Currently accepting:

• “Belly” Pictures
• 3D and 4D Ultrasound Pictures
• Pictures of Baby’s First Year

Click here to submit your photos now, or read on for more info …

Admit it.  You’re proud of your big, pregnant belly.  Sure, it can be tough to waddle around with the extra weight on your front and it can be downright horrifying when stretch marks start showing up, but I distinctly remember walking through a crowd and thinking to myself, “Hey! Look what I can grow!”

How would you like to show off your belly while also helping other women learn more about what to expect with pregnancy? Babies Online is accepting photos and videos from expectant moms to accompany the Pregnancy Week-By-Week section.  How would you like to be the official belly of Week 17? How about the official belly of Week 36? Let everyone see your smiling face and expanding waistline.

What’s better than sharing photos and videos of your pregnant belly? Every parent knows the answer to this one, of course:  Sharing pictures of your adorable baby!

Babies Online is also looking for photos and videos from your Baby’s First Year.  You can share your favorite pictures or videos of your cute baby while also helping expectant parents get a glimpse at what they are in for.  You already know your baby is cute, so why not share a picture or video with all the other Babies Online members?

Click Here to submit your photo online today to be featured in our weekly baby calendars

You can also upload your pics to our Flickr Photo Pool and your videos to our Youtube Group.

Sending in a picture or video won’t guarantee that it will be featured, but if it is then you’ll have a great link to send to family and friends to either show off your belly or to show off how incredibly cute your baby is.

Be Creative!

To really get our attention, send in pictures of you wearing our free Babies Online Wristband or your baby sporting Babies Online Baby Gear (tip! get free printable iron-ons and make your own)

It seems that what happens on the first year of a baby’s life is very influential on his/her behavior as he/she grows up. And mommy plays a very important role in all of this. According to a study by psychologists at the University of Chicago, mom’s parenting style and baby’s temperament can predict how it will behave in later childhood. Specifically, they looked at the following during the first year of a child’s life:

Baby’s temperament: was baby fussy, predictable, generally happy, active, fearful?

Mommy’s parenting skills: Was mommy responsive to baby’s needs? Did mommy intellectually stimulate baby? Did mommy use physical punishment, e.g. spanking?

Then they looked at the following behavioral problems of children 4 to 13 years old, namely: Does the child cheat or tell lies? Does the child have problems with teachers as well as peers? Is the child habitually misbehaving at home and at school?

What they found out is that babies who were not fussy and who had mommies who provided intellectual stimulation in year 1 are the least likely to have behavioral problems later.

Now, don’t jump at me if you disagree. I am only reporting the research results published in the June issue of Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.

Besides, although it’s nice to know that mommy has top billing, I know for example, that many fathers would shout “Hey, we do our part, too.” And I agree.

In addition, I feel that the 2^nd, 3^rd, (and so on) years are just as important. Raising a child is a continuing process and parents’ influence don’t stop at the first year only but will continue even till adulthood.