'Reacting To My Own Birth (ft. Mom)' - Tyler Oakley: VIDEO

Have you ever wondered how your child would react if they saw the video of their own birth?

Then watch this.

It is so funny and heartwarming and... don't worry, the icky bits are blacked out (I don't think childbirth is icky at all; it's a miracle and wonderful and a joy to experience… it's just that, I don't think you would like to see mine, and I probs don't want to see the full extent of yours).

This video was uploaded by an hilarious YouTuber I have never heard of until now: Tyler Oakley.



He describes himself like this:

"I'm basically a Professional Fangirl. Here you'll find plenty sassiness and beauty and fabulousness!"

I love him already.

More on Tyler in a minute. First, watch the video:

How funny and emotional. What would your kids' reactions be?

Tyler himself says of the video:

"If you're reading THIS, I'm so sorry for this video. My mom thought it'd be hilarious, and I thought y'all would cringe as much as I did... SO HERE WE ARE. If you cringed, push LIKE. If you screamed, let me know in the comments. If you're reading this, include, "MAMA JACKIE" in your comment. Thanks to everyone who is still donating to http://prizeo.com/tyler - we are SO CLOSE to half a million dollars raised for charity! Go donate! :]"

Do you have a birth video of your child or children? Would you show them?

If you don't have one, do you regret not taking one?

You can find and follow Tyler on all these social media platforms below:

Find Tyler:

Videos: http://youtube.com/tyleroakley
Bonus Videos: http://youtube.com/extratyler
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tyleroakley
Tumblr: http://tyleroakley.tumblr.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/thetyleroakley
T-Shirts: http://districtlines.com/tyleroakley
Instagram: http://instagram.com/tyleroakley

Guy and Jules Sebastian's Baby Archer - First Photo

Guy Sebastian and his wife Jules have welcomed a new baby into their lives - introducing Archer Jones Sebastian, little brother to the couple's first child Hudson.

Guy released this photo today on Facebook, with this caption:

We are stoked to welcome little Archer Jones Sebastian into the world. He's a little cutie and Huddie loves being a big brother. Julesy was a trooper during the birth and is doing well  Born 17.4.14 Big thanks to gm photographics who also shot our wedding for the pics. You're a legend!

GM Photographics shot the couple's wedding photos and are exceptional. I know this firsthand as they took all my amazing profile photos.

These first days are so precious to capture. Archer was born only two days ago, on April 17.

Bless this little family. Gorgeous.

'Planes': Disney Movie on DVD - Competition

Sometimes dreams just need to be followed no matter how high you have to soar!

OH, what a beautiful take home message for kiddies!

Be the first to see Planes with the exclusive digital download period kicking off on March 27, 2014 or experience Dusty Crophopper’s ups and downs on Blu-ray and DVD from April 9.

Dusty had always envisioned leaving crop dusting behind to join the exciting world of air racing but a fear of heights, mixed in with a few naysayers, leaves a crushed Dusty wondering whether or not the racing scene is for him after all.

With encouragement from mentor Skipper Riley who takes the novice racer under his wing, Dusty begins to train for the Wings Across the World race. Despite not qualifying, a rival’s devious move sees them eliminated and our underdog racing to the start line!

The cast includes Dane Cook (voice of Dusty), John Cleese (voice of Bulldog), Jessica Marais (yes, OUR Aussie actress Jessica, and the voice of Rochelle), Terri Hatcher (voice of Dottie) and Val Kilmer (voice of Bravo) who will take you on action-packed adventure through the fantasy world of Planes.

Blu-Ray features:

 Exclusive musical scene: Franz’s Song 
 Klay’s flight plan
 Deleted scenes
 Meet the rangers
 Top 10 flyers

Here is all you need to do to win one of FIVE copies of 'Planes', valued at $39.95 each.

- 'Like' the Josie's Juice Facebook page (sister site to 'TwinnieWorld' blog).
- Share this link on your Facebook wall
- Follow me on Twitter and Instagram if you are on these social media platforms
- Screenshot this comp and share on Instagram with the hashtag competition if you're on Instagram
- Email me at josiegags@optusnet.com.au with your details (address + name), and include why you'd like to win this DVD.

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Prince George's First Official Engagement in New Zealand: VIDEOS + PHOTO

It's just too much cuteness!

Prince George's first official engagement - in New Zealand, during his royal parents' visit to NZ/Australia - was... a playdate!

