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Baby shower at the World Bank

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Pumpkin Baby

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Is is really a babyW in there or just another pumpkin?

The magic wand of helicopter parenting - iPhones for Toddlers

THE bedroom door opened and a light went on, signaling an end to nap time. The toddler, tousle-haired and sleepy-eyed, clambered to a wobbly stand in his crib. He smiled, reached out to his father, and uttered what is fast becoming the cry of his generation: “iPhone!”

Ben Sklar for The New York Times

MOTOR SKILLS Bella Giroux-Nix, 3, has mastered her mother’s iPhone.

Sally Ryan for The New York Times

TAP, TAP Brady Hotz, now 2, has been playing with his parents’ iPhones since he was 6 months; his mother, Kellie Hotz, lends hers for the 15-minute commute to school.

The iPhone has revolutionized telecommunications. It has also become the most effective tool in human history to mollify a fussy toddler, much to the delight of parents reveling in their newfound freedom to have a conversation in a restaurant or roam the supermarket aisles in peace. But just as adults have a hard time putting down their iPhones, so the device is now the Toy of Choice — akin to a treasured stuffed animal — for many 1-, 2- and 3-year-olds. It’s a phenomenon that is attracting the attention and concern of some childhood development specialists.

from: NYTimes.com

Nick's first Protest Demo

Fight the power...at a peace rally in our neighborhood in support of freedom of expression

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The reward for schlepping, part 3 / Lohn der Schlepperei, Teil 3

Hard case half  full of baby clothes / Hardcase halb voll mit Kinderklotten...

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The reward for schlepping, part 2 / Lohn der Schlepperei, Teil 2

Big suitcase full of baby clothes / Grosser Koffer mit Babysachen...

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