Be the Change You Want to See Raising benevolent children often begins with being benevolent parents. In fact, a child mimics the behaviour of those they spend the most time around. Let’s look at couple of common examples. If your child often talks back when given instructions, do you do the same to your husband […]

A 4-year-old girl in Severna Park, Maryland, drowned on Thursday, along with her grandfather, who attempted to rescue her. Lemuel Kane, 51 was supervising granddaughter Aryannah Wooten and other children swim at a neighbor’s pool on Thursday.  Police say the neighbors let children use the pool when they were not home under adult supervision. Officials say that […]

You know very well you are one of those that before checking out of a hotel, you take all the cute little toiletries for whatever reason!

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” —Mark Twain Of all the hopes and dreams that we may have for our children—that they grow up to be happy, successful, and self sufficient, that they dream big, do good work in the world, and stay true to themselves—perhaps most […]

As a parent do you act more as a carpenter or a gardener? This is the question posed by author and psychologist Alison Gopnick in her book, “The Gardener and The Carpenter—What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children.” In it, Gopnik rails against the modern interpretation […]

As 2016 rounds the corner to the finish line, few of us can say we haven’t spent a significant portion of this year gazing at screens. That’s especially so for teenagers. In fact, according to the nonprofit Common Sense Media, in 2015 teens spent about one-third of each day (almost nine hours) consuming media, and […]

Something that surprised me when my children started attending school was how challenging the hour or two after school could be some days. After 6 hours in school (6 hours and 25 minutes, actually, but who’s counting?) my usually happy little ones would exhibit crankiness, sadness, and fatigue. They generally struggled to transition into their […]

A Detroit father was in police custody on Monday, Aug. 29, after he left his two young children unattended in a locked car as he gambled at a nearby casino, according to local reports. According to The Detroit News, police received a report of two children in a parking garage in the 2900 block of Grand River […]

After a summer of independence and freedom, it can be tough to shift gears for fall and all that comes with it—alarm clocks, the school routine, homework, extracurricular activities, holidays, volunteering, and more. If your family is anything like mine, life gets markedly busier. Before the new season kicks into high gear, there are some […]

When it comes to family travel, recognizing and planning for the unique needs of your children is key. In general, children may find sitting still, altering their sleep schedules, waiting in lines, being removed from their regular routines, and not knowing what to expect challenging. One way to help with the challenges is to plan accordingly […]

As July turns to August, the reality that summer won’t actually last forever begins to hit home. There’s both an urgent desire to make the most of the last weeks and the need to begin preparations for the upcoming fall season. A little bit of preparation now can go a long way toward a smooth […]

UNICEF Georgia did a video social experiment as the The State of the World’s Children, an annual report made by the organization, was released today.

Nearly two-million children in the United States suffer sports- and recreation-related concussions (SRRCs) annually, while many of them may go untreated, according to a recent stud

A group of boys from Lincolnshire, England, did something special last week.  The 11-year-old schoolboys from Wrawby St. Mary’s CofE Primary School decided to let their classmate, Rory Kettles, who has Down syndrome, win a running race—their last race together.   In the video, they can be seen running at a slow pace as Rory rushed to the finish line; […]

The lazy, hazy days of summer are upon us. As schedules slow down, freedom wins the day, and quality time together climbs, this season presents a unique opportunity to step back and check in with our children. Understanding who they truly are, what they think about, where their curiosities and interests lie, and what they […]

The topic of child safety while traveling alone resurfaced this week as a man was arrested for groping a 13-year-old girl on a flight. The girl was flying alone from Dallas to Portland on a partially-empty flight when 26-year-old Chad Cameron Camp sat in the middle seat right next to her. He first talked to the child […]

It is estimated that approximately half of the 19.5 million registered refugees at a global level are children and youth. They are the most vulnerable victims of these conflicts.

Septuplets who captured the nation’s attention in the late 1990s have graduated from high school. Alexis, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Kenny, Natalie, and Nathan McCaughey graduated from Carlisle High School Sunday afternoon, KCCI-TV reported. They will take different paths after high school, including the military, working, and college. Two of the seven siblings will go to […]

Five kids were having fun on a playground but then stopped and saluted when they heard a familiar song. A video of the children paying respects to the U.S. Marine Corps has gone viral again. The kids stop playing when they hear the horn play loudly. The playground was located at a North Carolina Marines […]

A Chibok girl that was kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists in 2014 was found and reunited with her mother on May 17. The victim,now 19, is said to be pregnant.