When mamas-to-be think of painting their pregnant bellies for Halloween, they often think of pumpkin or Jack-O-Lanterns !
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Jessica Alba and her hubby Cash Warren are expecting their third child together, but could there be more babies after this one?
Not so fast…
E! News caught up with the actress to chat about The Honest Company’s new Honest Cleaning Collection during which she opened up a bit about about work, family and her pregnancy.
“Last one,” she quipped, laughing when we asked about being pregnant with baby No.3. She’s already a mama to two daughters, Honor, 9, and Haven, 6.
And we don’t blame her! How does someone raise three children, uphold a successful acting career and manage her own company all at the same time?
Well, that’s actually something she explained a bit more in-depth.
“I think it’s the quality of time that you put in at work and how you’re fed at work and what you bring home,” Alba explained. “And also what you let go of when you come home.”
She continued, “A happy work place actually makes for a healthier person and healthier children. If you work five hours a day but you hate your job, your attitude when you come home and what that imposes on your kids outlook and their life and their relationship with them, it actually really affects it. But if you’re happy—even if you come home late and you’re working long hours—if they see that you’re happy and you’re in a good mood and you’re present with them that’s way better than you spending ten hours a day with them in misery.”
This is a topic Alba has taken into consideration when it comes to running her business.
“I try to create as healthy and inspiring and creative of an environment for everyone, whether you’re a chemist, or you’re an [operations] person, or you’re a developer, an engineer… I hope people feel inspired, and I hope they feel like they can be creative, think outside the box, push the envelope.”
Meanwhile, as she gets ready to welcome another baby into the world, we had to pick her brain on how she balances her kids’ healthiness with letting them be every day kids.
“I want them to get into the dirt and play,” she said. “You know it’s important for kids to be exposed to things in the environment. If you put a bubble around them, then their immune systems actually are weaker so it is important for that.”
She continued, laughing, “I think there’s a balance between filth and sharing snot and then letting them get dirty, right? There’s a balance. So washing hands is important in the house.”
As far as healthy eating, Alba says kids will mimic their parents.
“Your kids are just going to really mirror what you do,” she explained. “If you’re sitting there chowing on processed food and fake food all the time, and you don’t have any healthy options and you’re trying to only make then eat differently, they’re going to see that you’re a hypocrite. So I think it’s like walking the walk and not just talking the talk.”
This article was originally published in E!Online and has been reprinted with permission
Moms worry about their children non-stop. Whether you have a son or a daughter, they will never be out of your thoughts. But, it is no secret that girls have it harder in life than boys. What with the peer pressure and constant body image concerns, being a child is difficult for young ladies. Then, the hormones kick in and life can become quite challenging.
It is essential for moms to guide their daughter. After all, as a mom, you have been there and purchased the t-shirt. Here are a few things to consider as your little girl grows into a young woman.
Her Body Image Isn’t Everything
All young girls see the image of a “perfect” on TV or the front of glossy mags and want the same. In all honesty, this is where the majority of body issues come from because girls feel as if they can’t be different. A mom must let her daughter know that she can be diverse and beautiful at the same time. Make sure your daughter knows that physical appearance isn’t everything and should not be the focus in life. Getting the attention of the opposite sex is not the priority or main goal in life. Let her know to be who she feels free and comfortable being and know the rest will fall into place.
But She Can Be A Girly Girl
There is a distinction between being confident in your body and enjoying the finer things in life. Let’s face it – there is that old addage, “girls will be girls just like boys will be boys.” There is nothing wrong with going out clothes shopping if you have a daughter who is into that. Don’t pressure your girl who isn’t into fashion and stereotypical “girl” things and interests. Mothers should not just indulge their daughters, but pass on their wisdom. We’ve heard when it comes to avoiding skin rashes, for example, Choosing razor blades via 99centrazor.com is an option as getting personal items online can save the embarrassment of shopping in stores. Make up tips, when the time comes and other feminine hygiene issues must be shared and handled with care. Go gently and don’t force any topic or risk having your girl push you away.
Expressing Feelings Is Natural
Some people may have negative opinions about showing one’s emotion. A person who cries and expressed their feeling outwardly may be showcasing tha tthey are well adjusted and in touch with their emotions and feelings. The truth is that she is about to enter a difficult period of her life when things will get on top of her. If she can’t express her feelings, the tension will merely build until it explodes. Whether she does it on the bus home or in her room, she shouldn’t’ be afraid to express herself. It will make teenage life much more comfortable for everyone.
