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Jennifer Lopez Gave Birth to Twins Today!
2008-02-22 18:53:00
I just read the news at Yahoo! and I'm so excited to share it with my readers. Our beloved pop singer, Jennifer Lopez has gave borth to twins very early today, which is Friday, 22nd November. Her manager has confirmed that the twins, which are a boy and a girl were born just after midnight this morning.It is reported that the baby girl arrived first weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces followed by her 6 pounds baby brother 15 minutes later. Congratulation both Jennifer Lopez and husband, Marc Anthony!
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D-Day... Delivery Day!
2008-02-19 20:09:00
No need to tell you a lot of details, because new fathers won’t remember them. Besides, trust the fact that the new mother will know everything! The main thing she needs from you is patience, understanding, love, some housework and a safe drive to the hospital. When she thinks she is going to deliver, I suggest you pack her in the car, along with the bag she already has assembled, and make a leisurely, though reasonably fast, dash to the hospital.There are all degrees of contractions and centimeters (she’ll know about these) and she will call her doctor when she feels she is about to go into or is in labor. The time it takes can be from having the baby in your car on the way, to a two-day wait. Most babies,ContractionsI’m told, it take 8 to 10 hours. Some, 20 or 30 hours . . . or longer!You’re more than encouraged to be in the room with your wife and watch the delivery. In the not-too-distant past, you waited outside with other daddy’s-to-be, pacing and smoking and waiting...
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An Expectant Jessica Alba Out for Breakfast
2008-02-19 19:57:00
Look, it's Jessica Alba ! And she's not in her usual size, though she does look equally gorgeous. This pictures were snapped on Saturday when she's out with Cash Warren for a late breakfast. A bit about our Fantastic Four hottie here, she admits that the thought of breastfeeding is making her paranoid, more than giving birth itself. Well, I think she won't feel the same when she actually have the baby soon!
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Milla Jovovich Out and About with Baby Ever
2008-02-18 15:55:00
After so awhile being under the radar, Milla Jovovich is out and about again during Valentine's Day with her drop dead gorgeous daughter, Baby Ever. Milla looking stylish herself carrying her daughter effortlessly, as if she's been a mother for years. Who would've thought our kicked-ass Resident Evil star would be holding a tiny baby like that. Both mommy and baby look so adorable together!

Christina Aguilera shows off her baby Max!
2008-02-14 11:54:00
After waiting anxiously, now we all got to see our beloved singer's beautiful baby. Christina Aguilera is head over heels in love with her baby Max. Well, look at him. Who could resist that angelic face? Hello, baby Max!
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Don't Forget About the Baby's Room
2008-02-12 17:05:00
Yes, the baby going to be an additional member to the family. Which means, it's going to stay. Which mean, it need a room! Whatever spare room you had - guest bedroom, perhaps your office, workout room, little closed-off den that you padded so you could play TV at night when the world slept, or maybe it was her room, will now be . . . the baby’s room!Assuming you have a moderate-sized home, chances are the new baby’s room will be dreadfully close to the master bedroom so you can hear anything louder than a whimper and tend to the baby. Don’t gripe. You’ll want the baby to have a room of its own. There will be times when you’ll wish it was in a spare room at the neighbor’s house!Will it be a boy or a girl? Oh, you don’t like those new-fangled things, like Ultrasound? You choose to wait until the baby is born to determine it’s sex?. Hey, that’s okay too. Just know that the sex determines the color the baby’s room will be painted, whatever clothes you decide to buy...
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Natural Childbirth Lamaze Classes
2008-02-04 19:23:00
Many new parents consider Natural Childbirth and if so, Lamaze classes are a must. The cost is reasonable (maybe fifty bucks for both of you) and they take place either evenings or on weekends. These classes can be fun as well as informative and you’ll learn all sorts of new words and a variety of diseases and complications to expect as well as learning to handle emergency situations.One thing I learned after attending those classes and watching those movies is, “If I had to give birth to a baby, my wife and I would never consummate the marriage!”Women truly are strong and can bear pain better than men . . . better than most men, that is. Let me share with you a few things you’ll learn in these classes.You’ll learn that forceps (doctors say) do not injure the baby. I say look at these huge, shiny, pliers and judge for yourself. Try holding a pair and see what you think then. I say put a cushion or some type of pad on the inside cup of these hard, cold, menacing looking ba...
