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Baby Stuff I Love: Newborn List

January 23, 2025February 24, 2009 by valplowman
Newborn list

Newborn list of items to buy. Layette and newborn registry list. Easily see all of the items you need to get for your new baby. I have a list I …

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Categories Baby Tags baby gear, baby stuff I love, bathtime, carseat, newborns, nursing 29 Comments

More Than Making it Through the Day: 9-12 Months

March 16, 2021February 20, 2009 by valplowman
12 month old girl dressed in pink

More Than Making it Through the Day with your 9-12 Month Old. Sample schedule and routine for a 9-12 month old. Thrive rather than survive each day! Many of us …

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Categories Parenting Tags More Than Making it Through the Day 15 Comments

Proactive and Directive Parenting

April 17, 2019February 16, 2009 by valplowman
father and daughter hugging

Proactive and Directive Parenting. How to direct your child to do right behavior before he or she chooses to do something they shouldn’t. In On Becoming Babywise II, we learn …

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Categories Discipline, Parenting Tags Babywise II, prevention 4 Comments

More Than Making it Through the Day: 6-9 Months

April 15, 2024February 13, 2009 by valplowman
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More Than Making it Through the Day with your 6-9 month old. What to do each day with your 6-9 month old baby. 6-9 months old is a period that …

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Categories Baby, Parenting Tags More Than Making it Through the Day 18 Comments

More Than Making it Through the Day: 0-6 Months

July 16, 2024February 3, 2009 by valplowman
Mom with a new baby

More Than Making it Through the Day with your 0-6 month old. Tips to thrive with your baby. Get great naps, playtime, and feeding time. A goal I have always …

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Categories Baby, Parenting Tags More Than Making it Through the Day 27 Comments

Factors that Influence a Child’s Learning

January 21, 2019January 30, 2009 by valplowman
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Factors that Influence a Child’s Learning. Four factors that will impact how and what your child learns. Teach your little one well. “There are many factors that influence learning, both …

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Categories Education Tags Babywise II, learning 6 Comments

How to Sleep Train Your Baby Responsibly

June 3, 2020January 21, 2009 by valplowman
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How to Sleep Train Your Baby Responsibly. Tips for doing cry it out in a way that best helps your baby. Sleep training tips. My friend, Maureen Monfore, recently emailed me …

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Categories Sleep Training Tags CIO, context 53 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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