'No Dumb Names' And 21 More Rules For Naming Your Baby

Friday, April 27, 2012 'No Dumb Names' And 21 More Rules For Naming Your Baby A few weeks ago we asked the Nameberry moms and dads to tell us their best baby names rules. What followed were hundreds of suggestions, from the idiosyncratically individual (all middle names must be Celtic and begin with R) to rules so universal they might apply to everyone. Rule No. 1, according to one berry? No dumb names. We're down with that, along with these 21 other smart, sensible rules that every modern baby-namer should follow. Why Baby Products Actually Have 'Very Little To Do With The Baby' Alicia Silverstone Responds To Uproar WATCH: 6-Year-Old Piano Man Wows With Classic Song Woman Reportedly Pregnant With 9 Babies 40 Things Every Mom Should Have And Should Know By 40 BLOG POSTS Eugenia Chandris: Seeing Triple I conceived triplets at the age of 39 and this, my first and only pregnancy, was a wonderful experience from start to finish. Harvey Karp: We Can Calm Crying Babies: New Hope in the Fight Against Child Abuse People tend to think of infant crying and colic as a parenting nuisance. In fact, sleep deprivation and the sound of crying babies are used to prepare the Navy elite SEALS to endure torture! Robin Gorman Newman: A Child's Right to Choose: Not a Tiger Mom What about happiness? Does diligence in the face of reluctance lead to happier adulthood? What about enjoying childhood? You're only young once. Aly Windsor: Parenting Without Gender Expectations Means Accepting All Outcomes I watched in horror as I recognized the following flicker of cognition in Avie's eyes. He saw the girl pile on the floor as a perfect opportunity for a pile-on. BJ Gallagher: This Mompreneur Took Her Kids to Work Every Day Every April when "Take Your Child to Work Day" rolls around, I think of Lisa Hammond, a young mother of two when she started her business 20 years ago. She managed to build keep her sanity while building her business, raising two little ones, and creating a strong, happy marriage.

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