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Find tons of parenting tips here. Get info on Pregnancy, Chores, Potty Training, Parenting Siblings, Love Languages, Birth Order, More Than Making it Through the Day, Motherhood, Book Lists, Technology Tips, Education, Parent/Child Dates, Hair Tips, Gifted Children, Working Moms, and Parenting Book Reviews.

How Moms Can Develop Talents: 6 Tips

December 9, 2024July 27, 2011 by valplowman
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Get six tips to be able to develop talents and get better at things you want to improve on. Also learn why we want to bother trying. Last month, a …

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Categories Parenting Tags talents 3 Comments

Babywise Success Story: TWINS!

October 7, 2022July 11, 2011 by valplowman

Hi! I’m Amanda from and I have a Babywise success story with my identical twin boys, Atticus and Rhett.   When I found out I was having twins, my friends …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Multiples Tags Babywise Success Stories Week, twins 35 Comments

How to Increase Your Capacity as a Mother

May 14, 2021June 29, 2011 by valplowman
How to Increase Your Capacity as a Mother. Learn how to manage life more efficiently.

Inside: How to Increase Your Capacity as a Mother. Learn how to manage life more efficiently. A few days ago, as my children and I were taking a bike ride …

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Categories Motherhood, Parenting Tags word to the weary 19 Comments

Speaking All Five Love Languages

September 22, 2021June 23, 2011 by valplowman
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Speaking All Five Love Languages. Why you should work to speak all five love languages to your child no matter what their love language is.  The Five Love Languages of Children …

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How To Make Babywise Work as a Working Mom

April 27, 2021June 21, 2011 by valplowman
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You can work outside the home and have success with Babywise. Learn tips on how to have success with Babywise as a working mom. I have had lots of requests …

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Categories Babywise, Childcare, Motherhood, Working Moms Tags daycare, Guest Post, WOHM 7 Comments

Teach Your Children While They are Young

April 27, 2021June 15, 2011 by valplowman
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Teaching a child while young is much easier than trying to correct and fix things when they are older. This story illustrates why. I am someone who believes in the …

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Categories Discipline, Parenting Tags word to the weary 6 Comments

Motherhood Reality Check

May 24, 2021May 24, 2011 by valplowman
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We often look to the future sure that the future will be easier and less busy than the present. Here is a reality check. “It has really been a busy …

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Categories Motherhood Tags word to the weary 7 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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