Hollywood kids: too much, too soon?-Life&Style

Sep 21, 2011 by Teryn Ashley

While most kids across the country went back to school after the long summer break, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes‘ daughter, Suri, instead flew across the country to attend New York Fashion Week! On Sept. 9, Suri was wearing a Phillip Lim miniskirt and dark-red lipstick and missing her second day of kindergarten at New Village Leadership Academy in LA!

“Because Suri is being raised a Scientologist, both Katie and Tom have to treat her like an adult,” a former employee of the couple reveals to Life & Style. “There’s no coddling, and they never tell her anything — they ask. So when she wants to wear her Cinderella costume to bed, she gets to. When she demands a manicure at 9 p.m., she gets it.” And that includes treats for breakfast!

In fact, Katie called in a “cupcake emergency” on Aug. 19, picking up four dozen of the Sprinkles goodies. “When Suri wants a cupcake at 10 a.m., she gets one,” a former Cruise staffer reveals to Life & Style.

Suri’s just among those tots in tinseltown that live an over-the-top lifestyle. Shiloh and her siblings are traveling the globe, Madonna‘s daughter has her own credit card with a $10,000 limit and the tiniest tot, Rachel Zoe‘s 6-month-old son, Skyler Berman, already has a pair of $3,700 shoes!

Read more about how A-list mom’s try to maintain a balanced lifestyle for their kids plus Hollywood’s moms talk to Life & Style and experts weigh in all in this week’s issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now.

Source:http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2011/09/hollywood-kids-too-much-too-soon.html

Photo Source: Cover of Life&Style

What are your thoughts on this matter? Everyone has a different style of parenting but do you agree with this?

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Mel B: Meet My Baby Girl

Sep 20, 2011 by BabySwags

Proud mom Mel B introduces her new daughter, Madison, for the first time and gushes about her little bundle of joy in the new issue of Life & Style, on newsstands Wednesday.

“I had been pregnant for so long!” Melanie tells Life & Style in an exclusive interview. “I was ready to meet my baby. It was like, Finally, she’s arrived!”

The 36-year-old former Spice Girl welcomed Madison Brown Belafonte on Sept. 1. The little girl joins Melanie’s daughters, Phoenix, 12, and Angel, 4, from previous relationships, and dad Stephen Belafonte’s daughter, Giselle, 7.

“I thought she would come out manic because we’re so hyper. But she’s calm,” beams Melanie. “I’m up every three hours at night,” she says. “You think you’re going to sleep when they sleep, but you don’t. I just end up staring at her.”

FOR ALL THE EXCLUSIVE PICS OF MELANIE, HER DAUGHTER AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY, PICK UP THIS WEEK’S ISSUE OF LIFE & STYLE, ON NEWSSTANDS WEDNESDAY

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Vegetarian children. Do or don’t?

Sep 17, 2011 by Teryn Ashley

Recently, Bethenny Frankel spoke out about her 15 month old daughter, Bryn being on a vegetarian diet. Do you think it is necessary for young children to get protein and all the health benefits from beef, poultry and fish while they are growing and developing? Or do you think it is ok for children to be put on a vegetarian diet for a more “healthy” lifestyle? Now-a-days everyone is looking towards healthier options and now more than ever there are many different healthy diets to choose from. Here is part of an article from www.HealthyChildren.org .

“Vegetarian di­ets tend to be high in fiber and polyunsaturated fat, and low in cholesterol and calories.

If your child is following a vegetarian diet, you need to guard against nutri­tional deficiencies. There are various degrees of vegetarianism, and the strict­ness of the diet will determine whether your youngster is vulnerable to nutritional shortcomings.

Following are the common categories of vegetarians. Although none eat meat, poultry, or fish, there are other areas in which they vary:

• Lacto-ovo-vegetarians consume eggs, dairy products, and plant foods.
• Lacto-vegetarians eat dairy products and plant foods but not eggs.
• Vegans eat only plant foods, no eggs or dairy products.

