For nearly four years, New Zealanders wondered how a father and his three children could simply vanish into the bush. The disappearance of Marokopa resident Tom Phillips with Jayda, Maverick, and Ember turned into a national mystery. It also became a test of policing in particularly rugged country. That mystery reached its violent conclusion before...
Riddles are one of the oldest forms of play, and they are perfect for family time. Kids of all ages love the challenge of puzzling out something tricky, and adults often find themselves stumped too. The fun part is how a simple question can sound impossible, yet the answer makes total sense once revealed. Riddles...
In a recent conversation with Joe Rogan on Rogan’s podcast, Matthew McConaughey voiced his support of a Texas Senate bill that requires schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. McConaughey believes that the Ten Commandments could act as a stabilizing set of moral guideposts that can help overstimulated students. McConaughey argued that the Ten...
When deputies from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrived at Friendship Elementary School in Deltona after a fire alarm went off, they walked into destruction that could have been caused by a tornado. The media center was wrecked. Glass from a shattered door covered the floor. Tables lay overturned. Shelves had been knocked over. Books...
Peter Macdonald spent 50 years looking for his brother. The search started with a moment on a train platform in 1967. The train was pulling away from Preston Railway Station when their father appeared. Peter’s mother held her 10-week-old baby in her arms while 2-year-old Trevor stood behind her. She was escaping to London. Their...
When 12-year-old Sophia Forchas arrived at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis on August 27 after a shooting at her Catholic school, doctors told her family she was near death. A bullet sat lodged in the right occipital lobe of her brain. The pressure inside her skull was rising to dangerous levels. Her neurosurgeon said later that...
Family resemblance is one of the most visible results of genetics at work. Children receive half of their DNA from their mother and half from their father, which means a precise genetic mix shapes their appearance. Sometimes this balance leads to unique combinations, but in many cases, the result is a child who looks almost...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again campaign is the subject of discussion among parents, health experts, schools, food companies, and the entire country. It is centered on combating the rise of chronic diseases, especially the ones harming children. One proposal focuses on an aspect of health that people erroneously consider secondary...
When most people talk about heroes, they usually picture soldiers, firemen, policemen or maybe even some celebrity. But sometimes the real heroes are kids. Back in 2014, an 11-year-old boy from Shenzhen, China, named Liang Yaoyi, showed the world what that word really means. He was battling a brain tumor, and he knew he was...
Parents will often do just about anything to prove their love to their kids. For Eric Conklin, a dad from New York, that “anything” meant sitting down in a tattoo chair. As a result, he ended up getting a matching scar tattoo that looks just like the one his son Bennet has across his chest....
In our increasingly digital world, it’s common for parents to turn to tablets and screens as a quick and easy way to soothe and distract their children. Whether during long car rides, bouts of boredom, getting them to sit still in a restaurant, or moments when parents just need a break – handing over a...
Gelda Waterboer, a first-grade teacher at Rogate Primary School in Namibia, has become an overnight viral sensation after posting a video of herself leading her students in a catchy, but important song about body boundaries. The video quickly amassed over 92 million views on TikTok within just over a week, resonating with viewers worldwide for...
