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McKenna Newborn Summary: Week One

November 20, 2020April 7, 2009 by valplowman
Mom holding her brand new baby

Baby schedule for newborns. Babywise newborn schedule and routine for the first week of life. Read all about this baby’s first week.  I thought it would be interesting, and hopefully …

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Categories Baby, Sample Schedules Tags burping, gas, newborn summary, newborns, nursing, waketime activities 55 Comments

Best Art Supplies for Kids

January 29, 2021October 23, 2008 by valplowman
Best art supplies for kids

Best Art Supplies for Kids. Great art supplies children will love and use. Crayons, paint, play doh, and other great ideas. I don’t consider myself to be artistic. I sew, scrapbook, …

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Categories Wake Time Tags baby stuff I love, waketime activities Leave a comment

Learning Triangle for Babies

January 29, 2021September 4, 2008 by valplowman
Learning Triangle for Babies. Know what your baby is capable of focusing on and learning developmentally so you don't overwhelm baby. 

Learning Triangle for Babies. Know what your baby is capable of focusing on and learning developmentally so you don’t overwhelm baby. Tracy Hogg has a rule for what you give …

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Categories Baby, Learning Development, Wake Time Tags Baby Whisperer, hogg, milestones, waketime activities 2 Comments

How To Use Free Playtime In Your Child’s Schedule

April 15, 2022August 12, 2008 by valplowman
How To Use Free Playtime In Your Child's Schedule. What free playtime looks like by age and examples of how to use it in real life.

How To Use Free Playtime In Your Child’s Schedule. What free playtime looks like by age and examples of how to use it in real life. I use free playtime …

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Categories Schedule Tips, Wake Time Tags Babywise II, free playtime, waketime activities 9 Comments

How Much Time Should You Spend With Your Child Daily

May 5, 2020August 5, 2008 by valplowman
Mother and child walking together

How Much Time Should You Spend With Your Child Daily. How to know if you are spending too much time with your child or too little time with your child. …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags Babywise II, family time, one-on-one time, separation anxiety, waketime activities 4 Comments

Why You Shouldn’t Over Stimulate Baby During Playtime

May 26, 2021July 8, 2008 by valplowman
Mom holding her baby while sitting on a couch

How Over Stimulating Baby During Playtime negatively affects your baby. Babies do not need a lot of action to be perfectly content and to learn from the world around them. …

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Categories Baby, Wake Time Tags overstimulation, waketime activities 12 Comments

Why Your 9-10 Month Old Is Frustrated

May 2, 2020July 2, 2008 by valplowman
Baby sitting on the grass

Why Your 9 or 10 Month Old Is Frustrated. What you can do to help your baby be more content and even sleep better. As your little baby grows up, …

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Categories Baby Tags waketime activities 8 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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