"Octomom," Kate Cracking Under Pressure?

Reality moms Kate Gosselin of "Jon and Kate Plus 8" and Nadya Suleman, also known as the "Octomom," are facing increased scrutiny of the treatment of their children.

In Touch Weekly magazine has released photos showing Gosselin spanking Leah, her 5-year-old daughter, for blowing a whistle, according to Kim Serafin, a senior editor of the magazine.

"She's not the first mother to spank and she won't be the last," Serafin said, " ... It's something people are noticing, because it's so different from what we see on the TV show."

"Jon and Kate Plus 8" has had monster ratings this season, spurred on by news reports that the Gosselin marriage has been strained, with rumors, all denied, of extramarital affairs.

Both Jon and Kate complain they don't have privacy, but according to Serafin, that's what happens when you put your life in front of the lens.

"If you're going to put your life out there for people to watch," she said, "you have to expect people are going to start digging and want to find out how you parent your kids."

Suleman's parenting is being questioned, as well. Suleman and RadarOnline.com are feeling the heat from California officials for alleged child labor violations.

California's Department of Labor says Suleman and RadarOnline.com failed to get permits before videotaping Noah and Isaiah, two of Suleman's octuplets.

"Here, the health, the safety and the welfare of these infants ... (are what is most important. I feel that Nadya also should have been involved in protecting them," Gloria Allred, an attorney and child advocate, said on The Early Show Wednesday.

Allred filed a complaint against Suleman in March after learning Suleman allegedly authorized her two octuplets to be taped after the hours permitted by California child labor law. She added citations have been been issued to Suleman and RadarOnline.com because a studio teacher wasn't present to ensure the welfare of the children, as is customary with child performers, and particularly, she said, of premature infants in California.

Allred said a lawsuit is pending. A petition has been made, she noted, to ask the court to appoint a guardian to protect the financial interests of the octuplets, so their earnings will be saved until they reach age 18.

"If parents, if the media, will not protect these babies," Allred said, "I can assure you that others will."