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For father-of-three Terrence Howard the childhood fairy tales of a little girl’s Prince Charming are a part of life he wholeheartedly believes in.

“Yes, you have to believe that or the world stops spinning,” he tells Redbook magazine. And while his daughters may one day meet a prince of their own, Terrence admits that their first knight in shining armor has already made his appearance.

“The first Prince Charming in our lives is our father, and the first Princess Charming is our mother. I think parents should show their children how to love, how they should be loved.”

In turn, Terrence notes, his girls have taught him a thing or two when it comes to women. “Young men tend to come into relationships feeling very strong and powerful, and they make a lot of mistakes,” he muses. However, according to the actor, welcoming a daughter changes it all.

“You see women through a whole different light because now you know that they were once someone’s little girl,” he adds. “I wish I’d had this knowledge when I was 20 — I wish I could call all the women I’ve ever dated and apologize. I didn’t know how precious they were. I know better now.”

Lending his voice as James in the Disney movie Princess and the Frog, Terrence drew inspiration from his own relationship he shares with his daughters. “Because they are my little princesses,” he says. “When I was speaking as my character, I was speaking to my little girls.”

Terrence and his estranged wife Lori McCommas are parents to Aubrey, 16, Hunter, 14, and Heaven, 12.

Source: Redbook

– Anya

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Scrubs actress Judy Reyes celebrated the impending arrival of her baby girl — she’s due November 30th! — with a ‘Berry Sweet’-themed co-ed baby shower!

Hosted by the Hot Moms Club on November 1st, the shower took place in a room overlooking the ocean at Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, Calif.

The Hostess with The Mostess decorated the room with everything pink and red, including a mouth-watering candy bar. Guests enjoyed yummy chocolate-covered strawberries from Shari’s Berries and delicious cupcakes by Whitnie Burke Cupcakes.

Opting for an intimate brunch with 30 close friends — including Zoe Saldana and Lisa Vidal — Judy celebrated her shower with lots of laughs, belly rubbing and great food.

The actress, 42, chatted about how excited she is about becoming a mom for the first time.

“Just two weeks ago, I started getting into the physically uncomfortable and emotional oh-my-gosh-she’s-coming place,” she told Life & Style.

Excited to be expecting a daughter with boyfriend George Valencia, Judy is definitely thinking pink.

“I wouldn’t know what to do with a boy. Dressing her is going to be a lot of fun!”

Judy surprised her guests with amazing gift bags worth over $400 from Jewels and Pinstripes — and we have one to give away! Click here to enter (contest ends 11/15/09).

For more details on the shower, check out the February issue of Pregnancy magazine.

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How can an expectant mom stay stylish in her second trimester? Accentuate the positive, says Jenna Elfman.

Wearing a clingy sweater dress that showed off her toned legs, the actress told PEOPLE about her sure-fire pregnancy style strategy at Monday’s premiere of Old Dogs.

“I found I’m showing the things that are still intact,” Jenna, 38, said. “That helps with my beauty morale.”

“The legs and the arms — those are hanging in there, I’ll show those. That makes me feel like I’m still sexy despite my whole center of gravity being completely altered.”

For those who may not have killer gams like Jenna’s, she has some advice:

“Show what you feel hot about. For me it’s legs – they’re hanging in there, barely!”

Jenna, whose new show Accidentally on Purpose has just been picked up for the season, says that she’s feeling better after battling morning sickness in the first months of pregnancy with her second son, who is due in March.

“I’ve been good actually,” she said. “I finally feel like I have some energy … Normal and good.”

The actress also said she and husband Bodhi Elfman have managed to nip sibling rivalry in the bud with their elder son, Story Elias.

“He gets it,” Jenna says of 2-year-old Story. “He gives the belly kisses, he lays his head down and says, ‘Night night, baby’ and puts the blankie over my belly. So he’s got it. He’s amazing.”

Accidentally on Purpose airs Monday nights at 8:30 p.m. on CBS.

– Sara Hammel

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Here’s a sweet girl we haven’t seen in awhile!

