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Various and miscellaneous posts found on Chronicles of a Babywise Mom (babywisemom.com).

A New Baby in 3 Days

October 7, 2022July 15, 2014 by valplowman

When I was expecting my first child, I was very confident, as I had so much experience with babies. Then I had my own…wow, things are sure different when you …

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Categories Babywise Benefits Tags Babywise Success Stories Week 5 Comments

Attended CIO for self-soothing

October 7, 2022July 15, 2014 by valplowman

Before my son was born, I decided that I was going to do an attended “cry it out” (CIO) to help him self-soothe in the beginning of his nap. I …

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Categories Babywise Benefits Tags Babywise Success Stories Week 1 Comment

Babywise Benefits for Preschoolers (and Homeschoolers)

October 7, 2022July 15, 2014 by valplowman

My family has officially moved out of the baby stage since my daughters are now five and three years old. Having done Babywise with my oldest daughter since she was …

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The benefits of routine and good sleep

October 7, 2022July 14, 2014 by valplowman

I’m a first time mum with a 14 month old. I read babywise before my son arrived and am so grateful I did. Feeling like I had a plan in …

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Sacred Night Time Sleep

October 7, 2022July 14, 2014 by valplowman

Before my son was born, a lady let me borrow “On Becoming Babywise” and I read it cover to cover. She had four children and was a big advocate of …

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Peace with 3 under Two!

October 7, 2022July 14, 2014 by valplowman

image source So, I wanted to share our experience. My husband and I didn’t find each other until our early/mid thirties, so we were anxious to get our family started. …

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My Most Influential Teacher

May 20, 2024May 5, 2014 by valplowman
Stack of books with an apple on top

Teachers have an amazing impact on their students and can really change the trajectory of your life. Teachers are amazing! The first week of May is traditionally “Teacher Appreciation Week” …

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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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