Friends Are Everything
Now, she might not keep the same friends throughout her entire life because things happen. But, the people in her circle now and the ones in the future are essential. Why? It’s because they create a support group which she can use to express her feelings and discuss all the topics that make growing up a mix bag of feelings. When she knows others like her exist, life won’t appear as lonely. Girls can be hard work, what with the gossip and constant “betrayals.” But, through it all, she should know they are the only people who can understand her.
One last thing – good luck! It’s an arduous process for mothers and daughters alike.
Nearly nine years after undergoing a double mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis, mom-of-one Christina Applegate underwent another surgery.
During an appearance on Today, the Bad Moms star, revealed that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.
“Two weeks ago, I had my ovaries and [fallopian] tubes removed,” she shared. “My cousin passed away from ovarian cancer in 2008. I could prevent that. That’s how I’ve taken control of everything.”
She added: “It’s a relief. That’s one other thing off the table. Now, let’s hope I don’t get hit by a bus.”
The Married With Children star has the BRCA1 gene mutation, which predisposes her to developing cancer.
Admittedly, the Anchorman actress worries about her 6-year-old daughter Sadie.
“The chances that my daughter is BRCA positive are very high. I look at her and feed her the cleanest foods. I try to keep her stress levels down. I’m doing everything I can on my end knowing that in 20 years, she’ll have to start getting tested,” she shared. “Hopefully by then there will be advancements. It breaks my heart to think that’s a possibility.”
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Unmarried women and those who never completed high school are more likely to breastfeed their children if they receive in-home welfare visits from a person with shared cultural background.
A team of University of Albany researches conducted a study on over 3,500 at risk women who participate in in Healthy Families New York (HFNY), a state-wide home visiting program.
The data found that the number of times a home visitor (also known as a family support worker) addresses the subject of breastfeeding during a home visit directly correlates with the likelihood that mothers will attempt, or re-attempt, to breastfeed.
“It’s a simple message: If you talk about it, [mothers] will try to initiate breastfeeding,” said Eunju Lee, assistant professor in the School of Social Welfare.
But it was more than that.
If the mean number of visits addressing breastfeeding increases by 10 percent, the mother’s likelihood of breastfeeding increases by 15 percent, said Sandra McGinnis, senior research scientist at the school’s Center for Human Services Resources (CHSR).
“I think it’s compelling to know that the behavior of the home visitor, in terms of initiating these discussions, does make a difference for this group,” McGinnis said. “Some of their issues are rather intractable, so seeing any positive outcomes with such a vulnerable population is noteworthy.”
Home visitors discussing breastfeeding lead to increased in more new moms nursing independent of ethnicity, education, income and other factors that would generally predict breastfeeding outcomes.
“Even though [breastfeeding] is a mother’s instinctual behavior, there are huge disparities due to race, age and most likely social class,” McGinnis said. “It’s a tremendously difficult task to encourage [at-risk mothers] to breastfeed, but sending the right message does help improve these statistics.”
During the prenatal period, FSWs made biweekly visits, increasing to weekly visits following a child’s birth and until the child was six months old, according to the findings. This kind of support is often lacking in at-risk households, which helps to explain the behavioral divide between breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding mothers.
And it’s not enough to simply talk about breastfeeding. Tailoring a conversation to individual needs is key, Lee said.
“This is a concept that HFNY likes to call a ‘cultural broker,’ but in the same way, [home visitors] are health brokers; they are helping mothers digest important messages,” she said. “They are saying, ‘What are your worries?’”
To facilitate understanding and to minimize judgment, HFNY home visitors ideally come from the same cultural background and geographic area as the community they serve, McGinnis said, adding, “It’s not just pushing [mothers] to breastfeed, but a good home visitor will help them with problem solving.”
Lee stated that the study had a broader objective to not only to analyze data, but to make real improvements in how the HFNY program and programs like it are implemented.
“We are not only interested in generating knowledge,” she said. “What it’s really about, especially with social service research, is how are we going to improve people’s lives?”
The study’s results could impact other aspects of early childhood development. Improving breastfeeding rates among at-risk mothers can be a stepping stone to tackling other important health topics such as vaccinations, infant mortality rate and safe sleep, McGinnis said.
