 years 10 months old. She spent the month being very obsessed with Moana. She also loved playing …

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Categories Preschooler Tags preschooler summary 2 Comments

Brayden Summary {12 Years Old}

September 5, 2024June 6, 2017 by valplowman
Brayden Preteen Summary 12 years old

This is a summary for Brayden from 11.75-12 years old. At this point, I am not sure what to call him. Preteen seems too young considering that 8 year olds …

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Sleep Needs and Difficulties for 7-12 Year Olds

September 7, 2020May 18, 2017 by valplowman
What you need to know about preteens and sleep

  The importance of sleep does not diminish as your child grows. Your child will still have an optimal amount of sleep to get at night and will also still …

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Kaitlyn PreTeen Summary {10 Years Old!}

May 24, 2023May 16, 2017 by valplowman
Kaitlyn 10 years old preteen summary

This is a summary for Katilyn between 9.75-10 years old. She is really at an easy stage right now. She is very self-driven and stays on top of the thing …

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Why Breastfed Babies are at a Higher Risk for Iron Deficiency, & What to do About it

October 15, 2024May 11, 2017 by valplowman
Why iron is so important for breastfed babies.

When it comes to feeding your baby solid foods, there is one very important mineral to keep in mind- iron. Babies are actually born with a backup of iron stores. …

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Categories Baby, Breastfeeding Tags BFBN, Guest Post, nursing 1 Comment

Brinley Preschooler Summary: 4.75 Years Old

December 28, 2021May 9, 2017 by valplowman
Brinley Preschooler Summary: 4.75 Years Old

This is a summary for Brinley now that she is 4.75 years old. Final countdown to 5! SLEEP Sleep continues on as usual. She sleeps for about 12 hours at …

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McKenna Child Summary: 8 Years Old!

September 7, 2020April 18, 2017 by valplowman
McKenna child summary 8 years old

This is a summary for McKenna from 7.75-8 years old. She is now 8! EATING Eating is great! Same as ever. SLEEPING Sleeping is great. It is the same. For …

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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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