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Eat

Find posts to guide you through your “eat” section of your eat/wake/sleep cycle in the Babywise method. Find tips on breastfeeding, feeding solids, dropping feedings, and family mealtimes. You can also find tips on dealing with picky eating.

Pre-Toddler Mealtime Expectations

November 26, 2024February 21, 2011 by valplowman
Pretoddler eating food at the table

Are you worried about how much your pretoddler (12-18 month old) is eating (or NOT eating)? Read this for tips and assurance. The pre-toddler age range is typically the beginning …

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Categories Mealtime, Pretoddler, Pretoddlerwise 3 Comments

Building the Foundation for a Lifetime of Healthy Eating

January 11, 2021January 12, 2011 by valplowman

6 tips to get your child to grow up to be a healthy eater! Included is a recipe for Cauliflower Cheese Nuggets. Guest blogger, Maryea, from Happy Healthy Mama, shares …

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Categories Eat Tags Guest Post 10 Comments

Tips for Eating Organic as a Family

March 18, 2025December 10, 2010 by valplowman
Family eating dinner

Get tips for taking baby steps to eat organic as a family. There are many things you can do right now to get started. There are a lot of ways …

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Categories Eat Tags Guest Post 7 Comments

What To Do When Your Child Hates Milk: Adding Dairy to the Diet

November 14, 2020November 16, 2010 by valplowman
Child drinking milk

A list of substitutes for milk for when your toddler or child does not like milk. It is easy to work it in! If your child is like Brayden or …

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Categories Eat Tags milk, weaning 8 Comments

Tips for Introducing Solids to Your Baby “Randomly”

May 11, 2020May 12, 2010 by valplowman
baby eating solid foods

If you want to introduce solids to your baby in a more random order than a systematic order, read this post for important tips. With my oldest two children, I …

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Categories Solids 10 Comments

Index: Feeding Babies and Children

September 6, 2019December 29, 2009 by valplowman

Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Index Establishing Habits 8 Reasons Family Meals are Vitally Important Baby Highchair Manners Building the Foundation for a Lifetime of Healthy Eating Creating a “Good Eater” Feeding the Littles: …

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Tips to Be Successful With Baby-Led Weaning

July 6, 2020December 9, 2009 by valplowman
Tips to Be Successful With Baby-Led Weaning. Four moms share how to do Baby-Led Weaning and what foods to introduce first.

Tips to Be Successful With Baby-Led Weaning. Four moms share how to do Baby-Led Weaning and what foods to introduce first. Baby-led weaning is a popular method used by parents …

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Categories Eat Tags baby led weaning 20 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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