Children can be well nourished on all three types of vegetarian diet, but nu­tritional balance is very difficult to achieve if dairy products and eggs are com­pletely eliminated. Vegetarians sometimes consume insufficient amounts of calcium and vitamin D if they remove milk products from their diet.

Also, because of the lack of meat products, vegetarians sometimes have an inadequate iron intake. They may also consume insufficient amounts of vita­min B-12, zinc, and other minerals. If their caloric intake is also extremely low, this could cause a delay in normal growth and weight gain.”

With all that said I am in no way saying that you shouldn’t choose this for your family but just wanting to educate parents about the different healthy options out there.

So what do you think? Would you consider this for your child/children? Or are you personally a vegetarian? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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Baby Swags Gifting Giveaway

Sep 2, 2011 by BabySwags

Happy Birthday to Baby Swags, Happy Birthday to Baby Swags…. yes, we have reached a milestone worth celebrating here at Baby Swags, we turn 5 years old this month!  If you are a small business with a baby-to-toddler product and you’ve always dreamed of sending your products to celebrity new moms, then this giveaway is a perfect match for you and your business. So if you want to get your products to celebrity moms like, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, and Halle Berry, and work with Baby Swags, there is no better time than the present to be a part of our growing mom-entrepreneurial community! Without our amazing mom entrepreneurs *aka WAHM’s*, Baby Swags would never have made it 5 years! A huge thank you goes out to each and every single one of you who have helped to make Baby Swags what it is today, a leading gifting company specializing in promoting the work-at-home mom and her business!!

To help celebrate our 5th Birthday, we are doing something we have never done before, giving away our services!  That’s right, one lucky winner will receive 12 celebrity giftings (one per month) for the next year!  How cool is that?

Here is the rules on what can be won:
ONE Grand Prize winner will receive 12 celebrity gifting placements (to be used 1 gifting per month for the next 12 consecutive months).  We will notify you of the celebrities on our monthly roster and you can pick one celebrity gifting from that list, per month.  Giftings will not be carried over from month to month, and cannot be used for group giftings.  Prize valued at $720.00

Here are the rules to entering the giveaway:
There are a few things to keep in mind before you enter this giveaway:

1.  You must fill out and complete the giveaway form listed below.

2.  You must opt-in to receive our newsletters.

3.  You must like us on Facebook.

4.  And lastly, you will need to tell us about your business and why you feel winning will help your business.

Grand prize giftings will begin October 1, 2011 and will run for 12 consecutive months ending October 31, 2012. (one gifting per month, 1 gifting for October, 1 gifting for November, etc..)

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Gifting: Victoria Beckham

Aug 31, 2011 by BabySwags

Our Congratulations to
Victoria & David Beckham
On the Birth of Harper Seven

Victoria Beckham, husband David and the couples three boys, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz welcomed their newest addition into the world, a little baby girl who has been named, Harper Seven Beckham.  Baby Swags teamed up with fellow mom-entrepreneurs and sent the little bundle of joy a special gift just for her and her mom.   We wish the entire Beckham family all the joy and happiness that a new baby brings.

Products included in this gifting:
Hip Peas – Natural Kids Hair Balm.  Moms count on it.  Kids love its yummy smell.  Environmentally friendly and safe for kids.  Hip Peas Hair Balm gets little ones’ locks under control and keeps your conscience clear, so you can style that sweet little head with confidence.

Charmies Online – Personalized hand-stamped sterling silver (.925) keepsake bar with Victoria’s children’s names on each side.  A freshwater coin pearl was added to the necklace.

Smock Couture - Infant top with bloomer, infant bishop dress with bloomer, and 1 year old orange top, a little contemporary, less traditional yet staying true to smock designs.  Contemporary designs are part of the 2nd collection and will be available soon.

Lil Tootsies – Lil Tootsies were developed by Phyllis Holly, a mother of two and Chicago based artist.  Each Lil Tootsies have a special design on the bottom and unique laces and/or ribbons. They come individually gift-boxed in a see-through paint can.

