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CIO

Managing Cry It Out While Room Sharing

September 28, 2020June 20, 2016 by valplowman

I looked down at the envelope I had been addressing and realized I put the stamp on the wrong side of the envelope. Instead of placing it on the right …

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Categories Siblings, Sleep Training Tags CIO, room sharing Leave a comment

What Age Should You Start Cry It Out?

March 18, 2024March 14, 2016 by valplowman
What Age Should You Start Cry It Out?

I have been helping parents get their babies to sleep for ten years, and I have yet to find one who enjoys certain processes of parenthood. One of those is …

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Categories Sleep Training Tags CIO 10 Comments

Rest for the Whole Family

October 7, 2022July 18, 2012 by valplowman

While pregnant, I dreamed of what life would be like with a new baby. I had experience with kids and newborns, my husband did not. I thought I would be …

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Categories Babywise Benefits Tags Babywise Success Stories Week, CIO, starting babywise late 5 Comments

It’s time to take the guilt out of sleep training

March 14, 2022March 15, 2012 by valplowman
Taking the guilt out of sleep training | sleep training | #sleeptraining

Take the guilt out of sleep traning. Sleep training is not a bad thing to do for your baby. It is actually a very helpful thing to do! By Rachel …

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Categories Sleep Training Tags CIO, Guest Post 21 Comments

Self-Soothing Success

October 7, 2022July 12, 2011 by valplowman

When I got pregnant and we began to think about how we wanted to raise our kids, we came to one fact very quickly: babies cry.   We were relieved …

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Categories Babywise Benefits Tags Babywise Success Stories Week, CIO 12 Comments

Help A Reader Out: Toddler Crying Before Naps

June 18, 2019December 3, 2010 by valplowman

Hello readers! Please share any experience/insight you have with this situation: Sum said… Hi Val – I scanned all of these questions/comments and even the link to Reader Nap Questions, but …

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Categories Naps, Toddler Tags CIO, help a reader out 8 Comments

Reader Success Stories

August 22, 2022July 5, 2010 by valplowman

BABYWISE IN GENERAL AquaNet said…Hi there! Thanks for stepping out to write about this topic! I had the same encounter while searching on Google & found negative remarks which I …

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Categories Babywise Benefits Tags CIO, dreamfeed, reader comments, sttn 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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Schedules and Sleep

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    How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

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