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Lights, Camera, Action! Eat, Sleep, Poop

LilSugar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:18:06 -0800

Hollywood isn't just having babies it's making movies about them too. Fresh off the heels of the announcement that What to Expect When You're Expecting will be made into a romantic comedy, comes news today that Dreamworks has plans to turn the upcoming Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby's First Year into a movie too.

The soon-to-be-published book, written by Beverly Hills pediatrician Scott Cohen, is a humorous guide to raising a baby. Filled with stories about his posh clientele, the guide also includes anecdotes about Dr. Cohen's experiences raising his own children, which were often counter to what he learned in medical school.

They say it takes three to make a trend, but with the adaptation of these two parenting guides, it looks like baby fever has hit Tinseltown. Are you excited to head to the theater to catch these flicks?

Did You Follow a Parenting Guide or Trust Your Instincts?

LilSugar — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:00:22 -0800

Get ready for the onslaught of advice! As soon as a couple announce their impending arrival, friends and family begin showering them with advice and war stories of their own. Once the baby is born, there are entire sections of the library filled with books offering tips for taking care of your lil one. While many mamas turn to the so-called "experts," others rely on their natural parenting instincts.

Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrat party, recently got into a war of words with parenting guru Gina Ford. The father of three told an interviewer that he shunned the author's advice after his 10-month-old woke up four times the previous night, likening her tome to "following a sort of Ikea assembly . . . manual." He went on to say that he felt like had "subcontracted my parental instincts to this book."

Did you closely follow the routines set out by a parenting author or stick with your own instincts?

Will You Buy Jerry O'Connell's Book on Parenting?

babysugar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:30 -0700

If you didn't love him as Vern in Stand by Me or as Cush in Jerry McGuire, now might be the time when Jerry O'Connell wins your heart. The father of twins Dolly and Charlie has been a stay-at-home dad while his leggy wife, Rebecca Romijn, has been hard at work on her new sitcom Eastwick. In his downtime, the actor turned author and penned a book titled, "Cry, Feed, (Make Love to Wife), Burp." According to Galley Cat:

Jerry will describe life as a very 21st century father in a land of celebrity, the sterile California suburbs, and two-for-one diaper changing - everything from the moment he was told it was time for him to be a father, through the trials and tribulations of conception and childbirth, to the joys and disasters and joys again of staying home to raise two new babies.

I'm intrigued. It could be the perfect shower gift for an expectant papa! Would you buy a copy?

Talking About Sex and Body Parts at an Early Age

LilSugar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:00:52 -0700

When a baby boy discovers his penis, parents like to joke that he takes after dad. Unlike past generations, lots of today's moms and pops received sex education and talk openly about the subject without blushing. Many families use the correct names for body parts and initiate conversations with their kids at an early age.

The American Academy of Pediatrics just released a report about children's sexual behaviors, listing those that are age appropriate. According to the guide, it is completely normal for children between two and six to do any of the following on an infrequent basis:

Touch/masturbate genitals in public or private
Look at or touching a peer's or new sibling's genitals
Show genitals to peers
Stand or sit too close to someone
Try to see peers or adults naked

If you want to chat with your children about sex and their bodies, consider some of the following texts.

Would You Take Parenting Advice From Alec Baldwin?

LilSugar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:00:00 -0700

As parents we all make mistakes, but are you willing to learn from someone else's? Alec Baldwin thinks so. The famed actor who became infamous for an abrasive voicemail he left his daughter, Ireland, in 2007, is now considering penning a parenting book. In an interview with Playboy magazine, Baldwin discussed the notorious message, how he and the child repaired their relationship and why moms and dads need to take a long look at how they parent. Alec said:

It will be ironic for some people, but I’m going to write a parenting book. We’re at, not a crisis, but an awful place right now in terms of parenting. People are raising their children with the belief that we need to be friends with our children. Kids have too much power and call too many of the shots, telling their parents what they will and won’t do.

The actor is not the first adult to question current child rearing philosophies, but do you consider him an authority on the subject?

Would You Buy a Parenting Book From a Real Housewife?

LilSugar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:00:12 -0800

When the Really Scary Housewives of New York City aired last Spring, most of you were appalled by the women's parenting skills. The series' final episode, in which one of social climber Alex McCord's sons threw a shrieking temper tantrum in the middle of a dinner party while his parents sat idly by, brought out the claws with several of you, suggesting that the family needed to spend more time at home teaching social skills and less time gallivanting about town. We've now heard that Alex, and her husband Simon, are co-writing a parenting book based on their experiences with their own tots.

Given what you have seen of the McCord family on TV, would you consider purchasing their tome?