Sean Patrick Thomas and Aonika Laurent brought their daughter Lola Jolie to Saturday’s March of Dimes Celebration of Babies event, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

How did the actors choose their 17-month-old baby girl’s name?

“I wanted to name her spirit, and I hoped to give her a French or Creole name,” Aonika explained.

“The baby was very active in my belly and loved music. I thought she had spunk. I suggested both ‘Lola’ and ‘Jolie’ as potential first names. Sean loved both.”

Once born, Sean and Aonika found the choices to be a great fit for their little one.

“Lola was alert, tiny, and filled with energy immediately. She was a ‘Lola,’ and of course we think she is absolutely beautiful, which is the meaning of the French word, ‘Jolie.’ It was perfect.”

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Call it tough love! Thandie Newton has a message for her two girls as they grow up: Pain is all part of life.

The British actress was giving the advice after she bought her daughters, Ripley, 9, and Nico, 4 ½, bikes. Rip — as her mom calls her — cannot yet ride and was in tears because she had been teased by a young friend who said she would fall off.

“I said, ‘Yes baby, but you’ll get back on again and it’ll be sweeter for having fallen off,’” Thandie notes.

Thandie — the cover star for December’s U.K edition of InStyle — says that she has explained to her girls that the answers to problems are often found within themselves. “Don’t be afraid of pain because it’s part of life and it’s a great teacher,” says the actress. “Just get back on that bike.”

She adds, “One of the best things about being a mum is that you can cradle your kids metaphorically when they’re sad, but not eradicate discomfort because it’s valuable to them.”

The actress, who celebrated her 37th birthday last week, was speaking to the magazine to promote her upcoming apocalypse movie 2012. Posing for a series of shots that show off her lean frame, Thandie reveals her secret is Jivamukti yoga.

“It’s my food for the soul,” she tells the magazine. “When I’m not working, I’ll drop Rip off at school and Nico at nursery, then I go to yoga. I also have an amazing personal trainer who I see whenever I can. His name is Liston Wingate-Denys.”

Ripley and Nico are Thandie’s children with husband Ol Parker, whom she wed in 1998. 2012 hits theaters Friday.

Source: InStyle UK; December issue

– Simon Perry

Dannielynn Hope Birkhead — sporting ladybugs and hearts on her face! — gets a lift from dad Larry Birkhead as they leave the Staples Center after the Lakers vs. Hornets game on Sunday evening.

Dannielynn, 3, is Larry’s daughter with the late Anna Nicole Smith.

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These links are worth a click:

• Five ways to reduce your holiday stress — Breezy Mama
• Maclaren issues a major stroller recall — New York 1
• The world’s smallest mother is set to give birth for a third time – Telegraph
• Don’t make food a conflict if you’re raising a vegetarian child — Los Angeles Times
• Helpful hints that could boost your chances of getting pregnant — lilSugar

Kelly Preston and John Travolta cozy up to daughter Ella Bleu, 9 ½, giving her a smooch at the premiere of Old Dogs, held Monday evening at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, Calif.

Old Dogs, starring the three Travoltas along with Robin Williams, hit theaters on November 25th. John told USA Today, that despite the family’s private anguish over son Jett’s death, they are putting on a brave face for Ella.

“We decided it was okay to come out and promote, to introduce her to the world and to give her a beautiful future in film.”

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Starting today, the company is offering an exclusive CBB discount of 70% off selected styles. Just enter the code PEOPLE at checkout.

With prices this great, you can pick up one, two or three pairs. The deal also applies to the adult styles, so go ahead and buy a pair for yourself. Just hurry up! The sale ends on November 17th.

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Red alert!

Christie Brinkley and her daughter Sailor Lee, 11, were made “honorary angels” at the launch of Tea Party Angels, a new national fundraising program for that asks mothers and daughters to host tea parties to raise money for girls in need around the world.

The event was held Saturday at the Doubles Club in Manhattan.

The model is also mom to Jack Paris, 14, and Alexa Ray, 23.