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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.

Potty Training On Hold

June 19, 2019January 28, 2008 by valplowman

source After much thought and pondering, we have decided to stop potty training for now. Things seemed to be going so well! But after some thought, I realized I wasn’t …

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Potty Training: Days 6-9

June 19, 2019January 23, 2008 by valplowman

image source Day 6 Day 6 was about the same as Day 5–no accidents and went on the potty, but did wake up from his nap wet. Daddy was in …

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Potty Training: Days 4 and 5

June 19, 2019January 19, 2008 by valplowman

source We have seen steady and consistent improvement! I have to continually remind myself that it is a process, we are taking the long road, and that he is learning …

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Potty Training: Days 2 and 3

June 19, 2019January 17, 2008 by valplowman

source For anyone just reading this, I am doing a casual approach to potty training with my 2.5 year old boy. I would LOVE to do progressive–in and out in …

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Potty Training: First Day

June 19, 2019January 15, 2008 by valplowman

source All said, it was a good day. Not perfect, but good. First, let me assure all of you with young babies that this blog isn’t going to turn into …

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How To Prepare to Start Potty Training

April 27, 2020January 14, 2008 by valplowman
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How To Prepare to Start Potty Training. Know readiness cues, equipment to buy, potty training tips, and different methods to try. This post is different from my other posts in …

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Sleep Training Was Worth It!

May 5, 2022December 30, 2007 by valplowman
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A mom of a toddler looks back on sleep training and ponders on if it was worth it to sleep train or not (spoiler–it was!) For those of you in …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Parenting, Sleep Training Tags CIO, word to the weary 10 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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