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Yo Gabba Gabba
"I really don't think that Yo Gabba Gabba could have survived or made it out into the mainstream any other time but now," says Christian Jacobs, co-creator of the offbeat preschool television show. Although Yo Gabba Gabba clearly owes a debt to the classic kids' shows of the 70s, Jacobs has a point: the show started out as a low-budget internet pr...
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Kimya Dawson
Anti-folk star Kimya Dawson has a huge indie following as a solo artists, one half of the Moldy Peaches, and major contributor to the Juno soundtrack. Kimya's newest release, inspired by her two-year-old daughter Panda Delilah, is the kid-friendly album Alphabutt. Kimya talked to Babble about the hazards of touring with a baby, her belief in co-...
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Sue Dengate
Sue Dengate first became aware of the harmful effects of food additives when she noticed her child bouncing off the walls after eating a packet of Smarties. Her child is now an adult and Sue Dengate has become a guiding light for parents struggling to find answers to their children's behavioural problems. Last week, Dengate and other consumer adv...
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Mama Rock
Not long ago, my almost-five-year-old was throwing a fit over the fact that I had turned off the TV for the morning. At the height of her outrage she wailed, "I don't like you!" I got down on one knee, held her tear-stained face in my hands and said: "You don't have to like me, sweetheart. I'm your Mummy." Clearly, I've got som...
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Michelle Obama
Republicans have long fought to be the party of "family values," but Michelle Obama believes Democrats are ready to take on the pro-family mantle – and to back up that talk with action. Despite a gruelling travel schedule, Michelle Obama is first and foremost a devoted parent. She's intent on keeping her children grounded while...
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Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke is one of Australia's most recognised faces. From her role as Roo in Home and Away to a recent award-winning performance in movie Look Both Ways, Justine has enjoyed a strong and varied career in Australia's often-fickle entertainment industry. These days, she is best known as one of the regular presenters on Play School and for her...
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
If Knocked Up started the pregnancy movie trend, and Juno made it official, then Baby Mama is the film that will keep the ball rolling. Written and directed by SNL alum Michael McCullers, the movie features two of America's finest comediennes — Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — as a successful businesswoman who wants to be a mother, and the wo...
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Ricki Lake
Erstwhile talk-show host extraordinaire Ricki Lake's engrossing documentary, The Business of Being Born, weighs the risks and benefits of having a midwife-assisted natural birth rather than delivering in a hospital with doctors and drugs on hand. The film isn't exactly neutral on the subject — it's easy to come away with a terror of hosp...
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