The name we have is a big part of our identity. It’s something we’re called from the day we are born. People create nicknames based on it. Often we have things like bracelets, teddy bears, necklaces, notebooks, and more that have our name on them. Every culture around the world has a plethora of wonderful...

Most soon-to-be parents have absolutely no say in the gender of their child, and still, many of them find themselves rooting for either a baby boy or a baby girl in both the ultrasound or delivery room. Some may even be disappointed when the gender is not what they hoped for.   Traditionally, in America, most...

Rhiley Morrison is aged twelve, and he lives in the UK. Like most kids his age, he is a curious boy. Evidently, he wanted to know how to become magnetic and get metal objects to stick to him. One has to admire his questioning young mind, but when a boy swallows 54 magnets in an...

How would you feel if your wife died giving birth? Would you resent your baby? Having your first child can be a most incredible experience, which seemed to be the case for these young first-time parents. They married at 19 and had their firstborn on the way at just over 21. The couple had finally...

Studying never really gets easier, regardless of how old we get. The reason is that the complexity of the subjects we cover increases proportionally to our age. However, using age to determine how much a student can understand can be faulty because everyone has their own pace of growth. As a result, it can cause...

As most parents know, disciplining even just one child can be hard enough, let alone a whole room full of them. This is the daily reality of school teachers, who have to somehow remain in control of a classroom of up to thirty or more kids every day of their working lives. Child discipline is...

Hunter Madden held his rainbow baby, Evelyn, for the first time. The incredibly emotional photograph of that moment went viral. A year later, when Hunter and his wife, Hope, were expecting their second child, they hired the same birth photographer, Leilani Rogers. She captured a stunning moment of Hunter welcoming his son into the world. However,...

In 2015, when her son was just 21 months old, mom Brittany had every parent’s nightmare come true. While visiting family for Thanksgiving, two Rottweilers viciously attacked her baby boy Ryder. He miraculously survived the attack, however, not without permanent disfigurement to his face. Six years later, despite everything he’s been through, people call him...

Psychologist Tim Kasser, a professor at Knox College, was associated with claims that the widely popular holiday tradition of Elf on the Shelf can be “damaging” for kids. These articles are being circulated again, with people asking themselves the question: Should I be including Elf on the Shelf in my family’s Christmas traditions? This is...

Evgeny Anisimov is a young Russian father trying to deal with the difficulties of new fatherhood and marriage. Many couples have their breaking point, and for Evgeny and his wife, this happened when their son was born with down syndrome. His wife had their baby and it was an extremely happy moment until they were...

29 years ago, a bay was born with a very strange condition. As he came into the world, he was placed on his mother’s chest, and both parents took a sharp breath in. The shock of his appearance was a lot to deal with. But, the love they felt for their newborn child was enough...

Scientists have been intrigued by twins for generations. Curious about their DNA, whether they can share thoughts, and whether or not they can feel each other’s pain. Twins are closely bonded and connected, often being built-in best friends. However, pregnancy with twins can sometimes go significantly different than that of a single baby. Recently, Canadian...