Listen, I’m not a mom, so I’m going to keep my opinion out of this, but for the moms reading this — would you give your baby a stiletto manicure? I ask this because this mom gave her baby a manicure. And it wasn’t just any plain old manicure; it was a stiletto manicure, meaning...

Anyone who has ever been a parent or has taken care of babies and toddlers knows that when it comes to changing diapers, the child isn’t always so happy about it. Recently, a childcare chain in Australia suggested that parents ask their child permission before changing nappies. Their suggestion was not as well-accepted as they...

Childhood trauma is a prevalent issue affecting a significant number of children in the United States. According to a study, almost half of all children in the country have experienced at least one form of serious trauma, with nearly 75% of kids aged 12-17 having experienced two or more types of trauma. These traumatic experiences...

Mothers live the first quarter of their children’s lives doting on their every need. At least in most cases. When their child grows up, some cannot wait for them to leave the house and make a life of their own. Others dread that inevitable day when their little chick wants to leave the roost. One...

A sleeping student is not a very rare sight, but how many teachers actually take the time to figure out why they are sleeping? Usually, teachers assume that the student is simply playing hooky, or wasting their precious study time doing something useless. After all, teachers put in a lot of effort to prepare their...

I don’t know about you, but I can’t imagine ever forgetting my baby at an airport and hopping on a plane without him! But, apparently, this sort of thing actually does happen! Evidently, in 2019 a Saudia Airlines plane that had just taken off and was scheduled to fly from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to...

Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, recently addressed concerns about bullying when students pulled a potentially deadly prank. Some varsity football players played the prank on their fellow teammate, Carter. The young man suffers from a peanut allergy and opened his locker one day to find something deadly: several peanuts waiting for him inside....

In today’s age, social media has become a part of daily life. A startling ad campaign by Deutsche Telekom has leveraged this fact and ignited a critical conversation about the potential dangers of sharing photos and videos of children online. The campaign features a deepfake video titled “A Message from Ella,” and has amassed over...

A father from Oregon stands accused of a disturbing crime: drugging three 12-year-old girls during his daughter’s sleepover party last summer. Michael Meyden, aged 57, turned himself into the police last Thursday, over six months after allegedly dosing his daughter’s friends’ smoothies with benzodiazepine, a drug commonly used to treat insomnia and panic attacks. The...

Death is the inevitable part of life we all must face at some point. For some, it is expected due to a diagnosis. They get to plan what happens after they pass, and this can provide some comfort to their loved ones knowing they can say goodbye. Then for others, death comes suddenly and creates...

In 1979, China introduced a law that stated that families could only have one child. The policy was introduced in a draconian attempt to fight poverty and control the population. Unfortunately, this meant many children were abandoned. When Kati Pohler’s parents became pregnant with a second child, they knew that they could not keep her....

Not all parents leave behind a loving memory for their children. Sometimes, the wrong runs so deep that it remains even after the parents pass away. In 2018, an obituary became the prime example of such an event. As it stands, obituaries are usually solemn matters. They can be matter-of-fact, decorative, and/or emotive. However, they...