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BFBN

6 Rules for Using Cry it Out as a Baby Sleep Training Method

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 by valplowman
Baby sleeping on a white blanket

Curious about the Cry‑It‑Out method? Cry it out is a fast, effective form of sleep training baby. This post outlines the six essential rules to follow for responsibly using cry …

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Categories Sleep Training Tags baby sleep, BFBN, CIO 8 Comments

How Do You Know When You Are Done Having Babies?

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 by valplowman
Valerie holding newborn baby Brinley

Wondering if your family is complete? Deciding when you’re done having babies isn’t easy. This post explores the questions, emotions, and insights that can help you find peace in knowing …

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Categories Family Tags BFBN, family planning 7 Comments

How to Teach Children Life Skills: 10 Steps

September 8, 2023March 27, 2023 by valplowman

Teach your child independent life skills in 10 steps. Find out why we need to teach life skills, what kind of life skills we should be teaching, and the ten …

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Categories Chores Tags BFBN, life skills 6 Comments

The Symbolism Behind Your Christmas Decorations

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by valplowman
Family decorating a Christmas tree

Understanding what the Christmas symbols stand for. You can teach these to your children to help them think about more than gifts at Christmas. I have always loved to decorate …

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Categories Holidays Tags BFBN, Christmas 4 Comments

5 Things You Really Need to Know About Bottle Feeding

October 21, 2021May 9, 2019 by valplowman
Bottle feeding baby in black and white

I think many of them have developed as a result of the big push to get mothers to breastfeed. While I 100% am in support of mothers breastfeeding, I am …

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Categories Bottle Feeding, Eat Tags BFBN, Guest Post 2 Comments

5 Tips for Making Laundry Easier and More Tolerable!

April 18, 2019April 16, 2019 by valplowman
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How to make laundry day easier. These tips are fantastic for families. Find products to make the day easier and how to get kids involved.  If you have been reading …

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Categories Home Tags BFBN, laundry 7 Comments

How to Allow Children to Feel Without Acting Out

October 19, 2022January 10, 2019 by valplowman
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How to Allow Children to Feel Without Acting Out. Children can have feelings and emotions, but need to learn to manage them. Little kids come with big feelings. We all …

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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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