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Around the Web…

Some links to send you into the weekend:

• Five steps to understanding teenage girls — Alpha Mummy
• One dad talks about his young son’s obsession…with urinals — Jezebel
• Tips on flying with baby — The Cradle
• May is Foster Care Awareness Month — learn more here — AdoptUsKids
• Do you primp when you know you’re going to see a handsome dad? — lilSugar

Alison Sweeney Felt 'Committed' to Losing Weight

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It’s hard to make time to exercise while chasing after two small children, but after giving birth in January, Alison Sweeney felt like she had to. Why? The host of The Biggest Loser felt a responsibility towards the show’s contestants.

“People ask me why I was so committed to losing weight after Megan was born and why I wanted to do it quickly,” explains Alison. “I felt that I owed it to the contestants, to every person that stood on that scale next to me and given it everything they had all week long to get there. I owed it to them to show them I honored what they did and how brave they are and I wanted to be a part of that.”

The show taught Alison “that you are worth it. You’re a role model now, so spending time on yourself to get healthy, spending time to go to the gym, is actually the best gift you can give your kids.” Alison recommends “cooking at home more often and [packing] snacks with you. The first step you can take to cut out unwanted calories is to make sure you know what you’re eating and putting it in the food yourself.”

The Days Of Our Lives actress and her husband, Dave Sanov, are also parents to son Benjamin Edward, 4.

Source: TV Guide

– Angela

Liv Tyler Longs For Peaceful Preschool Runs

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Life for Liv Tyler is never boring. “I go through phases,” she tells Times Online of her acting gigs. In recent years, those same phases have been a bit sidelined as Liv has been busy: the 31-year-old welcomed her first child, son Milo William back in 2004. “When I got married and I had Milo, I wanted to nest and have a family in a way that I’d always dreamt of doing,” she explains.

Enjoying her life as she finds a balance in being a hands-on working mom, Liv starts off each morning in the company of her little boy. With an early bird in the house, Liv laughs that she is in no need of an alarm clock! “Milo wakes up every morning at 5:30 or 6 — ping! — and so the hardest thing is the lack of sleep,” she says.

Although she makes an effort to be in bed before midnight in order to catch at least six hours of sleep, the tired mama still tries to squeeze in a few extra minutes come morning before heading to the kitchen to make breakfast.

“I beg Milo to try and snooze for 30 more minutes! Of course, when they’re up, they’re up.”

As the day goes on, the morning routine doesn’t become any easier — after breakfast comes the dreaded preschool run. With paparazzi lurking outside Milo’s school on a daily basis, Liv often finds it difficult to keep her attention focused on the broader picture and can’t help but question her casual, morning ensembles: a coat thrown over her pajamas. “It’s so hard because I don’t want to think about what I’m wearing when I’m taking him to school,” she says. “I want to get him to school safely, then do whatever I have to do.”

Milo, 4, is Liv’s son with estranged husband Royston Langdon.

Source: Times Online

– Anya