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Wake Time

Find all of your wake time activities and ideas here. Learn to calculate baby wake time, how to structure your child’s playtime from baby on up, and great toys to use in that playtime each day.

Why You Shouldn’t Over Stimulate Baby During Playtime

May 26, 2021July 8, 2008 by valplowman
Mom holding her baby while sitting on a couch

How Over Stimulating Baby During Playtime negatively affects your baby. Babies do not need a lot of action to be perfectly content and to learn from the world around them. …

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Categories Baby, Wake Time Tags overstimulation, waketime activities 12 Comments

What to Do When Your Child Falls Asleep During Independent Playtime

May 28, 2021June 27, 2008 by valplowman
toddler sleeping on floor with LEGOs

What to Do When Your Child Falls Asleep During Independent Playtime. How do you handle naps after a child slept during independent playtime. Independent playtime is one of my favorite …

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Categories Wake Time Tags independent playtime 4 Comments

What to Do When Your Kid Resists Independent Playtime

March 16, 2021June 12, 2008 by valplowman
Child crying during playtime

What to do When Your Child Resists Independent Playtime. How to get your child back to playing independently without tears. Brayden was doing so great with independent playtime. He was …

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Categories Wake Time Tags independent playtime 46 Comments

Tips Know When it is Time to Extend Baby Awake Time

May 26, 2021June 10, 2008 by valplowman
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How to Know When it is Time to Extend Waketime Length Between Naps. Follow these signs to change your Babywise baby’s schedule. What do you do if your baby/toddler/child suddenly …

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Categories Babywise, Wake Time Length Tags Baby wise, problem solving, waketime length 30 Comments

Independent Playtime

March 16, 2021January 7, 2008 by valplowman
playing blocks by baby

Independent playtime is when your baby or child plays alone for a predetermined amount of time. Read about the benefits and how to implement it in this post. First off, …

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Categories Babywise, Wake Time Tags independent playtime, waketime activities 45 Comments

Waketime/Playtime Index

August 18, 2021November 23, 2007 by valplowman

Free Playtime Free Playtime  The Importance of Free Play Time {and ideas for fitting it in} Friends My Son Can’t Handle Play Dates General Info Baby Whisperer: Learning Triangle  How to …

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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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