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By Jeana Lee Tahnk
This recent headline from NBC News, "Teens who use smartphones may engage in more sex," was certainly an eye-catcher. And it preys upon the fears of parents out there who are already worried about the millions of Facebooking, texting and smartphone-using teens out there whose behavior they can't monitor 24/7.

But is there any truth to this alarming statement?

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The study that this is based on looked at responses from 1,800 high school students aged 12-18 in Los Angeles-based public school. Here is some of the data that was collected:

• One-third of the students owned smartphones, such as iPhones and Blackberries, that provide access to the Internet and software apps in addition to text-messaging and camera capabilities that are basic on many cell phones.
• Forty-seven percent of these students said they were sexually active, compared to 35 percent of those who didn't own smartphones.

She can sing. She can dance. She can drop 55 pounds of baby weight quicker than you can count to 6-pack. How does rocker Pink juggle being "P!nk" with taking care of a one-year-old? Figuring that surely she was rocking some sort of Five Chinese Brothers situation, we asked her what a typical day looked like. She broke it down for us, providing the definitive guide to being a breastfeeding rock star with a seriously impressive set of abs.


Breastfeeding : "3-4 hours these days."

Co-sleeping : "2-3 hours in the daytime and morning."

Songwriting : "3-5 hours on a good day."

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Online Shopping : "Honestly? A lot of minutes!"

Lullaby Singing : "All day, 24/7."

Worrying : "800 hours a day. I'm really good at it."

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Yelling : "HaHa. Me?"

Boozing : "4 minutes."

Click here to see how Pink spends the rest of her day. What reality show is her guilty pleasure?

For a woman, her child is the biggest blessing in the world. She would give away anything to keep her child happy.

The best an expecting mother should do is to think positive and stay healthy. Only a healthy mother can give birth to a healthy child. If you are going to be a mother or you know of someone who is, the best advice you can give her is to eat organic foods.

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Following are some reasons that make inorganic or processed foods undesirable during pregnancy.

Cole is my second born and my only son. In the beginning we were simpatico, but the boy is becoming a man and now, at 14, we don't see eye-to-eye like we once did. We squabble a bit more as he struggles for independence, and he and his father, who used to struggle to find common ground, now bond over things I couldn't care any less about. In watching those changes, some more subtle than others. So I'm on a mission to share with the world the 10 things I learned about men by raising one. - By Rene Syler

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We all know life is never the same after we have children. Thank goodness for that. I wouldn't trade extra sleep for my children. But I have realized that we tend to miss the things we used to do before becoming parents. Such as sleeping. Then, I realized there are many things I never did before I had my kids. Check out these 7 things I never did before I was a mom: - By Jeannette Kaplun

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With all the talk about unusual celebrity baby names the past few years, it's no surprise that Americans have selected a Mitt and a Barack to go up against each other in this Presidential election. But there are interesting names all over the political theatre. Check out these candidates and their unusual names and decide who would have won the election if it had been a cool name contest: - By Carolyn Castiglia

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autistic boy with familyBy Marjorie Ingall

Pam Byrne's 20-year-old son, Alex, isn't living the life she planned for him. But parenting an autistic adult has taught this proud mom the value of strength, devotion-and a sense of humor. Photo courtesy of Pam and Ed Byrne.

When Alex was born, Pam and Ed Byrne were over the moon. It quickly became clear that their son was not a typical kid: Alex was reading the encyclopedia by age 3, and had an incredible facility with numbers.

But it was plain to Pam, a middle school teacher in Valparaiso, IN, that Alex's speech and other developmental milestones lagged far behind his amazing brainpower. Pam suspected autism. Sure enough, Alex was diagnosed at age 4.

"It was scary. It wasn't the life I envisioned for him," she says. Pam's own future was of course greatly affected by this news, but she soon learned to take things day by day. "A therapist told me, 'Always focus on Alex's strengths, not his weaknesses, because his strengths are what will take him