Adoptive Parents Say: Boys Are Too Much Trouble
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Adoptive Parents Say: Boys Are Too Much Trouble

When I researched an article for Babblebaby on gender pre-determination awhile back, I heard a laundry list of reasons parents were choosing one sex over the other. This I never heard: "boys are too much trouble." WTF? According to an article in this weekend's Independent, boys in Britain wait twice as long to be adopted. Read m...
Should Raising a Feminist Son be The Goal?
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Should Raising a Feminist Son be The Goal?

If you have a son — and aren't a raving douchebag yourself — then thinking about how to raise a boy without him being one is something you have been thinking about since you first heard the words "it's a boy."It seems like there is a lot of information out there about raising strong, independent, feminist girls, but...
5 reasons it’s a good thing I had boys
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5 reasons it’s a good thing I had boys

I was going to say, "I'm glad I have boys" but that didn't sound quite right. That is, I would love girl-children just as much as I love my guys. But there are a few ways that having boys has made my life — mine, specifically — a little bit easier.1. No pink ponies: It doesn't seem like having a Y...
Boys Will Be Boys and Other Reasons for Theft
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Boys Will Be Boys and Other Reasons for Theft

A weird thing happened to us twice this week, and the idea of it is still annoying me. At two different outings, two different boys toddled over to my daughter, snatched whatever toy she was playing with and toddled away. Emmeline is a few months over 2 now, and has long ago stopped snatching things from other people's hands, and so I could see...
5 Ways To Prevent Drunken Douchebaggery in Your Boy
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5 Ways To Prevent Drunken Douchebaggery in Your Boy

We all knew them in our younger days: the guys whose bodies were expertly crafted by VB and yet who referred to any girl over 50 kilos as a "fat chick," who targeted dorky guys and quiet girls, who were always "that drunk arsehole."If you've got a boy and half a brain, you really, really don't want your son to tu...
Girls Only
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Girls Only

Desperate to have a baby girl? Well you might think about relocating. Or eating more marine animals.Researchers have discovered several towns where women are only giving birth to girls. The gender balance is totally out of whack and something like a 2 to 1 ratio of boys to girls.Where are these towns of rainbows and ponies and sparkles and al...
The Little Man
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The Little Man

My son's name was Ava in utero until twenty-four weeks. Everyone said it was a girl: the ultrasound technician, the psychic and the prenatal yoga teacher. I was ecstatic about having a girl. It's what the baby's father and I both wanted — sweet Ava, our delicate flower. Then the amnio gave us the real news: no genetic defects, a healthy son....

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Is “David After Dentist” Dad Exploiting His Kid?

5:30 PM David DeVore. Remember him?  He's the guy who recorded his seven-year-old son post-dental surgery, sparking a YouTube phenomenon. Well, he's extended his 15 minutes of fame to 13... read more

They Say: Free Formula Affects Breastfeeding Rates

3:30 PM A new study of Canadian women reveals that new mums sent home from the hospital with free samples of formula are less likely to exclusively breastfeed. The study found that almo... read more

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Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony—Couple Time!

5:00 PM Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony sure now how to make date night a priority.  This week they went to dinner in the trendy Meatpacking District of New York City. The power couple ha... read more

Mel B Dishes On Celebrity Parenting

4:00 PM How do you keep everything balanced when you live in LA with your daughters (Phoenix, 11, and Angel, 3) and work in London? Mel B has mastered the art of making her kids priority n... read more

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Calico Critters Cozy Cottage

4:15 PM Go hopping mad for this quaint cozy cottage. Part of the Calico Critters collection, this cottage comes furnished with a bed, stove, ladder, table and chairs.  You also get a fo... read more

Roy G. Biv Gets His Own Rattle

2:15 PM Earlier today, we covered a rainbow-coloured dollhouse puzzle, but for the smaller colour-wonderer on your shopping list, this rainbow rattle also does the trick in seven colou... read more
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