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Is Angelina Jolie Set to Adopt Child No. 7 From Syria?

OK! Magazine is reporting that Angelina Jolie is heading to Syria by herself to adopt a daughter, which would be her 7th child.

According to the reports, Brad Pitt is not happy at all about Angelina heading to Syria to adopt child number 7. A source tells the magazine that Brad, “has made it clear that six children are more than he can handle. The idea of one more seemed ludicrous, but Angie is determined to complete her rainbow family.”

Angelina has 3 adopted children, Maddox, 8, Pax, almost 5, and Zahara, 4. She also has 3 biological children with Brad, Shiloh, 3, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16 months.

A spokesman for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in DC said that “only [Angelina's] name [was] on the [adoption] papers.”

Both Angelina and Brad have commented on wanting more children but maybe Brad has changed his mind or he just wants to wait longer.

So, do you think that Angelina will return from Syria with another child?

         

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Angelina Jolie Hopes To Raise Her Children To Appreciate Things and Help Others

The mother of six has vowed to raise her children with different views than she had when she was a child.

Angelina Jolie, who spoke at a ceremony honoring refugees at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C, says that she never realized just how lucky and privalaged  she was when she was growing up, and she doesn’t want to her raise her children that way. Jolie, who has six children (Maddox, 7, Pax, 5, Zahara, 4, Shiloh, 3, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 11 months) with her partner Brad Pitt says that she is going to raise her children differently.

The actress told NBC’s Ann Curry that, “I hope if I raise them with a more accurate view of the world than I was raised with, then they will naturally be better people. ” She added, “And I’m sure my children will be visiting and learning from refugees in the future.”

Jolie also had this to say in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper,

“Some of my kids are from countries that have seen conflict. I usually just explain to them that there are other families in the world that aren’t as fortunate as ours and other kids. And so I tell them that it’s important for all of us to do what we can and then go to these places and understand what’s happening. So I think they’re just being raised that this is the normal thing to do…. Hopefully I’ll take them to as many countries as I can and raise them with an education of the world.”

         

“Babytalk” magazine cover contest, (USA)

Entries for the Babytalk magazine and “Good Morning America” 2009 cover contest are being accepted.

This summer, eight semi-finalists will win an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City for a photo shoot. Then Babytalk will pick three finalists, and ask readers and Good Morning America viewers to vote online for their favorites.

The winner will grace the November 2009 cover of Babytalk, which will be announced on Good Morning America.

Five semi-finalists will each receive a $100 gift card from The Children’s Place. The two finalists will each get a $200 gift card — and the cover baby will take home one worth $1000.

To enter;

http://www.parenting.com/GMA/contest.jsp?page=step1

Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, D.C., except employees (and their families) of Babytalk magazine, The Parenting Group, Inc., Bonnier Corporation, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (”The Children’s Place”), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies or operating divisions. Void where prohibited by law. Contest begins 9:00 A.M. EDT March 26, 2009, and ends 11:59 P.M. EDT May 31, 2009. One entry per child (or per set of twins/triplets, etc. if applicable), either by mail or e-mail.

Full contest rules here

         

Toxic products for babies on Supermarket shelves

Recent research has revealed that Toxic carcinogens are present in off-the-shelf baby and child shampoos, soaps and lotions. Over half incorporate the chemicals formaldehyde and 1, 4 dioxane.

Formaldehyde comes from product preservatives. 1, 4 dioxane traces remain from the production process. Japanese and Swedish governments have banned formaldehyde in personal care applications.

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) claim in a report called ‘No More Toxic Tub’ that Johnson & Johnson and other well known companies add these toxic chemicals to their products. Also that many other products don’t contain these chemicals and toxic tub products could be manufactured without them but no regulatory compliance exists to protect against the use of them.

CSC is a non profit organization based in Washington, D.C.

Democrat Senator Diane Feinstein from California said that parents suppose that when baby products are called gentle and pure that is what they are. She has promised to submit legislation to control the cosmetics industry.

A spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson, said that the company’s goods are safe and comply or more than comply with all the regulations.

         

Woman Jailed For Buying Baby For $6,000

A Missouri woman was jailed for buying a baby for $6,000 in Washington county.

Denise Novotny, 36, is believed to have purchased the baby girl from a Kewaskum couple in December 2004.

Parents David and Angela Schmidt are thought to have signed a surrogate contract in an attempt to make the exchange appear legal.

Novotny has been charged with child abduction and illegal adoption and remains behind bars in a Missouri jail.

Although the Schmidts have admitted that the girl was theirs, they have not asked for their daughter to be returned.

Currently it is against the law to sell a baby, although adoptive parents can contribute financially towards maternity clothes, living expenses, birthing classes, or give the natural parents a gift.

For an adoption to be legal, parents are required to appear before a judge to terminate their rights.

“Real surrogacy can be a good option for people who are experiencing infertility and it’s a shame something like this happens because then it just gives it a bad name,” says Donna Strayer, Director of Mequon’s Adoption Services.

No charges have been made against the couple for selling the baby, although the case remains open.