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“Perfect” parents trying hard to meet their children’s every need may be doing more harm than good, claims a book.

Sydney psychologist Renee Mill said that parents are exhausted and stressed while trying to fulfil every demand of their kids.

In her new book, ‘No Sweat Parenting’, Mill has listed out six “perfect parenting” myths.

She writes that this is in a well intentioned but misguided belief that quality time means sitting on the floor playing whatever game their child wants.

Other myths include that parents must be perfect; firm discipline will quash a child’s self-esteem; parenting and adult life have to be conducted separately; parents cannot deprive their kids of material goods; and that parents have to shield children from any problems or disappointments in life.

Mill insists that, with these myths, parents are bringing up a generation of kids believe they are the centre of the universe.

“We are growing monsters,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted her as saying.

The six ‘perfect parenting’ myths are:

1. Need to spend ‘quality time’

2. Parents must be perfect

3. Firm discipline will quash a child’s self-esteem

4. Parenting and adult life have to be conducted separately

5. Parents cannot deprive their kids of material goods

6. Parents have to shield children from any problems or disappointments in life

Sometimes a character is so strong that it takes over the actor. The persona of the character is so strong that we disconnect with the star himself and get connected with the character Aamir becomes the Bhuvan in Lagaan.

Shahrukh becomes a Hockey team coach. We take a look at more such onscreen characters.

Dressed in plain shirts and trousers SRK defined the character of Kabir in the film Chak De India.

Sir Paul McCartney may have unknowingly revealed that the women who inspired The Beatles’ 1966 hit ‘Eleanor Rigby’ actually existed.

For about 42 years, music fans have been confused whether E. Rigby ever live, or was she non-existent.

Now, documents carrying the signatures of the woman have surfaced suggesting her to be a scullery maid, reports the Independent.

McCartney donated an accounts register from Liverpool’s City Hospital to charity - revealing that an E. Rigby worked there.

The document has been signed by the maid. It was sent to singer Annie Mawson in 1990 after she appealed to McCartney for a 500,000 pounds donation to help teach music to children with special needs.

It arrived without any letter of explanation in a plain brown envelope bearing a ‘Paul McCartney World Tour’ stamp.

The accounts log shows the pay received by E. Rigby and is dated November 30, 1911.

McCartney has previously claimed that he used the name Eleanor in the much-loved 1966 song after actress ‘Eleanor Bron’ appeared in The Beatles’ film ‘Help!’

McCartney has previously claimed that he used the name Eleanor in the much-loved 1966 song after actress Eleanor Bron appeared in The Beatles’ film ‘Help!’

In the 1980s, however, the grave of an Eleanor Rigby was discovered in Liverpool in the churchyard of St. Peter’s Parish in Woolton - a place both Sir Paul and bandmate John Lennon were known to visit.

Her tombstone has become a landmark for Beatles fans visiting Liverpool.

The accounts sheet sent by McCartney would appear to confirm that he based the song on a real person. The register, which is expected to fetch 500,000 pounds, will be auctioned for charity in London later this month.

Mawson, founder and chief executive of charity Sunbeams Music Trust, said yesterday: “I wrote to Paul McCartney in 1990 to tell him how I was working at a special school in Cumbria.

“One of the boys was autistic - but one of his obsessions was the Beatles. I built up a very trusting relationship with him and taught him to play ‘Yellow Submarine’ on the piano, which got him his Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award.

“It was very moving to see how he came out of his very locked up and insular world. I wanted Paul McCartney to know this. I also wanted to set up a centre of my own. I asked him for half a million pounds, but by the time I’d finished my 11 pages I said, ‘Actually Paul, I don’t want any money, I want you to know what joy you brought’.

“Months later, I got a reply with a logo that meant it could only have come from Paul McCartney’s office. Inside there was this document dated 1911. Then I saw the name Rigby and I realised why I’d been sent it. I feel that when you’re holding it you’re holding a bit of history.”

Mawson, 58, is selling the document now to raise funds towards building of the charity’s new 1million pounds centre near Penrith in Cumbria.

The auction is being held at the Idea Generation galley in east London, on 27 November.

Katherine Heigl and hubby Josh Kelley have drawn up plans to adopt a Korean baby by next year, according to reports.

The celebrity couple has allegedly decided upon South Korea since Heigl’s elder sister, Meg, was adopted from the country.

Meg is said to have been a strong influence on Heigl’s life, a fact that has encouraged the couple towards adoption.

