Website ParentDish.com released the results of their Mother’s Day survey, and they say that our favorite celebrity mom is the lovely Jennifer Garner. Reese Witherspoon and Michelle Obama were tied for second place.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have two adorable daughters, Violet and Seraphina, and are often photographed out as a family doing normal family things and looking very happy. Look! Sweatpants! Baggy t-shirt! Baby in a Baby Bjorn! She almost looks like one of us!

And how about the least favorite celebrity moms?

The most hated celebrity mom was Courtney Love, closely followed by Dina Lohan, and hot on her heels, Britney Spears.

Rock musician Courtney Love had her five-year-old daughter, Frances Bean, taken into care after being arrested for violent offenses, and being hospitalized after overdosing on drugs. Fame hungry Dina Lohan, Lindsay Lohan’s mom, wasn’t exactly the picture of motherhood for her and her other daughter, Ali Lohan, on their reality series, Living Lohan. And who doesn’t know about Britney Spears‘ strange behavior and custody battles over her sons?

Who are your favorite, and least favorite celebrity mommies?

No matter what some people may think, motherhood, or should I say parenthood, is universal. For celebrity parents, however, there are some pitfalls that come with fame. One of these is the paparazzi who constantly hound celebs for that perfect picture. Recently two celeb moms, Jennifer Garner and Tori Spelling, gave an insight into raising their children and dealing with the ever present shutterbugs.

For Tori Spelling, her two children, two-year-old Liam, and ten-month-old Stella have gotten used to the paparazzi. “They’re definitely very socialized,” the actress said. “They’re friendly with everyone. It is strange sometimes to think that people know my 2-year-old by name, but that’s the world we live in.” I can’t help but feel that so many of these people knowing her child by name poses at least some sort of risk. It is a tough call though, her job pretty much dictates that she will be followed constantly by people she doesn’t know who may know a lot about her.

Spelling is currently doing the rounds promoting her book, Mommywood. So for anyone who wants to see how a celeb mom does it I guess they can pick up a copy. I do admit to being mystified by the support that such books tend to get from the public. Is it simply a matter of their celebrity status? Or does it have to do with moms out there genuinely looking for shared experiences?

Jennifer Garner uses a different method for dealing with the ever present shutterbugs. She relies on making her daughter feel as comfortable as possible. In an interview for the May issue of In Style magazine, Garner was quoted as saying, “I try not to look, but when I see these pictures of Violet and me, I’m always smiling like a monkey, trying not to let her feel my anxiety.”

It seems however that little Violet has already grown tired of the presence of the photographers. In fact, according to her mom, she will ask them politely to stop, but of course her pleas fall on deaf ears. Many people might not support this idea, but I think that paparazzi should be prevented from taking pictures of the children of celebrities without permission. The parents may be stars but surely the children still have a right to privacy.

Garner also talked about hubby Ben Affleck’s attempts to fixing up Violet’s hair. She said, “He dresses her and does her hair. It’s pretty funny. You can always tell when he has been at it, just two random barrettes hanging in there. It’s so sweet.” Well now that the couple has another daughter, three-month-old Seraphina, Affleck may l be able to brush up on his styling skills.

Congratulations to my favorite celebrity couple!  Mom Jennifer, and Dad Ben, both 36, are surely ecstatic at the arrival of Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck .  A spokesperson has announced that Mommy and baby are doing well.

Violet Anne, who is 3 years old, is now a big sister to the darling who arrived Tuesday, Jan. 6th in Los Angeles.  Name and other details have yet to be released but stay tuned for updates.

Rumors about the actress being pregnant were confirmed in August, after months of excited speculation.

As for the first glimpse of the baby?  The couple has no plans on selling photos of Seraphina for first dibs to a magazine or tabloid.

You don’t have to follow celebrity news to know that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are expecting another baby. Their first child, Violet Anne Affleck, was born on December 1 2005.

The latest reports online state that Mr. Affleck will avoid the current trend in Hollywood of giving newborns unusual names. A source close to the actor reportedly said, ‘Ben put his foot down and said no way to trendy Hollywood names.’ Some of us are no doubt nodding their heads in agreement.

