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November 21, 2005

celebrity baby boom eradicates possibility of famous fatness

Can't a girl just gain a little weight? Seems like all a celebrity has to do is stop holding her stomach in, and she's sporting a "baby bump." Good thing we're not famous. This may not be the best example, as the person in question did in fact announce her pregnancy in public, but didn't we write that off as part of the detox process? This baby-bump-spotting trend must be doing wonders for the pilates industry.

Posted by thenewmoms at 6:50 PM | Comments (0)

November 17, 2005

Ferber and Sears stepping off?

Could the Ferber-Sears debate be losing steam? What will parents fight about now?

This article talks about how new books from both authors show slightly modified, softened versions of their former adamant positions: Ferber concedes that crying isn't always the solution, Sears offers that sometimes it is. It's a good politcal move for these best selling authors to show some veneer of acceptance. It's become too nasty and damning for parents and we're all beyond sick of it (even if the debates are slightly fun.)

But are they really making us feel better? In Sears' new book there's still a huge push for super attention (co-sleeping, all night breastfeeding) even if he eventually *allows* parents to let the kid cry but only if it's just gotten so bad you feel like throwing the kid out the window. Also, sounds like--we haven't yet read this one--Ferber isn't exactly making the parents of demanding sleepers feel all that good when he says, "some children such as those suffering from anxiety will not be helped by the crying method." Now he's saying my baby has an anxiety disorder? Harsh toke.

Posted by thenewmoms at 10:40 AM | Comments (0)