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Lil Links: Why Some Parenting Books Collect Dust

LilSugar — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:28 -0700

Parenting books you can't live without - The Poop
What are you telling your kids about the economy? - Parent Dish
Travis Barker can't wait to hold his kids again - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Suri Cruise and her mama share a smile - Celebrity Baby Blog
Pregnancy acne that just won't quit, even three years later - Alpha Mom
Vaccine tracker helps mom keep tabs on her tots' shots - The Bump
When kids aren't what mom and dad had in mind - Cookie
What's the best baby carrier - Inhabitots

Tell Mommy: What Was Your Favorite Parenting Book?

babysugar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:00:32 -0700

For their first child, many parents read a plethora of pregnancy and infant books to arm themselves with all the necessary tools of raising babe. While it's important to know about swaddling, breastfeeding, and all of those other topics touched upon in those texts, the learning curve only steepens as the child ages. As the baby grows, so does your library. To help parents navigate their way through temper tantrums, napless days, finicky eating and other typical toddler behaviors, countless authors with varying views have penned their ideas in hopes of throwing a bone to perplexed parents.

Which book helped you wade through the torrential toddler waters?

Do You Believe Parents Can Influence Babies' Sleep Habits?

babysugar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:04 -0800

Some parents would give their right arm just to get their lil one to sleep through the night. They read books, consult the web, and even hire trainers to come in and coach their nocturnal tykes. While there are various philosophies when it comes to coaching your wee one to sleep through the night, Dr. Richard Ferber's self-soothing techniques continue to prevail among sleep-deprived parents.

A new study conducted by Canada's Today's Parent found that 69 percent of parents believe that controlled-crying techniques work if parents implement them properly, but more than half of the parents surveyed said it didn't work for them, meaning most parents don't believe they are implementing the philosophy correctly. A further look at the study showed that parents who enter sleep training with the belief that they can influence how their tot gets his shut-eye were more likely to be successful with the process.

Do you believe that mom and dad can train a baby to sleep?

Interview With Bethenny Frankel: Housewife's Baby Talk

babysugar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:16:11 -0800

Catfights, cocktails and creme de la creme guest lists are de rigueur on Bravo's hit Real Housewives of New York, where the cast spends much of their time decorating their homes, attending social events, and gossiping behind each other's backs. So how will the standout star, Bethenny Frankel, known for her witty zingers and Skinny Girl margaritas handle motherhood? With a mellow attitude and some perspective.

The mama-to-be who's due in June is keeping busy promoting the current season of Housewives, filming her own new series, Bethenny's Getting Married about her wedding to the babe's daddy, Jason Hobby, and penning her third book, A Place of Yes. The reality star chatted with me via phone yesterday as she was being prepped for a photo shoot.

BabySugar: Tell us about the pregnancy – were you surprised?
Bethenny: I was totally, completely surprised. It was generally something I was open to, but I wasn’t doing handstands and taking my temperature. I was just not being careful because I thought it would take a very long time because of my age. So yes, it was definitely like “Holy S**t”.

BabySugar: How’s the nursery coming along?
Bethenny: It isn’t. We haven’t done anything yet. We have to get to that in the next couple of weeks after we have the wedding. I like the catalog at Restoration Hardware, I like their style and the way they do it. Not so jungle-y. I think it will be much more conservative and nice. Not over the top with like clouds and hippopotamuses.

BabySugar: Should we expect to see a parenting book out of you like your costars Alex and Simon?
Bethenny: That will be years to come. It's so hard to be a parent to a thing that doesn’t do anything yet.

To see Bethenny's take on parenting and if the baby will call any Housewives "Auntie," just read more.

BabySugar: Will you heed their (Simon and Alex) parenting advice?
Bethenny: Oh me, no? I don’t believe in really taking advice for that stuff. I don’t really know anybody that is doing the job perfectly. I think you should use your instincts and no two situations are the same. My life is completely different than theirs and my job is different than theirs and I think you kind of have to go with what’s going on in your own house.

BabySugar: Will any of your costars serve as “aunties” to your baby?
Bethenny: [Pause.] Uh . . . no. Housewives has been a good experience and I’ve made some friends, people that I’m friendly with, but it's been a career move. My friend who said I have rotten eggs has been my friend for over 20 years and that’s the situation with most of my friends. You’ll see them all on my own show Bethenny’s Getting Married, which I am shooting right now.

BabySugar: Can we expect a postpartum PETA shoot like the one you did last year?
Bethenny: I don’t know if I need to be looking for reasons to be naked. It was a really nice offer, and I loved it, but I think that would be a little overkill.

BabySugar: Has pregnancy tamed you?
Bethenny: I think in some ways it's mellowed me a little bit. Like I was at an event with every single Housewife there last night, and I was sort of giggling at it and taking it a little more lightly. It's put things into perspective.

BabySugar: Will you be a free range mom or a helicopter one?
Bethenny: What? I don’t even know what a placenta is. (After an explanation) Free range! For sure!