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ParentingMayim Bialik, When is a Home Birth a Step Too Far?
In a thoughtful piece appearing in Selfmagazine (and online at MSNBC.com), writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner looks at her own experience with childbirth, and considers things she might do differently on her second try. She also speaks with Mayim Bialik (hello, Blossom!), who is a spokesperson for the non
- Parenting
Tiffani Thiessen: Baby Photo...Plus her Birth Story
Tiffani Thiessen and baby Harper Rennappear together in PEOPLE this week, the first photos of Harper to be made public! The 5-week-old has her mom's good looks (dad Brady Smith isn't bad looking either!), but certainly didn't make childbirth easy on Tiffani!
- Parenting
Liev Schreiber, Kids: What’s (Hilariously) Wrong With This Picture?
Liev Shreiber, kids Samuel and Alexander, and what appears to be a nanny were spotted at an L.A. park today. They rode the swings (scroll down for adorable swing photo), he toted them two-at-a-time, and comforted Samuel when the tot hit his playtime limit. That's what's happening in the photo at left. But the picture goes from touching to hilarious when you take a closer look.CONTINUED...
- Parenting
Angelina Jolie is Scared for her Kids to be Teens
Angelina Jolie tells People this week that, when it comes to her kids turning into teenagers, "I break out into a sweat at just the thought." It's a feeling nearly every parent has encountered, but it probably especially strong for Jolie. For Angelina Jolie, childhood was a rollercoaster, and her own teen years were anything but conventional. The era can't have been easy on her mother.
- Parenting
“Eat, Pray, Love†Ad Airs During “The Bacheloretteâ€: Who Let That Happen?
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- Parenting
Money Magazine Best Places to Live: #3, Newton MA, a Hotbed for Celeb Kids
Money Magazine's Best Places to Live issue is an annual must-read for parents. The mag's criteria include the usual quality-of-life measures (employment statistics, crime rates), plus plenty of other family-oriented considerations, like school performance and street safety. This year, what caught my eye was another parenting consideration altogether. Numbers 1 and 2 on the list (Eden Prairie MN and Columbia/Ellicott City MD) seem like great places to raise a solid kid. But Best Place to Live #3 has proven to be a prime location for raising a future celebrity. ...
- Parenting
Mark Ruffalo Originally Turned Down “Kids†Film Role — to Spend Time With his Real Kids
The Kids Are All Right isn't only the name of Mark Ruffalo's new movie, it's also an apt description of Mark Ruffalo's homelife. As he revealed to NPR, he and wife Sunrise Coigney live with their three children in tiny Callicoon, NY (population 215), and he loves it. "You always get to look your kid in the eye," he says. "My wife, in the eye. And as a family, it's been the healthiest thing I think we've ever done. We're always together. It's not like that in the city. Here, it's basically us and our friends, and there's nowhere to run."
- Parenting
On True Blood’s Premiere Day, Stepmom-to-be Anna Paquin Does Good Deed
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- Parenting
The Hard Times of RJ Berger: Will Teens Watch?
Got teens? If so, you're probably already hearing a lot about "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" and its stars Paul Iacano and Amber Lancaster. If not, you probably found the nearly endless RJ Berger promotion during last night's MTV Movie Awards nothing less than baffling. Let's start out by saying that this show, described by USA Today as "Hung for Kids" is strictly for the teen set (or oldesters nostalgic for Beavis and Butthead).
- Parenting
Explain the Oil Spill to Your Kids, Via James Cameron Movies
As the Gulf Coast oil spill hits Florida, the updates are getting worse by the minute. Sort of like the first half of a James Cameron movie. Mayhem! Creeping dread! Big Hollywood names! My son, and probably your kids, is wondering what's going on. Mostly, he's captivated by the gut-wrenching photos of oil-slicked birds and the impending terror on Florida's beaches. "What's happenin', Momma?"
- Parenting
Ted Koppel and Al Gore: Dads Who've Discovered that You Can't Have It All
Yesterday Ted Koppel and Al Gore both proved one tough lesson: fame and money don't buy happiness. As the rest of us sit here in our paltry little homes, dealing with our everyday drudgery (a toddler who refuses to sleep in his own bed, melon rotting in the fridge, not quite enough cash for this mon
- Healthy Living
Bret Michaels Wins Celebrity Apprentice! How's He Look?
It was the tensest Celebrity Apprentice finale ever. After nearly dying of a brain hemmorhage a month ago, and then landing back in the hospital with a small stroke, Bret Michaels was slated to appear on the show live. Which meant that the question on fans' lips wasn't so much "Who will be theCelebr
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Naomi Watts Rocks a Mom-Swimsuit, in Cannes!
Glitz, glamour, and the hippest-designer fashion: these are the hallmarks of Cannes. I'd never fit in. Or so I thought until today. Because today, I saw something that made my heart flutter: Naomi Watts, swimming in the pool at the legendary Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, wearing a mom-bathing suit. You know the look. It's not just a one-piece, but a one-piece with modestly-slung legs for full coverage.
- Healthy Living
Dancing With The Stars: Evan Lysacek Inspired by Nephew
On Dancing With the Stars, Evan Lysacek has wowwed the judges with his technique, grace, poise-but not his passion. Until last night! On the May 17 episode, Evan's partner,DWTS' Anna Trebunskya, asked what makes him happy. He answered "coffee" (he may be an Olympian, but he's also human). And then, with the widest smile we've seen all season, he said, "My nephew."