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Win Tickets to Watch The Saturdays Perform Live In London!
Calling all UK-based Saturdays fans! To celebrate their new partnership with Impulse body spray "The Impulse Diaries", the girls are performing an exclusive gig in London and I've got two sets of three tickets for two lucky PopSugar Community members!
Simply leave a comment and you could win tickets to be part of the small audience at the show which will be held at London's Forum on the evening of Monday 7 December.
Study Says Surprise Pregnancy Children Are Treated Different
Mothers can study birth control options, monitor their cycles and try to carefully map out family expansion, but surprise pregnancies still happen.
Though most parents joke about it later, a new study in the journal of Child Development reveals that unexpected babies – both those that weren't planned at all and those that did not occur when their parents expected them – receive "fewer resources than intended siblings," including parental support and learning materials like books and puzzles. The study goes on to say that "Parents’ stress and lack of patience may be directed explicitly toward an unwanted child."
Would an unplanned pregnancy alter your treatment of that offspring?
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Honest to Peet: Amanda Peet in SELF Magazine
Not one to shy away from controversy or the honest truth, it's no surprise that mommy Amanda Peet is the cover girl on the December issue of SELF. The sexy mum shows off her postpartum bod and dishes on her role in the vaccinations debate, her typical date night and how she stays in shape. As the star in the flick 2012, she's a busy mom who somehow seems to keep her priorities in line all while maintaining a beaming smile on her face.
Did Your Parents Talk to You About Birth Control?
A new government report shows that most US teens are not learning about birth control from their parents and, according to the data, there may be good reason to change that fact. The report shows that rates for AIDS and syphilis infection have risen among boys aged 15 to 19.
Perhaps parents that don't talk to their kids about contraception feel worried about condoning sexual activity or simply want to avoid an awkward conversation.
US STD Rate Highest of Developed Countries — and Rising!
Let's talk about sex . . .
Tell Mommy: Things You Don't Even Admit to Friends Edition
Nobody said it was easy. And it's not. Motherhood is life changing, amazing, tear-jerking and terrifying.
Multiply Your Chances for Multiples
Double the pleasure, double the fun, double your chances for double the bums. While multiples still come as a complete shock to some parents, others may have played a role in their double duty pregnancy. There are a lot of instances where a woman has no control over whether or not she has twins, but there are also a few things a woman can do if she's hoping for a dynamic duo in utero.
My Parents are Controlling Me
Dear Sugar--
I'm having trouble with my parents, who are very strict culturally and religiously. The problem is that they don't like my boyfriend. I have been with him for almost a year now, and he is neither from the same country or of the same religion.
How to Make TiVo Kid-Safe
For my geek mommies out there, it's gotta be hard to reconcile your love for tech without inviting unwanted information into your kids' eyes and ears. Everything scandalous is a click away on the Internet, and your TV has always posed a big too-much-information-for-little-eyes threat. Thankfully, the blessed TiVo, amazing as always has a solution: KidZone.
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