“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
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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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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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
For my five-and-a-half-year-old son, Zachary, it’s all about Lego. After obsessions with Thomas the Tank Engine, Disney’s Cars and the sea creatures from BBC’s Blue Planet series, he has turned all of his attention to the iconic Danish bricks
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The Lego Dilemma
It’s Saturday morning, and my five-year-old and I are on line at Target. I’ve let her rummage through my purse as I check my e-mail
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Most Embarrassing Kid Moments
Courtesy Glamour Free time is practically nonexistent for Victoria Beckham , who — in addition to running her fashion line and the relaunch of Victoria Beckham Denim — recently tried her hand at judging American Idol auditions . However, when there’s a moment to spare, the former Spice Girl lives for her brood of boys.
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Although a rep for the X Factor judge stated that the rumors of Dannii were “inaccurate” Dannii has now come out and confirmed that she is expecting a baby in July. Dannii and her boyfriend Kris Smith both used Twitter to announce they were expecting a little one
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We’re one week into a new decade – and we’re still banging on about it being a time for self-reflection and fresh starts yada yada yada. So in case you’re having trouble thinking of a resolution or two, we’ve compiled 25 for every parent to ponder as we plunge headlong even further into 2010.
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25 New Year’s Resolutions Every Parent Should Make
Behold, the first chapter of the brilliant new book by Mink Elliott called The Pissed-Off Parents Club.
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Exclusive! Extract From The Pissed-Off Parents Club
It was the type of scream that would have woken the neighbours.
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Good Cop/Bad Cop
I watch my daughter sitting, smiling, in the middle of a merry-go-round. She throws her head back and squeals, “Faster, Mummy.
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Parenting On The Loose
Dear Dr Happy, I suffered from PND (postnatal depression) fairly badly after I had my first baby. I was never diagnosed properly because I didn’t want to take any drugs and I wanted to recover naturally. I feel I have done this now (my son is three and a half), but sometimes I feel as if he remembers all those times I lost my temper with him – and he has a deep suspicion and wariness of me that I can’t rectify.
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Help Me Get Over The Legacy Of My PND, Dr Happy!
Hugh Grant may not be a parent himself – just yet – but he has some very definite opinions on how to raise kids. The Did You Hear About The Morgans star tells Parade magazine, “I see a lot of children over-parented now, by my standards. Over-adored, over-spoiled
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Hugh Grant: Kids today are “over-parented”
The former Steps singer showed off pictures of her 2-month old daughter Star Lily and talks about having two children now in Hello! Magazine. Lisa is now a proud mum of two since giving birth to her daughter Star Lily in September
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There’s been a big hullabaloo lately in the British press about baby images being air-brushed and Photoshopped before they’re put onto magazine covers and into circulation. Apparently, the major magazines, like Practical Parenting and Pregancy have admitted to digitally messing with babies’ skin tone, eye colour and fat creases – all in the interests of making a prettier picture. And let’s face it those spotty, chubby, pasty- faced Brit kids need all the help they can get.
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Babies, Photoshop And Body Image
Elizabeth Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar have not ruled out having children yet but according to her 7-year-old son Damian, he doesn’t want any siblings. If it was up to Elizabeth’s son, she would not be having any more children despite the fact that she recently married Arun Nayar in 2007 and is still considering having more children with her new husband. She says, “Damian doesn’t want us to add to our family under any circumstances – he wants to remain the golden prince! He says, ‘Mummy, our family is big enough!’ We toy with the idea, but we’re not sure.” Elizabeth is already 44 years old and may not have much more time to “toy with the idea.” Damian’s father is Liz’s ex Steve Bing.
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Sixty-four-year-old rocker Rod Stewart says he’s hoping for one more child – and then that’s really it.
Courtesy Harper’s Bazaar UK When it comes to a fashion plate, Victoria Beckham take the cake! Consistently dressed to the nines, the Spice Girl has pushed the envelope when it comes to chic and fashion-forward style.
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Singer Rod Stewart, who currently has 7 kids, says that he and his wife Penny Lancaster are trying to have one more and then eight is enough for him. Could Rod Stewart be the next ‘octodad?” Stewart told GMTV “Yes, we’re trying – we actually tried last night,” when asked if there were anymore children in the works for him and his wife Penny Lancaster. Although he says he wants one more and then he’s done, Rod is enjoying the time has has with his children
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