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Changes in your wife and how you deal with it.
2008-02-03 22:13:00
Want to show her that you care and make her feel good at the same time? A thoughtful move to explore is massage. Her back is sore, her neck and shoulders might be stiff or tense, and her legs are tired having to lug around this extra weight. She needs to be looked after, coddled, spoiled! Start by warming some type of scented oil or maybe just some moisturizing cream to rub on her a few evenings a week. She’ll appreciate it more than you could ever know. Yes, spoil her during this time because she is going through major change and maximum discomfort.Remember how it was when the two of you first went out? How you were never a minute late to pick her up for a date? How you rushed to open the car door for her and always pulled the seat our for her at restaurants? How you shaved extra close to make certain she wouldn’t get whisker burn? The times when you brought her flowers or candy? How you complimented her on her hair, choice of clothes, on how sweet she smelled?Well, now is the ...
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Making Your Pregnant Wife's Day a Little Easier by Helping Out
2008-01-30 09:14:00
Yes, there are definite changes about to occur in your life that begin the very day your wife announced that you are going to be a father. To start, your household duties will increase. There will be things to be done that she will, now, unable to do. I suggest you make those honey-do’s, things you decide upon. Might as well, because you’ll have to do them anyway. It’s a way to show your wife, other than with gifts and promises, that you are willing to share in these duties you took for granted for so long. Here are some off-the-cuff suggestions:Try to throw your soiled socks, underwear, pants and dirty shirts inside, and not just near, the laundry basket. This also applies to shoes and other garments strewn around the house.Liners do go into those trash cans and someone actually puts them there. If you’re unsure about which end opens, the end opposite the one with the tie goes on bottom. I realize you thought they just happened to popped magically in the can, but here's a ...
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What to Make of Yourself When You Get the News
2008-01-28 22:47:00
God did favor men when He chose the woman to bear children. I know men agree. If not, after witnessing your wife’s ‘discomfort’ which is putting it rather mildly for sleepless nights, dragging around an additional 25 or more pounds that she feels she’ll never lose, not able to fit into any of the clothes she adores, and having 9 months feel like 9 decade you’ll agree. Then, they go into the final phase of actually having the baby… something someone not at all would volunteer to go through.Let’s assume you two and your wife have been wanting to have a child for some time and finally you are blessed with the fact that your wife’s visit to the doctor’s office produces an affirmative answer, or the paper in the home pregnancy test turned blue, you finally got the news you've been waiting for! Most couples are elated, but it’s also a little bit frightening. No longer are you talking about or planning to have baby, you ARE going to have a baby! The very first smart th...
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Why fathers need to know about baby care too?
2008-01-28 16:02:00
It doesn't matter whether you’re a kid of 18 years old, or more on the mature zone like 28 or 30, if you’re a middle-aged dad, the process is still the same. The main point is, you are about to become a parent! Whether the little angel was planned or just happened, being a new father brings forth new responsibility and experiences.Mothers already know much of these baby care stuff but new fathers need to learn some things too. Armed with new knowledge, facts and hints about how to care for your baby, you will find that being a new father is actually enjoyable. It will help avoid many sleepless nights, increase your degree of patience, aid you in readjusting your habits, and help you in learning more about your baby.You should understand that there will be sleepless nights. And, there will be times when your baby just keep crying and crying, getting louder and louder each second, and everything you try fails. A test of patience? You bet! You feel the crying will drive you mad...