“This particular message is about breastfeeding, but I think the implication here is that home visiting programs are one mechanism by which disadvantaged families can be reached with public health messages,” she said.
Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge stepped out for the first time since announcing her third pregnancy on Tuesday night.
The British royal was joined by her husband William, Duke of Cambridge, as she debuted her tiny bump in a pale blue Temperley London dress while attending an event in London to mark World Mental Health Day.
Catherine, who has been battling a type of severe morning sickness known as hyperemesis gravidarum, showed the merest hint of a burgeoning belly as she posed for photographers and spoke to guests at the event.
Her US$1,050 dress, the Eclipse Lace Collar Dress in Iris, skimmed over her tummy, and the 35-year-old teamed the outfit with a black clutch bag and matching black court shoes.
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October 11 is the International Day of the Girl, a campaign launched by the United Nations dedicated to highlighting barriers and empowering girls to reach their full potential.
It is a movement meant to bring attention to advocacy projects and initiatives around the world to promote the education, safety and security of young girls globally.
Specifically, the mission is “to help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls’ lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.”
On this day, activist groups come together under the same goal to highlight, discuss, and take action to advance rights and opportunities for girls everywhere.
It’s also a national day of action to elevate awareness of gender justice and youth rights.
In 2015 when leaders signed up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals – the Global Goals – they made a promise – to empower all girls.
Although there has been progress, the Global Goals campaign call for keeping the pressure on world leaders deliver and every girl grows up healthy, safe, empowered and able to fulfill her dreams.
Also to coincide with the day, the Save the Children nonprofit released a study which revealed that biased views on the value of girls and their roles within the classroom and society begin to show as early as fourth grade. The global humanitarian organization surveyed boys and girls in the United States and the West African nations of Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire and found that a striking number of young boys – and even many girls – believe fathers rule the household, boys are smarter than girls and girls need less school than boys.
“Girls are worth far more than what the world tells them,” Carolyn Miles, president & CEO of Save the Children of the data which found, among other things, that 17 percent of American fourth graders believing a man would make a better boss than a woman. “Globally, we know that girls are more likely than boys to miss out on school, experience violence and live in poverty. That is why we need to invest in their education and do everything possible to delay early marriage and motherhood. By providing children equal opportunities and access to learning, every girl can realize what she’s truly worth.”
In 2017, girls around the world are still frequently marginalized in their families, communities and societies because of who they are or where they were born. They face discrimination, lack equal opportunities and earn less money – their lives and futures aren’t given the value they deserve. Save the Children’s analysis revealed that a girl under 15 is married every seven seconds.
Also, to commemorate this annual day, 30-year old Oxford University graduate, director MJ Delaney teamed up with Project Everyone in partnership with UNICEF and the Bill & Melinda Gates, to create a new video to raise awareness of the #FreedomForGirls campaign which has been created to support Inernational Day of the Girl
The video features girls from all walks of life and different nations around the globe dancing and lip-syncing to Beyonce’s song, “Freedom’”. The Group also calls for action on some of the biggest challenges girls face like access to education, child marriage and the threat of violence”.
Last year, the group asked people to share #WhatIReallyReallyWant for girls and women – this year it wants everyone to raise their voice for freedom.
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Do you want to do some good in the world? There are various ways you can go about this, such as volunteering or working with children to create a better future for them. But have you thought about hosting a charity event to try and raise some funds for a worthy cause? There are lots of different types of fundraisers you might want to organize, all of which are guaranteed to make a lot of extra cash for your charity of choice.
The main problem with holding a charity event is trying to decide which one to do. There are so many different things you could try! Here are some of the most successful charity events which you might want to consider.
A Bake Sale
If you want to join with some of your colleagues, family, or friends and club together to raise some money for charity, you could always organize a bake sale. After all, everyone loves cakes and cookies! Plus, it’s very easy to do as well. All you need to do is bake a selection of cakes, cookies, and other sweet treats, and then sell them. This is the perfect thing to do if you want to raise some money at work. You just need to take some cakes into the office and sell slices to all your hungry co-workers! You will find that many schools also regularly hold bake sales as the kids can take in their own bakes and then buy their friends’ cakes to try. If you aren’t too sure what to bake for a sale, you can see plenty of tasty ideas at bbcgoodfood.com.
