May 10 should have been a day of double celebration for the Gosselin family. Besides being Mother's Day, it also marked the 5th birthday of the Gosselin sextuplets, who star along with their 8-year-old twin sisters, Cara and Madelyn, and parents Jon and Kate on TLC's hit reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8. But there has been little to celebrate in the Gosselin household recently in the wake of allegations that Jon, 32, cheated on Kate with a 23-year-old teacher, Deanna Hummel.

The accusations -- and Kate's comments about her husband -- are likely affecting the kids dramatically. Instead of going on talk shows and speaking out, Jon and Kate should be trying to keep life at home as normal as possible, advises Vicki Panaccione, a child psychologist who does not treat the Gosselins. "Whatever the kids are used to in terms of day-to-day structure, that should be kept up as much as possible," Panaccione tells Life & Style. "Otherwise, their foundation is going to be rocked."

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