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Dilemmas and Issues With Grandparents
2008-01-25 21:54:00
Sometimes being a parent is like being in middle management. You have not only a whole host of issues to deal with in relation to the kids, but grandparents can introduce another set. Grandparents in the parenting mix present all the issues of influence from others, but with the obvious added wrinkle that they have a special relationship to both the parents and the children.So, how does a parent maximize all the good things grandparents bring, while minimizing some of the potential difficulties?Grandparents can offer enormous value by sharing the wisdom of long experience. After all, they have raised children before and most parents will want to believe they did a good job. For such advice to be valuable, however, it has to be delivered at the right time and in the right way.Grandparents who need some reminding can be diplomatically asked to hold off on offering wisdom until the parent is in a more receptive frame of mind. Unprompted comments during child disciplining almost invaria...
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Home, Public or Private School, Which School is Ideal For Your Kid?
2008-01-22 19:32:00
Few issues have such a long-term effect on the welfare of a child as the choice of the type of school to attend. The average child will spend about 13 years in school prior to college, often attending one type the entire time.Not surprisingly, emotions run high when discussing the choice. Advocates will stake out a position and cling to it tenaciously, seeking to find flaws in arguments for alternative choices. This, too, isn't surprising since the different camps typically have radically different starting points or outlooks.The choice, and the arguments in favor of it, generally revolve around a difference in basic values. They ask: what is regarded as most important in education? Scholastic achievement? Social skills development? Future college or income opportunities?Naturally, parents will have to weigh any and all of those against cost, parental time investment, legal requirements and other factors.Those who weight one and several other possible values more significantly or m...
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Teaching Your Child About the Natural and Logical Consequences
2008-01-16 20:45:00
Knowing when to require a child to obey and when to let them take the consequences of an independent choice is always a tough dilemma for parents. One pair of ideas that can help them are the twins: natural consequences and logical consequences.Natural consequences are the reality-determined effect of some choice a child has made. Burning a hand on a hot stove is the most obvious and extreme example. No intervention on the parent's part is needed to show the child the connection between its ill-chosen action and the bad result.Feeling the effect of failing to stick to a commitment is a better, and typically safer, scenario. A child promises to save money in order to buy a bicycle. But he or she yields to temptation and spends the money instead on worthless junk that quickly breaks, then still expects to receive the bicycle.In these cases, the parent need do nothing but simply allow the child to see the cause-effect relationship between choice and consequence. One of the advantages ...
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An Update Regarding Christina's New Born Baby
2008-01-14 20:19:00
The last time, the report was vague about Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman welcomed their very first child. Now that her rep has spoken, we got more news!Anyway, it's a boy! Christina Aguilera's gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday at 10:05 pm. They proudly announced that their son's name is Max Liron Bratman and he weight 6lbs and 2oz. Still no pictures of him just yet though, but we'll wait.Welcome baby Max!
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Amanda Peet and Her Baby
2008-01-13 19:22:00
Here is a picture of Amanda Peet and her 11 months old baby, Frances Pen. This picture was snapped at the LA International Airport on 9th January. You could just see that cuddly little baby and how blue his eyes are, looking so kissable!
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Pre School Jitters!
2008-01-12 17:00:00
Well, the big day has arrived. Your child is about to spend his or her first day at preschool. Is your child nervous or fearful? Well, that's natural. Here are some suggestions about how to make that first time a little less worrisome.Research, research, research. Parents who want to do the best for themselves and their child (and that includes nearly everyone) will want to do lots of homework long before the child does any.Finding out about quality preschools - which are good, which are to be avoided - is, of course, basic. Recommendations remain one of the best sources, and are usually easy to obtain since most preschools are relatively close to home or work and often used by others in the area.Montessori (when they practice genuine Montessori methods) remain one of the best organizations around. But there are some, unfortunately, where the resemblance ends with hanging up the sign. Be sure to meet the teachers personally and ask probing questions that include hypothetical scenar...
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Nicole Richie Gave Birth to a Baby Girl
2008-01-12 16:43:00
Nicole Richie and her boyfriend Joel Madden welcome their baby girl, Harlow Winter Kate Madden on Friday. The baby is healthy and weight 6lbs and 7oz. No picture just yet, but I promise I'll post it once they've release it.Joel mentioned about getting married with Nicole in the future. Anyway, congratulations both!
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Christina Aguilera Welcomes Her First Child!