A Raffle
Another event that is incredibly easy to organize is a raffle. Again, this is something that is easy to do in an office or a school. You just need to get everyone to bring in a prize. This can be anything from a box of chocolates, gift set, or teddy bear. If there are only going to be adults taking part in the raffle, you might want to add some alcoholic prizes, such as wine baskets. You can get more wine basket ideas at the-fund-raiser.com amongst other charitable ideas. You should then sell raffle tickets to people. You can often buy these online or in toy shops. Once you have sold all of the tickets, you then carry out the raffle draw and see who has got a winning ticket! All the money from the ticket sales should go towards your charity.
A Charity Dinner
Raffles and bake sales are relatively easy to plan. However, they aren’t the biggest fundraisers around. If you want to raise a significant amount of money for charities, then you might want to host a bigger event, such as a charity dinner. The majority of charity dinners are fairly formal affairs and feature a three-course meal in an upmarket restaurant or venue. As you can probably tell, this will cost quite a bit of money to successfully host, but it has the potential of raising a lot of money as you can price the tickets at slightly higher than average. Plus, you can have some mini fundraising activities throughout the dinner, such as a charity auction or a raffle.
Charity Car Wash
For a fun day that the kids can join in with, why not plan a charity car wash. Spend a few weeks trying to recruit other car washers with you – you may want to ask your children’s’ friends or your own friends and relatives, and then set a date for the big car wash. You will need to find a car park where you can do this – one good idea is asking your children’s school or your work’s office if you can do it on their property. Then you just need to let people know that you will be there on the date and ready to wash peoples’ cars. This is a really great way to spend a day with your friends and family, and if it is a hot summer’s day, you can really have some fun with the water! Just make sure that everyone does a good job of washing the vehicles, and then people will be very likely to return to you if you hold another charity car wash in the future!
Charity Christmas Singalong
The festive holidays are just a few months away, so you might want to start thinking about the kinds of Christmas charity events you could organize. And what better than planning a Christmas singalong. It will certainly be an event that the whole family will enjoy, and something that you could organize along with your local school. You just need to organize a night for the concert and then sell tickets to families. During the evening, they can watch bands play their favorite Christmas carols and songs, and join in for a good singalong. It’s a great way to help everyone get into the festive spirit! You might want to put on some catering for the evening, such as drinks and snacks, so remember to plan for this expense in your budget.
Take Up A Challenge
Of course, if you don’t like the idea of organizing a whole event, then why not take part in a solo challenge in aid of charity? There are lots of things you might want to do, from marathons and Ironman challenges to dance-a-thons and skydives. In the few weeks before your big challenge, you just need to get lots of people to sponsor you. And don’t forget to practice if you are undertaking a huge sporting challenge! The best thing about taking part in these kinds of charities is that they are easy to find sponsorship for, and you can feel extra proud of yourself once you have completed it!
There is plenty that you can try and organize for charity. Why not try a few different activities and events to try and raise as much cash for your chosen charity as possible?! Good luck with your event!
Janet Jackson has been reuniting with old dancer pals including two of our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alums Ciara and Jenna Dewan Tatum.
Yesterday, the music icon and Body Party singer Ciara hit Disneyland with their sons Future Zahir Wilburn and Eissa Al Mana the day after Jackson brought the house down in LA during her “State of The World ” Tour.
“Love You @JanetJackson #FunTimes,” Ciara captioned an usie in Mickey Mouse ears.
On the last day of the LA leg of the tour, Dream-Tatum joined the new mom on stage for a reunion.
Dewan-Tatum said she got her chance as a dancer at age 19 because of Miss Jackson.
“I kind of owe everything to Janet—my entire life,” the World of Dance host recalled on an episode of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen! “She was my dream job, my first big dance job. Because of her I met certain people who then led me to others, then led me to acting, then led me to here…All roads lead back to Janet!”
The actress shared some of the reunion moments.
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Everyone wants to be that popular house that is known for giving out the best candy!
The National Retail Federation estimates that shoppers will spend $2.7 billion on Halloween candy this year. Industry research has shown that, in 2015, online candy sales increased by 15 percent. People are realizing they can save time and money by skipping the store and purchasing from the comfort of their home. But will you buy the right candy?
As the preeminent Bulk candy dealer for over 10 years, CandyStore.com combed through sales data (2007-2016), looking in particular at the months leading up to Halloween to determine which type of candy is most popular in each state. Its analysis, presented here in the below lovely HTML5 interactive ninja-style map, shows just that:
Source: CandyStore.com.
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