Watch this bundle of babbling gorgeousness here:

Ugh. This cuteness must stop!

Newborn Clings To Mother's Face After Birth: Viral Video

Wow.

The bond between mother and daughter in this viral video is perfection.

Already three million views and counting:

Teachers Chosen At Start of School Year

Something strange happened today during day two of year 1 for my daughter.

Classes and teachers and classrooms were chosen for each of the year 1 students.

But that's not the strange part.

Mums... huddled. And complained. And talked about why THAT teacher was not the best for THEIR child.

I was a little... shocked.

Is this a 'thing'?

Now, granted, I am new to the whole schooling thing. I am into my second year of this with my twins.

But I kinda think that trusting the system, trusting the teachers who have (I would think) met together and discussed each child and where they are best suited, and with which teacher, is the way to go. To embrace what's chosen for your child.

And, here's the bonus... accepting what you have is stress-free!

There's nothing else to 'get', nothing to figure out.

Your child will be fine. You child will excel. Your child will prosper in that class.

As some mums gathered and discussed, I was left without many words. But I did have these to say:

Trust the universe. 

I will say that having a child with special needs changes your mindset on things, especially education, and just how much you can control.

My credo since my son was diagnosed with autism at age 2 is: relinquish control.

My son's school is not the school I chose for him. The Department of Education did, and initially, I was not happy.

It wasn't the school closest to me, it wasn't the school I'd visited a few times, it wasn't the school I had in my head, all pictured 'perfectly'.

Dept of Ed chose THIS school, and after I burst into tears when I read the letter that he was offered a place there (yes, I did - as it was not what I hoped, and while my journey with autism was a few years in, my experience of autism and school was non-existent) my husband assured me to just go with it. Trust it all. It will all work out the way it is meant to.

He was right. This school has ended up being the biggest blessing; the most wonderful mainstream school for my daughter, and the best mainstream school - with an autism support unit - for my son.

I think the 'best teacher' may just well be the very one your child has.

What is your experience of the new year of starting school?

Are you happy with it all? Have you spoken up about making changes? Are do you just let things go as they are and trust it will all work out?

'8 Guaranteed Ways to Emotionally F*ck Up Your Kids'

I mean, how can you NOT read a story with a header like this?

This story appeared in the Huffington Post, and is worth a read in full.

Written by Sherrie Campbell, PhD (follow her on Twitter here) it starts:

Our children are the lights of our lives. We all start off as parents envisioning nothing but success, love and happiness for them. However, these dreams often do not manifest because they are not getting the important things they need to become disciplined, mature and motivated adults. The following are eight parenting f*ck-ups that will guarantee your child will suffer from depression, anxiety, anger, tense family relationships, problems with friends, low self-esteem, a sense of entitlement and chronic emotional problems throughout his or her life.

1. Ignore or minimize your child's feelings. If your child is expressing sadness, anger or fear and you mock them, humiliate them, ignore or tease them you minimize what they feel. You essentially tell them what they feel is wrong. When parents do this they withhold love from their child and miss opportunities to have open and vulnerable connections teaching them to bond and to know they are loved unconditionally.

2. Inconsistent rules. If you never talk about your expectations, you keep your child from knowing how to behave appropriately. Children live up or down to what you expect. Rules give them guidelines and boundaries to help them define who they are, good and bad. If you keep your child guessing and life is vague, they will begin to act out to find the boundaries themselves, which leads to low self-esteem and problem behavior.

3. Make your child your friend. Never share all your worries, concerns and relationship problems with your child or ask their advice. If you act helpless and defeated to your children they will never learn to respect you and will treat you as an equal or an inferior because you have used them for your own therapy. You must show your children you can stand up to problems, face your challenges and handle life through all the stress and come out on the other side. Be real, have your emotions, but do not burden your children.

4. Put down your child's other parent. If you never show affection and love to your partner/spouse in front of your child, the child does not develop a barometer for what love is or what it looks like. If you are always putting your spouse down and rejecting him/her, threatening divorce, you create a chronic state of anxiety for your child. If you are already divorced and you remain cold, distant, bitter, angry and blaming of your ex-spouse, you are sending the subtle message to your child that your ex-spouse is the cause of the divorce and you need to be the preferred parent. This is parent alienation.

Read the rest here.

Thoughts so far?