While it is the parents right to choose their baby’s name, it’s perfectly normal to be taken aback by some of the choices. Standouts include Penn Jillette naming his daughter Moxie CrimeFighter, Nicholas Cage’s son, Kal-el, as in Superman’s birth name, and Seven Sirius for entertainers Erykah Badu and Andre Benjamin.

Yes a few of these names may prompt a snicker or two, but celebrities aren’t the only ones who do this. Many average couple give their newborns names they hope will standout. A recent story online talked about a couple with the last name Jones, who named their children Dow and Indiana. And who can forget the story of the nine year old New Zealand girl named Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, who won the right to have her name changed. Apparently it was getting so bad in that country, that the government was forced to ban names like Keenan Got Lucky, Satan, and Fish and Chips among others.

Interestingly, some people feel that names like these are bordering on abuse. At the very least, it could present a social handicap and expose the child to ridicule. One can only wonder if these parents do it for their benefit, or the child’s. I guess time will tell if any of the celebrity baby names mentioned will lead to court cases later on.

Bravo to Ben Affleck for trying to bring some sanity back to naming babies in Hollywood. Maybe it will catch on, but that is unlikely. In the meantime we can no doubt expect a few more Moxie CrimeFighters from the Hollywood set in the coming years.

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After weeks of speculation it is finally confirmed that 37-year old actress, Jennifer Garner is indeed pregnant with her second child. The confirmation came from Garner and husband, Ben Affleck?s pal actor & director, Kevin Smith.

Affleck and Garner are parents to Violet who was born on December 1, 2005. Smith told People.com that Affleck broke the big news to him when he visited him recently. The sex of the new baby is not yet known, at least, the public doesn?t know. The first reports of Garner?s pregnancy came from her Alias co-star and friend, Victor Garber, who also presided at her June 2005 wedding to Affleck. Garber however said in later reports that he didn?t know whether or not the couple was expecting another child and blamed the media for misquoting what he said.

It is believed that the newest addition to the Affleck/Garner household should make an appearance somewhere between late October to early November.

By all indications it would seem like 2008 may see the greatest number of celebrity babies making an appearance. Some celebrities who should be having babies in the coming months include:

• Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz
• Matt Damon & Luciano Barroso
• Gwen Stefani
• Minnie Driver
• Clay Aiken
• Laila Ali & Curtis Conway
• Rebecca Romijm & Jerry O?Connell
• Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber

Which other celebrity births are we all anxiously awaiting now that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt?s twins are here and Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have their Sunday Rose?

Juno is a critically-acclaimed dark comedy on teenage pregnancy. Juno, the heroine, finds herself pregnant at age 16 (just like Jamie Lynn, yes) and deals with her pregnancy in a ‘cool’ and brave way.

The movie has gotten many nominations from different award-giving bodies (four in the Oscars) and I could understand why because heaven help me, I really enjoyed the movie. I would even go out on a limb here and say it was perfectly cast. Ellen Page (Juno) was just so natural, Juno’s parents were so cool and supportive and Vanessa (played by Jennifer Garner) was so heartbreakingly endearing.

But I won’t go into details lest I spoil it for everyone else.

This much I will say though. The movie again is a good movie to watch: entertaining, enlightening and inspiring. But I cannot help but feel that it failed somehow in getting across the stigma and serious implications of teenage pregnancy. The heroine always came off as cool. She may have done a brave, right thing for her child, but I still worry about what teenagers will take away from the movie. Will they be inspired to abstain? Will they practice safer sex practices instead? Or will they at least practice safe sex? And for those in a similar plight, would they choose to get an abortion, maybe even without a parent knowing? Or would they brave the nine months to give the baby up to adults who actually want to have kids?

See, not all parents will be supportive. Not every teenager who gets pregnant will have supportive friends. Not every teenager know where else to get support and help to come up with decisions they can live with.

But I’d still encourage parents to watch the movie with their kids. What the movie fails to accomplish, the parents can supplement.