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Exercise and Weight Loss for Moms

November 13, 2023December 19, 2013 by valplowman
Mom exercising with baby

9 tips for moms to exercise and lose some weight. It is a lot of work but you can do it! New Years is approaching! And with New Years often …

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Categories Parenting Tags BFBN, exercise 2 Comments

Talking About Adoption with Your Adopted Child

November 6, 2023December 12, 2013 by valplowman
picture of 3 cutout people and a judge mallet to signify adoption

5 tips for talking about adoption with your adopted child as well as real-life application and experience. by Elaine How do you talk to an adopted child about their adoption …

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Categories Parenting Tags adoption, BFBN, Guest Post 2 Comments

Keeping the Christmas Spirit as a Parent

October 23, 2023November 26, 2013 by valplowman
Stressed mom at Christmas

How to keep the Christmas spirit during the holidays even while you are busy getting Christmas ready for your family.   Do you remember Christmas as a child? Remember how much …

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Categories Holidays Tags BFBN, Christmas 6 Comments

How To Juggle Extended Family During Holidays

November 26, 2025October 24, 2013 by valplowman

How To Juggle Extended Family During Holidays. Tips to help you balance time with all sides of extended family and still have time for your little family.  My husband and …

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Categories Holidays Tags BFBN, Christmas, extended family, family relationships, Thanksgiving 13 Comments

Car Seat Safety Tips Moms NEED to Know

September 18, 2023October 10, 2013 by valplowman
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5 car seat safety tips that you need to know to keep your kids safe in the car. Make sure you know what the recommendations are. by Emily Parker For …

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Categories Safety Tags BFBN, carseat, Guest Post 3 Comments

Parenting Far From Home {Guest Post}

August 14, 2023September 12, 2013 by valplowman
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5 hard things about parenting when you live far away from family. How to manage the difficulties on your own. Our family has spent the past few months this summer …

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How to Know if Your Child is Ready for Piano Lessons

July 17, 2023August 8, 2013 by valplowman
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Things to look for when deciding if your child is ready for piano lessons yet. Considerations include age, literacy, desire, and parental readiness and involvement. My name is Claire and …

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Categories Extra Curricular Tags BFBN, Guest Post, music lessons 4 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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