2008-01-12 16:35:00
Life & Style magazine recently has reported that Christina Aguilera and her husband welcome their first child. However, there are no detail about the baby what so ever. Probably the couple wishes to have a little privacy enjoying their time together with their new born baby.Whatever it is, our very talented singer is a mommy now! Congratulations Christina!
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Keri Russel and Her Baby
2008-01-10 19:18:00
Keri Russell, our beloved Felicity star was photographed recently spending time with her 7 months old baby boy, River. Look at him, looking like an angel! Have you see her picture just after 2 weeks giving birth? She looked so pretty and fit, going out and about with her 2 weeks old baby in a sling doing errands. I bet all moms out there would love to look as pretty as she did!
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Being a Step-Parent
2008-01-10 19:14:00
Being a step-parent is somewhat like being in middle management - you get the complaints from 'above' and 'below'. One way out of this dilemma is to step out from the middle and simply be part of 'senior management'. Successful employment of that strategy will require cooperation from the biological parent. But if you don't have that already, that may well be a major source of the difficulty to begin with.Like any change in relationships, adjustments take time. Attempting to force the situation will likely result in frustration to all parties. The biological parent may well be threatened by the need to 'share power' and the child will typically resent being guided by someone not 'officially sanctioned'.Here again, cooperation of the biological parent is key. Honestly communicating frustrations in a non-confrontational way gives that parent the opportunity to hear what needs the step-parent may have that are being thwarted. Experience suggests that no-quick fix or instanta...
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Signs of Labor and How to Deal With it
2008-01-09 18:54:00
Expectant mothers, especially those pregnant for the first time, often have doubts about when labor begins and what it feels like. That's natural. Only experience can inform a woman exactly what it is, and even then one childbirth will vary from another. But being prepared by acquiring guidance can help ease concerns.False labor is one of the trickiest issues pregnant women have to deal with. Packing the car, rushing to the hospital, disrupting a mate at work and more are all normal parts of delivery. Not generating false alarms is going to be high on anyone's wish list.The first step is simply to accept an inescapable fact: no one can predict with certainty when labor begins (yet). A due date is nothing more than a best estimate. Those estimates have improved with the greater accuracy of early pregnancy tests, but they are still not 100% reliable.Only about 5% of women who carry their babies to term actually deliver on the estimated date. Dates vary from a few days to a few weeks...
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Nicole Kidman Is Pregnant
2008-01-08 20:31:00
Nicole Kidman is indeed pregnant. She and Keith Urban were married 18 months ago and now expecting their first child. Yes, she is! Her rep has confirmed it.Nicole Kidman staring in the Invasion, Margot at the Wedding, and the Golden Compass have been talking about wanting to get pregnant even before she and Keith started dating. And now she is! How exciting is that?Honestly, I've been waiting for Nicole Kidman to be pregnant for a long time. I'm curious to see how this style queen dress herself when she starts to have to wear the maternity clothes. I bet she will look gorgeous as always.Anyway, congratulations Nicole and Keith!
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Post-Natal Depression IS Treatable
2008-01-07 20:19:00
Anywhere from 5-25% of women who give birth get some form of post-natal depression. One reason for the wide range in the numbers is the difficulty of pinning down exactly what it is. But women who have had it know too well what it feels like.Anywhere from a few days to a few weeks after giving birth, some women will feel 'the blues', a moodiness that seems unrelated to external events. It may last only a few days, or as long as a couple of weeks. Longer depressions may be a sign of something more fundamental. Here again, one difficulty in discussing the condition is the widely varying time period that women experience.Symptoms vary, too. Spontaneous crying may be more common and a general malaise may linger. Women may experience an inability to take pleasure in otherwise enjoyable activities. The new mother may have trouble sleeping and feel fatigued during the day.Women suffering from post-natal depression commonly become obsessively worried about the health of the baby, an exagg...
