As a teenager, one of the most distressing experiences can be struggling to find a date for your school’s homecoming dance. For many, these dances represent a pivotal social milestone. For one boy born with special needs, the search for a date was particularly challenging. Faced with numerous rejections from girls in his grade, he...
Hannah Jacobs died within an hour after one sip of hot chocolate from Costa Coffee while out with her mother. The 13-year-old had severe allergies to eggs, fish, and dairy since she was a toddler. According to the assistant coroner, a “failure of communication” between Hannah’s mother and the coffee shop staff led to the...
Naming a child is a huge responsibility. You set them up to be ridiculed, respected, admired, or wrongly judged for the rest of their lives. Either way, some parents have opted for more modern or unique names rather than traditional names like Elizabeth or William. Moreover, some have found inspiration in unexpected places. For instance,...
Just like flowers, not all children respond to their environments in exactly the same manner. In 2005, researchers from the University of Arizona and the University of California released a study in the Development and Psychopathology journal that expanded this analogy into a theory. It demonstrated how various factors play a role in how a...
The 1960s were a decade of cultural revolution, marked by influential figures, music, and significant historical moments. During this time, many baby names became popular, some of which have stood the test of time, while others have faded away. Names inspired by icons such as Julie Andrews, Paul Newman, and Elizabeth Taylor were all the...
Most parents can’t fathom the pain of losing a child. However, one family got the surprise of a lifetime when they got a call 6 months after they thought they lost their son. An Unexpected Call A family in New Zealand believed their son had died. However, they got a call from him 6 months...
Bonnie Lohman was abducted at age three. Her father searched for her for years, including adding her picture on the “missing kids on a milk carton” campaign. Her abductors were actually her mother and stepfather, and at age seven, Bonnie had no recollection of her father or her kidnapping. So she was shocked to see...
Even in today’s modern world with state-of-the-art hospitals and advanced medicine, pregnancy and childbirth come with a certain amount of risk. For this reason, every time a baby is born healthy with no complications it is truly a miracle. Sometimes, however, things don’t go perfectly, and babies are born with health issues that the doctors...
Lisa Hough and her husband were experiencing what they thought would be the worst day of their lives. The doctors were informing them that there was nothing more they could do for their infant son. When the parents were ready, they would remove him from life support. From there, baby Karson would have mere minutes...
Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. For all its joys, however, it also comes with many fears and worries. As a parent, you are constantly concerned about your child’s health and well-being. Of course, one of the biggest fears any parent has is losing their child. Deborah Carr,...
A Christian school in Australia came under fire recently for what they were teaching in their Christian studies class. While they taught the girls the importance of maintaining their virginity until marriage, boys were asked to use a point system to determine what they are looking for in a girl. The items in each point...
