Study finds high levels of chemicals in infants using baby cosmetics
Story found on LATimes.com.
Infants and toddlers exposed to baby lotions, shampoos and powders carry high concentrations of hormone-altering chemicals in their bodies that might have reproductive effects, according to a new scientific study of babies born in Los Angeles and two other U.S. cities. Continue reading »
Filed under Health & Wellness | Comment (0)Angelina having another high-risk pregnancy?
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There’s still no official bun in the oven, but sources close to Angelina Jolie say she’s not only with child, she’s facing a high-risk pregnancy. Life & Style reports that with twins — or possibly even triplets — on the way, Angelina and Brad Pitt are taking every safeguard to ensure the health of their babies-to-be. Continue reading »
Filed under Celebrities & Parenthood, Motherhood | Comment (0)Her return to tennis comes with baggage
Story found on SignOnSanDiego.com.
There were the nagging injuries, the desire to start a family and, when she did play, reporters asking the same tired question. Can you win another major?
So when Lindsay Davenport announced she was pregnant 13½ months ago, most assumed she had crushed her final forehand. Davenport included. Continue reading »
Filed under Celebrities & Parenthood, Motherhood | Comment (0)Brady proves that success comes with a price
Story found on USAToday.com.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Perfection has its price. And no New England Patriots player seems more willing to pay the stiff cover charge than quarterback Tom Brady.
What he has made look so easy in 2007 — a single-season record 50 touchdown passes and 18 consecutive victories amid an MVP performance — belies the countless hours of lifting weights, throwing and watching videotape with his teammates. Those behind-the-scenes sacrifices don’t get nearly the kind of press the records and 18-0 ledger do. Continue reading »
Dads and daughters bring communication back
Story found on YourHub.com.
Sometimes the lessons children learn at home can be more important than the lessons they learn in school. Family is a foundation for a child’s future relationships and parenting has a direct correlation to a child’s self-esteem and confidence. The impact and influence fathers have on their daughters during childhood and adolescence is incredibly long lasting. Research continues to show that girls who have fathers who are positively involved in their lives do better in school, are more likely to become confident adults and less likely to become sexually active at an early age. Continue reading »
Filed under Fatherhood | Comment (0)Casey Affleck: Fatherhood Is ‘Transformative’
Story found on People.com.
Casey Affleck is on a hot streak – scoring a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and starring in the critically acclaimed Gone Baby Gone.
But his most rewarding role to date? Playing dad to his two young sons. Continue reading »
Filed under Celebrities & Parenthood, Fatherhood | Comment (0)Women leave town and children in hands of men
Story found on YahooNews.com.
What would happen if all the women were to disappear from a town, leaving the men to not only work, but also take care of the family and the home?
“It will be a disaster, a complete disaster,” said Kelly Weatherly, who was sent off for a week at a resort, along with almost all the women in her community of 760, leaving the town and its children in the hands of the men. Continue reading »
Filed under Parenting | Comment (0)OBAMA TALKS TO SINGLE MOTHERS IN CA
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From NBC/NJ’s Aswini Anburajan
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — As the two leading Democratic candidates for president compete on who can best put the nation on a more prosperous economic track, Obama delineated the difference between the two candidates today as a choice between past and present.
“At this point the contest between myself and Sen. Clinton, I think, really does have to do with the past and the future and you know the American people are not looking simply for a repetition of what happened in the 90s,” he said. Continue reading »
Filed under Parenting | Comment (0)Fatherhood has strong effect on Celtics’ Powe
Story found on Boston.com
Leon Powe II didn’t have a father figure in Leon Powe I. But with the arrival of Leon Powe III to the world last Wednesday, the Celtics power forward is intent on being the strong father figure he never had.
“I just want to be there for my kid, no matter what,” Powe said. “You can only teach him so much. But ultimately, he has to make decisions on his own. I just want to guide him in the right direction.” Continue reading »
Filed under Celebrities & Parenthood | Comment (0)Birth, The American Way
Story found on Newsweek.com
There are many births in the documentary film “The Business of Being Born,” including a scene of former talk-show host Ricki Lake giving birth naked in her tub. But the image that viewers may find most shocking is that of a baby being cut out of a woman’s abdomen via Caesarean. This, according to Lake, the executive producer of the film, and Abby Epstein, the film’s director, is the right reaction: one of their messages is that C-sections should only be performed when needed to guarantee the well-being of the mother and infant, and should not be a first choice for healthy mothers. Continue reading »