About Baby Swags:
Baby Swags prides itself on providing excellent services to help gain recognition to fellow work at home moms and their products by providing celebrities with VIP gift bags, luxury gift lounges, celebrity birthday party attendee gift bags, swag bags, assisting in selecting products for celebrity event gift bags and placing products into the hands of celebrities and influential people. Companies looking to get their products into the hands of celebrities use Baby Swags quality gifting services.  Please note that celebrities do not in any way endorse Baby Swags or any of the products sent by Baby Swags.

If you would like more information regarding Baby Swags Celebrity Outreach Programs, or other marketing services, please feel free to contact Baby Swags directly at 888-284-2170. Baby Swags is the most talked about celebrity gifting (celebrity seeding) firm representing work at home moms and their products. You can find Baby Swags more information on Baby Swags by visiting http://www.babyswags.com.

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Baby Swags Celebrates 5 Years of Celebrity Gifting

Aug 25, 2011 by BabySwags

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BABY SWAGS CELEBRATES 5 YEARS OF CELEBRITY GIFTING

Work at Home Mom Paves the Way for Fellow Mom-Entrepreneurs by Gaining Brand Awareness Through Celebrity Giftings.

Baby Swags, a leading celebrity gifting company specializing in promoting maternity and juvenile related products was started in 2006 by work-at-home mom, Phyllis Pometta as a way to help other mom-entrepreneurs get their hand-made, mom-invented, or mom-inspired products to their favorite new celebrity moms and their babies.

Over the last five years, Baby Swags has had client products spotted on A-List celebrity children belonging to celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, Nicole Richie and many others. Baby Swags has helped over 400 companies, has gifted hundreds of celebrity families over the last 5 years and has donated many gift baskets to charitable organizations.  In addition to organizing its own celebrity teen gift suite while at LA Baby & Tween Expo, Baby Swags provided an audience full of expecting moms with gift bags for the hit television show, The Doctors and has supplied gifts for various celebrity hosted baby showers.

“Ever since I sent off my first celebrity gift basket 5 years ago, I have loved meeting, interacting and helping other work-at-home moms take their businesses to new heights.” Phyllis Pometta, founder of Baby Swags adds, “If you find something you really love to do, it never seems like work, and being able to help another hard-working mom while doing something you love is not only satisfying but is rewarding beyond explanation.”

Baby Swags has become a well-known name in the mom-based business community as a direct result of excellent customer service and client satisfaction. Baby Swags is a proud supporter of work-at-home moms, work-at-home dads and, in general, small business owners.

Susan from Splendipity states, “Baby Swags and Phyllis are fabulous to work with as she’s been on both ends and understands what it takes. She works with you, for you and follows up; always looking out to see who has your product.”

“I found Baby Swags when I was hoping to get my products into the hands of celebrity moms.  I have worked in sales my whole life and customer service has always been very important to me.  Phyllis not only is the most customer oriented business owner I know, she is incredibly talented in her networking skills”, states Andrea Salisbury, owner of Coastal Cuties Gear.  “The most exciting part of gifting was when a celebrity mom sent me a thank you note for the product I included in her gifting!’

On September 9, 2011, the company’s 5th Anniversary, Baby Swags will be sending out gift bags to 22 celebrity families as a way to celebrate the works of its mom-entrepreneurial clients.  Designs by Janessa, Bow Allure, Hangers Couture, Glow Baby, and Pump-a-Pair hands free pumping accessory, will be providing some of their products.  Baby Swags will soon be adding an online retail boutique where customers can purchase products that have been gifted to celebrity parents and their children, offering a one-stop shop for celebrity fans.  The company will also be hosting a “WAHM” giveaway as a way to say thank you to work-at-home moms for all the hard work they do.

If you would like more information regarding Baby Swags Celebrity Outreach Programs, or other marketing services, please feel free to contact Baby Swags directly at 888-284-2170. Baby Swags is the most talked about celebrity gifting (celebrity seeding) firm representing work at home moms and their products. You can find Baby Swags more information on Baby Swags by visiting http://www.babyswags.com.

Contact: Phyllis Pometta
Phone: 888/284-2170
Email: info@babyswags.com

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