As any reader of ours knows, we’re huge fans of the guilt-free approach. Nobody’s perfect at anything, so feelings of guilt over inadequacies are just a waste of emotion.

That’s why we’re thrilled to help Babycenter celebrate a guilt-free approach to parenting all week next week.

To get things started, they’re kicking off with a big Twitter party tonight. Here are the details – trust us, you won’t want to miss it. Up for grabs is a chance to win guilt-free shopping sprees, pampering prizes and a whole bunch of other goodies. To join the party, visit Tweetchat.com at 9 p.m. EST, enter #guiltfreeweek at the top and you’re in the party!! For more details, see this how-to guide from the party host, Resourceful Mom. Don’t forget to follow @BabyCenter.

If you’ve got kids, be sure to head on over to their Momformation blog (we’re proud contributors) to see what it’s all about. We’ll be posting about guilt-free organization on Monday and again on Friday about how to gracefully turn down those endless requests to volunteer.

Other contributors will be writing about everything from guilt-free snacks to working-mom guilt, stay-at-home mom guilt, throwing away kid’s art guilt and everything in-between.

Do you suffer from the guilt syndrome? What do you feel guilty about?

BabyCenter® new FREE app for iPhone® and iPod Touch®

This new FREE app from BabyCenter® guides expectant moms through their pregnancy. The app is now available at www.babycenter.com/iphone-pregnancy-download.

Sweepstakes!

To celebrate the new app, BabyCenter is hosting a BabyCenter® My Pregnancy Today Sweepstakes from August 24 through September 22. Visitors at BabyCenter.com will have the chance to win a $2,500 Apple Gift Card. Go to http://www.babycenter.com/bcsweeps for all contest information and to enter.

Application features include:

• Your pregnancy, day by day: BabyCenter’s renowned weekly pregnancy experience now updated and expanded into a daily snapshot of your baby’s development.
• Fetal development images: Our one-of-kind, detailed weekly illustrations developed by expert medical illustrators.
• Pregnancy checklist: An interactive to-do list is filled with activities and reminders to keep you on track with decisions, appointments, and more.
• Award-winning videos: BabyCenter’s exclusive and breathtaking 3-D animations of a baby developing in the womb and live-action videos of women giving birth (from natural to c-section).
• Birth clubs: Instant, at-your-fingertips advice and support from BabyCenter women due at the same time.
• Due date calculator: Quickly find your due date and count down to the big day.
• Nutrition guide: Manage weight gain with tips and recipes to help you eat well.

BabyCenter Working for Moms:

In addition to the BabyCenter® My Pregnancy Today app, the company has successfully developed other innovative mobile applications for modern moms and moms-to-be. Booty Caller™, the first service of its kind, helps women conceive by alerting them via text message when they’re most likely to be fertile. PhonyPhone™ turns a cell phone into a pretend phone so kids can dial away without making a real call – a lifesaver for any mom who needs to keep a child entertained.

BabyCenter is a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies.

Helping Parents Stay a Step Ahead of Chaos

We’re thrilled to announce that we will be regular contributors to the BabyCenter Momformation Blog! If you’re a parent of a child under the age of 10, chances are you’ve checked out that site more than a few hundred times – from the moment you found out you were pregnant to when you just weren’t sure how you were ever going to get your 2-year-old to eat his broccoli!

We’ll be posting tips and tricks for parents of all stripes every Monday in the Life & Home section of the blog. So be sure to add it to your RSS feed.