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!
Daniel/Elder Ordonez/INF Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal has been open and honest about her reasons for accepting a role in Crazy Heart . In a new interview with The Huffington Post she goes one step further, revealing that were she not a real life mom to daughter Ramona , 3, she couldn’t have portrayed Jean Craddock — an Academy Award-nominated performance — with any authenticity.
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Just when I thought I had tried them all, and I was accepting the fact that my little guy was just not into being a “sling” baby, Baby K’tan comes along with a fabulous carrier that Harrison actually loves! My initial reaction to Baby K’tan was that it seemed like too much fabric & I wouldn’t know what to do with it all. That said, I’ve had several weeks to play around with the sample that I received, and we’ve found SO many practical positions, so the extra fabric isn’t such a big deal after all! Available in a ton of great colors, including several organic color choices, made of 100% cotton {or 100% organic cotton}, the Baby K’tan carrier is as comfortable as it is cute! A cross between a traditional pouch sling and a structured baby carrier, the Baby K’tan gives you a ton of carrying options {literally, choose from eight different ways to carry your baby}! What do “we” love about the Baby K’tan carrier? We love that we can discreetly breastfeed in it! It has come in handy on so many occasions when I’ve needed an extra “hand” to hold Harrison in place {read, 3 year old calls for help from the bathroom} while he is nursing & it has kept me all contained while doing so. We are also big fans of the front, facing out carry. Harrison is a rather “social” guy, and he loves being able to sit right up in front of me & see his world as I carry on about my day.
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“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
Courtesy Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves There were no last-minute lists and baby name books lying around the hospital when Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves welcomed their daughter Vida in January — the couple had already chosen a moniker long before they discovered they were expecting. “It was the only name that we had for a girl even before [we had our son] Levi . We had many male names but we only had Vida,” Matthew tells Jay Leno of their choice, which means life in both Portuguese and Spanish
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Would you entrust your child to the man who made the cannibalistic splatter-fest Sweeney Todd ? That’s what Disney was hoping when it put the beloved children’s classic Alice in Wonderland in Tim Burton’s slightly sinister hands. As it turns out, it’s a perfect fit.
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Movie Review: Alice In Wonderland
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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Brian Ach/Wireimage Director Ron Howard is the man he is today because of fatherhood, he reveals in a new interview with PARADE . “I think I’ve probably learned more and grown more because I’m a father than for any other reason,” he notes
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Albert Michaels/Startracks Having made her name as part of the Kardashian family on E!’s hit show Keeping Up With the Kardashians , eldest sister Kourtney Kardashian , 30, is facing a new reality: motherhood! After delivering son Mason Dash on Dec. 14th , Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick have tackled parenthood head-on — and in full view of television cameras.
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We cannot, cannot decide on a name and the baby (boy) will be here in less than a month. At first we enjoyed coming up with ideas and looking at name books , but now that it’s so close, all of the names just feel wrong or weird. What am I going to do
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I Need a Name for My Baby – Today!
It all started with a simple observation, babies like to be bare footed. Developmentally babies feet should be barefoot as much as possible so it can grow naturally into its shape. Common sense shows babies can not possibly always be barefooted due to hazardous hidden dangers in grass, on sidewalks, at the playground even in your own homes carpet. Thus, Bear Feet Shoes was born with a simple classic infant bootie. Noah was lucky enough to receive such a pair from Bear Feet Shoes just in time! He’s nine months and cruising all around. He prefers to have you hold his little hands while he tries to master walking to crawling any day. So I was thrilled to put this adorable pair of shoes to the test. The leather is really soft, the shoe is super light which is so important at this stage of development. The rubber soles bend effortlessly and keep him from slipping and sliding on the hardwood floors as he steadies his wobbly little legs. The stitching on the inside is minimal so the shoe isn’t irritating, pinching or making his baby foot red. We are thrilled to put them to great use! Bear Feet are unique in that they mold to the shape of the foot instead of forcing the foot to conform. They are more flexible than most shoes, which is important because children are not heavy enough to fully flex most other soles
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Amy Sussman/Getty Growing up as the son of legendary actor Kirk Douglas was anything but a fairytale for Michael Douglas , who remembers a man with an unwavering dedication to his career. Despite the difficult upbringing, Michael mirrored his father’s life when he and his first wife Diandra Luker welcomed their son Cameron . “My priorities were very similar [to my father's], career first,” Michael admits in the April issue of Vanity Fair .
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The surgeon who accidentally removed the bladder of a baby during surgery has been found guilty of misconduct by the General Medical Council. Dr. Pierina Kapur, a consultant pediatric surgeon, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the General Medical Council (GMC) this week
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Bauer-Griffin Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton treated their children — daughter Nell , 2, and son Billy Ray , 6 — to some new toys at Happy Returns in London on Monday. Pairing up on screen again for Alice in Wonderland — Tim directs and produces, while Helena plays the Red Queen — the actress, 43, is planning her outfit for the premiere of the film.
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In her new book, We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication , Judith Warner, author of the New York Times bestseller Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety , explores the myth of the overmedicated child and writes that the rise of mental illness diagnoses in children is not the result of anxious parents seeking treatment for their “normal” kids. Instead, she reports, we are being led to this assumption by a misinformed media and a small group of anti-medication doctors. With compassion and thorough research, Warner portrays another world in which families and doctors are fighting to give struggling children their lives back
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Katie Holmes has been spending quite a bit of time at the Hollywood Scientology Center and is reportedly going through an “auditing” process just like before she got pregnant with Suri. “This is exactly what happened just before she got pregnant with Suri,” claims an inside source. ”Tom has made no secret of the fact that he would like another baby. It is almost as if she is being prepared for it.” Last week Katie was reportedly at the Scientology center for more than 4 hours
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Gregg DeGuire/WireImage The second time has been a charm for Oliver Hudson and wife Erinn Bartlett . In a new video with PEOPLE, the Rules Of Engagement star, 33, says that Erinn’s pregnancy with the couple’s second child — due this spring — has been “a whole different ballgame.” “We have [a] crazy 2 ½-year-old running around,” he says of son Wilder Brooks .
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I’ve been very luck this winter to have a wonderful sleeping bag for Noah. The temperature outside has fluctuated so much this season it’s impossible to keep his room at a regular temperature. Being able to have him wear a natural fiber sleeping “sac” meant his body temperature would be regulated regardless of his room temperature and the outdoor conditions. That gave me a huge piece of mind. Merino Kids Go Go Bag is different than the other sleeping bags on the market. Merino is the wonder fiber for young children, merino is a natural wool fiber that has evolved to become the world’s finest fiber. Unlike most synthetic fabrics, merino is able to breathe and control moisture.
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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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Andrew Southam for PEOPLE for use on CBB With the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili , the dangerous nature of many winter Olympic sports was brought to the forefront. Skeleton racer and mom-of-one Noelle Pikus-Pace , 27, is acutely aware of the risks involved with hurtling down the track — head first! — at speeds up to 80 mph but says that with experience, her fears have lessened. “If I had just gotten into this sport, I probably would [think it's too dangerous],” she tells ParentDish .
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