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dropping naps

The Best Ages for Dropping Baby’s Naps

January 23, 2025February 20, 2018 by valplowman
The Best Ages for Dropping Naps | baby naps | baby sleep | #droppingnaps

This post discusses the best ages for dropping naps for your baby or child.  Dropping a nap is always a little bitter sweet (along with a bit scary–are you doing …

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When To Drop Rest Time

July 31, 2024November 14, 2016 by valplowman
Child reading on the bed

Find out the best age to drop rest time and not have any time to rest each day for your child. What to consider when making this decision. Looking back …

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How to Know When Your Child is Ready to Stop Napping

January 23, 2025September 7, 2016 by valplowman

One of the biggest mistakes parents make with napping is allowing the nap to drop to no naps a day too early. It is not uncommon for parents to say, …

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Dropping Naps: A Quick Guide

June 2, 2021April 18, 2016 by valplowman

Sometimes you just want information quickly. Sometimes you basically know what you are doing (like when it isn’t your first child) and you just need a refresher. Sometimes you have …

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Categories Naps Tags dropping naps, printables 2 Comments

Surviving Dropping Naps

June 2, 2021September 22, 2015 by valplowman

The period of time when you are dropping a nap can be stressful, what with figuring out new waketime lengths, ideal nap time, and what to do to keep the …

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Brinley Toddler Summary: 36 Months Old {3 Years Old}

May 7, 2019August 18, 2015 by valplowman

This is a summary for Brinley from 35 months old to 36 months old. At the end of this period, she turned 3 years old!   SLEEPING During this period, …

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Brinley Baby Summary: 34 Weeks Old

April 10, 2023April 15, 2013 by valplowman
33 week old Brinley on he rtummy

34 week old baby schedule and routine. Baby schedule for baby’s 34th week. Baby schedule and routine for the thirty-fourth week of life. 33 week old baby routine and daily …

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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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