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Baby Finger Foods Basics

October 18, 2024August 23, 2023 by valplowman
Baby sitting in high chair

Finger foods for babies. Signs baby is ready for finger foods. Good first finger foods. How to help baby learn to eat finger foods. What age is best to start …

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Categories Eat Tags finger foods, poll results 3 Comments

Blanket Time Full Guide: Teach Baby to Sit Still

October 16, 2024May 17, 2023 by valplowman
Baby on tummy on a blanket looking at a book

Blanket time is a helpful tool to help you teach your child to respect boundaries. It can be a nice quiet time that is structured each day. Find out what …

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Categories Play Time, Toddlerwise Tags blanket time, poll results, structured playtime 36 Comments

What Time Should Baby Wake Up in the Morning?

April 12, 2024November 9, 2022 by valplowman
Baby asleep in the crib

What Time To Start Baby’s Day. What time should be baby’s wake up time each day? How to calculate and decide baby’s perfect wakeup time. Get answers to the questions you …

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Categories Schedule Tips, Sleep Tags morning wake time, poll results 49 Comments

Dropping the DREAM FEED Ultimate Guide

December 2, 2024October 26, 2022 by valplowman
Baby on a blue blanket

Everything you need to know about dropping the dreamfeed. The ultimate list of information on dream feed for baby. The dream feed is that feeding that happens around 10-11 PM. …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags dreamfeed, poll results, Top 224 Comments

How to Finally Stop the 45 Minute Intruder

October 16, 2024September 14, 2022 by valplowman
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The 45 minute intruder is when your baby starts waking up about 45 minutes into his/her nap. Baby is waking early from naps and you aren’t sure why. When your …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems Tags 45 minute intruder, poll results, waking early 97 Comments

Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time

February 25, 2025June 20, 2022 by valplowman
Toddler boy with blue eyes looking at the camera.

Signs your toddler is ready getting to transition to one nap. Toddlers are usually not quite ready to drop the morning nap all at once, but have some transition time. …

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Categories Naps, Pretoddler Tags dropping naps, poll results 164 Comments

Baby’s 4 Month Sleep Regression: What To Do

December 10, 2024March 9, 2022 by valplowman
4 month old in crib

4 month old not sleeping well? Find out reasons why this happens and how you can fix those 4 month sleep regression issues. How to Solve Your Baby’s 4 Month …

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Categories Sleep Problems Tags 4 month sleep problems, poll results, sleep regression 94 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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    Toddler Sleep Routines to Help Them Sleep

  • 8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

    8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

  • When To Stop the Dream Feed

    When To Stop the Dream Feed

  • It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

    It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

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

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

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