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Exercise Tips for Mommy to-be
2008-01-04 21:41:00
Many women enjoy a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise and a good diet. It can be tough to maintain that lifestyle when she becomes pregnant, especially during the later stages. But it is possible, and in fact preferable, to maintain an exercise regiment at least up until the last month.Pregnancy brings many changes. Hormone levels go wild, you gain weight and (later) movement becomes increasingly difficult. Changes in the level of progesterone, estrogen and others produce softening of the ligaments around joints. Strain on internal organs, the back and legs is inevitable. At the same time, you'll put on almost 30 lbs. Go easy.Sometimes a general malaise sets in. Regular, appropriate exercise can help relieve much of that and help put your body in the best shape possible for labor. That optimizes your comfort and your growing baby's health.The first step is to adopt a kind of Hippocratic Oath of Pregnancy: First, Do No Harm. That ancient principle from the Greeks is s...
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Disciplining Your Children
2007-12-14 17:44:00
The word 'discipline' often brings to mind images of harsh punishment, unreasonable restrictions and an approach to parenting that is cold and insensitive. As a result, many parents will accept the false alternative of being excessively permissive.Much of that dilemma has been addressed in recent decades by recognizing that there is, in fact, a third alternative. This alternative approach recognizes the facts that are universal about developing humans, while providing room for individual variation.All individuals have capacities that develop over time. Wise parents will therefore recognize that what is appropriate with a two-year old is ineffective with a teen and vice versa.To make the point in an exaggerated form, it's pointless to explain in detail to a two-year old that he or she is failing to respect the property rights of a sibling by forcibly snatching away a wanted toy. Similarly, it's ineffective to force a teen to endure a time-out or to redirect their behavior away fr...
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Violet Affleck, the cutest little thing!
2007-12-12 19:58:00
Jennifer Garner, apart from a star, she's also a mom to the cutest little girl in world! I mean, look at those pictures above. Don't you just want to pinch that adorable looking face? Baby Violet is looking more and more like mommy there.In a recent interview, daddy, Ben Affleck with the Hello! magazine called Violet "the best thing that ever happened to me". "She is happy as hell and talks like crazy."
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Teaching Your Children to Be Responsible
2007-12-12 19:26:00
Teaching responsibility is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting. It is here that parents most often worry about the dilemma of stifling individual choice versus inculcating values and habits that lead to appropriate behavior.The political parallel of that dilemma is the reasonable desire for maximum individual freedom, but the need that arises to respect the rights of others. The way out of the dilemma is to recognize that healthy self-interest and respect for others not only do not conflict but reinforce one another.Being 'responsible' in the most fundamental sense of that term means 'being the cause of or the agent that produced some effect'. Recognizing that the causes we initiate lead to good or bad consequences is part of a view of responsibility called 'logical consequences'.Connecting the child's chosen actions with consequences for the child allows him or her to make the connection by choice, rather than being imposed from the outside. When that is done, the...
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Jennifer Lopez is pregnant with twins?
2007-12-12 19:20:00
Jennifer Lopez is pregnant and the word is that she’s due to give birth on spring. The rumor is she is expecting twins. Well, twins or not, she doesn’t seem to have any problem performing and dancing at all!Roberto Cavalli is designing her outfits and he admitted that it’s a bit hard for him because she’s getting bigger and bigger and he constantly has to alter her gowns to accommodate her figure. How nice it is to have an international designer to take care of your wardrobe and make sure that it’ll fit you perfectly, huh?
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The Pros and Cons of Being a Single Parent
2007-12-12 07:36:00
Since roughly 1970, approximately 20-30% of children live in single parent homes. The number varies from study to study and country to country. More of those are female than male, but again the numbers vary substantially from one study to the next. Whatever the sex of the parent, parenting alone raises some unique challenges.Since most single parents continue to work, many of the basic difficulties involved are practical ones: how to find and afford a sitter or day-care, what to do when having to work late or weekends, how to arrange shopping, etc.Single parents find all manner of creative arrangements for meeting these difficulties. Many rely on older children to care for younger ones, while the younger ones often take on more responsibilities than other children in their age group. Many rely on friends and relatives. Some simply leave the child home alone for extended periods.But beyond the practical arrangements, there are many parenting issues of a more value-oriented or psychol...
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