We’re all wondering what’s wrong with the kids of today. Why can’t they amuse themselves, behave themselves and do things for themselves? Why is there so much bullying, disrespect, vandalism, drug taking, sexualised behaviour and violence
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Honey, We Wrecked the Kids!
“When your child is ready to potty train it will happen over a weekend,” my friends said. So patiently we waited, choosing a potty and leaving it casually sitting in the bathroom hoping our son would take an interest. He didn’t
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Holding On
EastEnders actress Jo Joyner is a proud mum as she shows off her 3 month old twins on television this morning. After dealing with infertility for years Jo Joyner is now a new mom to two little ones.
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On this one hundredth International Women’s Day, a coalition of UK campaign groups is calling for global reductions in pregnancy and childbirth risks. In conjunction with the one hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day, a coalition of the U.K.’s Amnesty International, Mumsnet, Oxfam, Save the Children and the White Ribbon Alliance have called on world leaders to put greater emphasis on the risks currently posed to mothers and children alike
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Fame At the age of 40, actress Minnie Driver is realistic about her odds of making son Henry Story , 18 months, a big brother. “Growing up, I thought I’d have at least five kids,” she confesses in a new interview with the Times Online . “I’m surprised I have only one; I really want more.” Although it was never her intention to wait until her late thirties to become a mom, Minnie says “it was never the right time, right place or right person.” “Too many women put it off until everything is in place, but there’s never a perfect time, is there?” Nonetheless, Minnie is quick to point out that she harbors no regrets about how life has unfolded
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When her marriage to Ethan Hawke broke up amidst rumors of his infidelity, actress Uma Thurman found herself thrust into the world of single motherhood.
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Uma Thurman puts on a brave face for her kids
The Holby City star welcomed her third child, a son whom she named Orson Henry Attwood Wheeler. Orson was born on Monday, March 1 and weighed in at 7lbs 15oz. According to Tina’s husband Oliver Wheeler, “Mummy and baby are both very well and happy.” This is the third child for Tina Hobley as she has a 1 year old daughter named Olivia with her husband as well as a 10 year old daughter named Isabella from her first marriage.
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Danielle Lloyd confirmed the rumors that she and fiance, footballer Jamie O’Hara, are expecting their first child in summer.
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Asadorian-Mejia/Splash News Online For Cate Blanchett , becoming a mom-of-three while maintaining an acclaimed acting career has come at a price, but it was one she was happy to pay. “All I can think about is what I’ve gained,” she insists in a new interview with the Times Online . “I’ve had to say no to things because I was pregnant, but then I had a baby, so it didn’t seem like a sacrifice.
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The middle months of your pregnancy, or your second trimester – which start around week 12 and continue to week 26 – are the best time to enjoy your pregnancy. Morning sickness, the bane of expectant mums begins to subside and resolve (in most cases), energy levels return and you get better sleep.
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Denise van Outen, who is expecting her first child in May, says that she has never felt better and reveals how she stays so healthy during her pregnancy. The TV presenter encouraged pregnant woman to walk in the Sport Relief mile for charity by walking with other celebrity mums-to-be in the first annual Bumps and Babies Mile.
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The agency Children in Scotland strives to highlight how thousands of the country’s children are affected by women who binge drink while pregnant. The agency Children in Scotland has made the conservative estimate that at least 900 children in the country suffer direct, debilitating consequences of their mother having drunk heavily during the first three months of pregnancy.
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Tana Ramsey, who is the wife of Gordon Ramsey and mother of 4 kids, received the Tesco Magazine Celebrity Mum of the Year Award at a ceremony in London this weekend.
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Amanda Schwab/Startraks With only three months left before giving birth to her first child , Tiffani Thiessen is “feeling great” — and feeling differently about her diet. “I was a vegetarian for many, many, many years and all of a sudden I started to crave red meat,” Tiffani told PEOPLE at Thursday’s USA network and Vanity Fair bash in New York City. “Crazy enough I had a steak before I left tonight and I would never have eaten one before.
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Amanda Schwab/Startraks With only three months left before giving birth to her first child , Tiffani Thiessen is “feeling great” — and feeling differently about her diet.
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Jenny McCarthy is known as much for her often controversial statements about autism as she is for her best-selling books on pregnancy and motherhood. The funny mom is at it again, this time in a new interview with Time magazine.
Jon Furniss/WireImage She may be sporting a baby bump, but Claudia Schiffer ’s still making waves in the fashion world. Yesterday, the mom-to-be (for the third time!) was named Model of the Year at the 2010 ELLE Style Awards in London, but she mostly had babies on the brain. In a loose fitting black jersey dress by Emma Cook , Miu Miu heeled booties and an Alexander McQueen clutch, the supermodel dished to PEOPLE’s Celebrity Baby Blog on how to do maternity chic
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Jon Furniss/WireImage She may be sporting a baby bump, but Claudia Schiffer ’s still a force in fashion. Monday, the mom-to-be (for the third time!) was named Model of the Year at the 2010 ELLE Style Awards in London, but she mostly had babies on the brain
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If your brain has turned to mush now you’re pregnant, you’re not the only one! Many women report being forgetful and absentminded at different stages during pregnancy – in fact it’s referred to as pregnancy brain, and also pregnancy ‘mumnesia’! Don’t panic about it though – although pregnancy affects women physically, it also affects you mentally too, so while your pregnancy forgetfulness might be frustrating, it’s perfectly normal. In fact, some studies suggest that up to 68 percent of mums-to-be suffer memory lapses, 54 percent have difficulty concentrating (especially when tackling new and/or unfamiliar tasks) and 52 percent suffer from absentmindedness.
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Seven minutes. That’s how long it takes Playground Mummy to make her move. “He’s so cute,” she says, touching my son’s curls.
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I Lie About My Child’s Age
