Category: Kids

Police: Woman Fatally Shoots Her 2 Kids, Self in Oregon

GRESHAM, Ore.—An Oregon mother fatally shot her children, ages 6 and 8, before killing herself, police said, and court documents show the woman was headed to trial next month in a bitter and lengthy custody dispute with her ex-partner. The mother who killed herself, Ashley Palmer, 31, had petitioned the court at least twice on…


Girl Born With Heart Outside Her Chest Defies All Odds

She’s now a beautiful teenager, and literally a one-in-a-million! (Video courtesy of Dari Borun) …


Fitness Trainer Creates Virtual Training Program to Keep Kids Active

While many businesses closed their doors with the start of the pandemic, Larissa Maloney’s virtual fitness program, Active Kids 2.0, was just beginning to form. As the majority of offices, and eventually schools, closed, many families and children had to transition to working at home. Keeping children healthy and fit became a nationwide problem as…


Taking the Kids: And #Celebratedifferences

Who hasn’t had a travel nightmare when taking the kids? But the worst I’ve heard is having a plane of angry passengers booing your family as you try to calm a child on the autism spectrum. “People are very quick to judge,” explained Laurie Cramer, who now is executive director of the Autism Society of…


These Kids Remind Everyone How To Be Kind and Loving

These precious moments will make your day! …


Idaho Judge: Mom Accused in Kids’ Killings Now Fit for Trial

BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho judge ruled Monday that a mother accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband, and a lover’s wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges in Idaho. Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, face numerous charges in the complicated case involving allegations of bizarre…


Idaho Judge: Mother Accused in Children’s Killings Now Fit for Trial

BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho judge ruled Monday that a mother accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband, and a lover’s wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges in Idaho. Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, face numerous charges in the complicated case involving allegations of bizarre…


Kids Need Questions

The young boy had to know! He found a screwdriver in a toolbox, moved the microwave oven away from the wall, and began trying to take it apart. His mom entered the kitchen, and with alarm, shouted, “Stop! What do you think you’re doing?” Her son innocently responded, “I need to know how the food…


VIDEO: This ‘Band-Aid Lesson’ Is the Easiest Way to Teach Kids About Fairness

Nobody needs a Band-Aid on the elbow to remedy a bump on the head, a concept that even third graders easily understand. Aimee Scott, a 22-year-old third-grade teacher from Utah, uses a simple Band-Aid example to teach her students the often-misconstrued concept of fairness. She cheerfully explains the method in her viral TikTok video. “On…


5 Simple Ways to Teach Kids About Money

I was blessed to grow up in a home where my siblings and I were taught wise money habits (would you really expect anything else from Dave Ramsey’s family?). And even though I didn’t always love the lessons on saving and budgeting as a kid, that knowledge set me up for success as an adult….