“Meg has had a profound impact on Katherine’s life, which is why she and Josh are trying to adopt a Korean child,” the Daily Express quoted a source as telling the ‘National Enquirer’.

“They’ve chosen an adoption agency and have started filing the necessary paperwork.

“They haven’t gone public with the news yet because they want to make sure there are no problems before they make an announcement,” the source added.

Previously, the 29-year-old ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star revealed that she believes it was not essential to produce kids biologically.

She said, “I’m done with the whole idea of having my own children. It doesn’t seem like any fun. I don’t think it’s necessary to go through all of that.” (ANI)

U.S. doctors have found the Bee Gees 1977 disco anthem “Stayin’ Alive” provides an ideal beat to follow while performing chest compressions as part of CPR on a heart attack victim.

The American Heart Association calls for chest compressions to be given at a rate of 100 per minute in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). “Stayin’ Alive” almost perfectly matches that, with 103 beats per minute.

CPR is a lifesaving technique involving chest compressions alone or with mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing. It is used in emergencies such as cardiac arrest in which a person’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

CPR can triple survival rates, but some people are reluctant to do it in part because they are unsure about the proper rhythm for chest compressions. But research has shown many people do chest compressions too slowly during CPR.

In a small study headed by Dr. David Matlock of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, listening to “Stayin’ Alive” helped 15 doctors and medical students to perform chest compressions on dummies at the proper speed.

Five weeks after practicing with the music playing, they were asked to perform CPR again on dummies by keeping the song in their minds, and again they kept up a good pace.

“The theme ‘Stayin’ Alive’ is very appropriate for the situation,” Matlock said in a telephone interview on Thursday. “Everybody’s heard it at some point in their life. People know the song and can keep it in their head.”

The findings will be presented this month at a meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians in Chicago.

After delivering an array of hits, Bollywood’s current reigning queen Katrina Kaif has signed a two-film deal with production house UTV that has hits like “Rang De Basanti”, “Khosla Ka Ghosla” and “Jodhaa Akbar” to its credit.

The two films, to be released within two years, will be Katrina’s first projects with the production house and she is very excited about the deal.

‘UTV brings to the table a very strong legacy in film production and distribution. I am very happy to be associated with them, and I am sure we will make some great films together,’ said Katrina.

The actress’ popularity climbed a notch with the success of her Akshay Kumar-starrer film “Singh is Kinng”. She is also considered a lucky mascot for producers.

‘We are proud to have Katrina in the UTV family. Katrina is one of the most talented and successful actress of the industry today and I am sure that this exciting collaboration is the first step in the wonderful future that lies both for her and for us,’ said Ram Mirchandani, COO, UTV Rampage Motion Pictures.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was on Saturday admitted to Lilavati hospital in Mumbai after he complained of stomach ache due to suspected incisional hernia, giving anxious moments to fans on his 66th birthday.

Bachchan, wearing a brown woollen cap and a blue sweat shirt, was first rushed in an ambulance to nearby Nanavati hospital from his residence ‘Jalsa’ in Juhu for a check up and scan and was later admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra.

The actor was suspected to be suffering from incisional hernia, a recurring problem that has been troubling him since the near-fatal accident on the sets of Coolie in 1982, but there was no immediate confirmation from family or doctors attending on him.

Sources said the Big B, who was shooting for Teen Patti till Friday, had taken ill last night and complained of abdominal cramps.

“Last night he complained of stomach ache for which he was taken to Nanavati Hospital this morning, then he was admitted to Leelavati. At this moment, he is under treatment,” Bachchan’s secretary Sunil Doshi said.

A large number of fans and media persons, who gathered outside the actor’s house on his birthday were shocked to see an ambulance taking the actor on a stretcher accompanied by son Abhishek to the hospital.

Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Nanda, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai and family friend and SP leader Amar Singh followed the ambulance in a car.

Hollywood actress Eva Mendes says that she does not have any qualms about putting on some extra pounds.

The 34-year-old actress, who made a stunningly svelte appearance on ACP’s 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty Festival, posed for this month’s Harpers Bazaar, and admitted that she embraced her curves.

“I have to work out four to six times a week. It’s because I enjoy pasta and having a biscuit with my coffee. I didn’t work out today, but tomorrow I’ll run Bondi to Bronte,” the Daily Telegraph quoted Mendes as saying.

The ‘Ghost Rider’ star said that she was happy with the way her body was.

“My Cuban heritage means if the zipper doesn’t zip up the whole way, we just say screw it! No big deal,” she added.