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From Jennifer Garner‘s glowing reviews from hubby Ben Affleck to the exact value how much a baby will cost you (yikes!), here are our favorite parenting links this week. Read more from source:“ivillage.com”

by Amy Hatch posted in Mom Stories I felt pretty upbeat about my upcoming hysterectomy until I went to see the doctor for my pre-surgical appointment on Wednesday morning. For years, I’ve battled the pain and unpleasant symptoms that come with the kind of fibroid tumors I have, and I’m ready to feel better. But [...]

Main Photo:  Photo by: workingmother.com Editor Mom & son happy Kristine’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s. At age nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize. At the age of 12 he became a paid researcher in [...]

by Laura Larsen posted in Mom Stories Three-year-olds. A stage where a child’s cognitive, social and emotional development makes leaps and bounds, with the occasional slide back to toddlerhood’s frustrations. They can be sweet as pie and then seem destructive as a tornado. Oftentimes, three can be viewed as worse than the so-called ...

by Erin Lane posted in Mom Stories Four. My firstborn is four. Sometimes that seems so BIG. I catch him smiling at me with those big brown eyes and my breath catches in my throat. He’s growing so fast. Then there are times that he may as well be a teenager. He stares back at [...]

From Kim Kardashian‘s parenting tips to Snooki‘s new baby photo with Lorenzo, catch up on all things mommy with our favorite links of the week. Read more from source:“ivillage.com”

by BabyCenter Staff posted in Mom Stories By: Linda Murray, Global Editor in Chief, BabyCenter No one cares more about a baby than his or her mother. But many women simply don’t have the information they need to make healthy choices for their family. If your only source of advice is the village elders, you [...]

Ever have a day where you feel like you just don’t cut it as a parent? Feel better by tuning in to Mad Men to watch Betty Draper Francis screwing up way worse than you ever could. Read more from source:“ivillage.com”

by BabyCenter Staff posted in Mom Stories By: Linda Murray, Global Editor in Chief, BabyCenter No one cares more about a baby than his or her mother. But many women simply don’t have the information they need to make healthy choices for their family. If your only source of advice is the village elders, you [...]

by Joey Lombardi posted in Mom Stories Don’t let the headline fool you, I am not suggesting someone working at a call center would/could/should raise your child. I stumbled upon a great essay yesterday written by Mark Oppenheimer that points out that there are various aspects of raising a child that we farm out to [...]