Category: parents

‘Fight Like Hell With a Smile on Our Faces:’ CRT Debate Spurs Parents to Run for School Boards

As parents across the nation fight to have a say in their children’s public education, more are taking things into their own hands: running for local school boards. Sean Kaufman in Woodstock, Georgia, is one of them. And his journey began with a school assignment on the American dream. Before that, he never felt any…


‘He’s Our Joy’: Young Amputee Couple Share Their Journey of Raising Toddler Son

A Vietnamese photographer has shared heartwarming photos of a young amputee couple enjoying a day out with their toddler son, who they say is their motivation to work hard and live a good life. Minh Khuong Luu, 28, was walking around Hoa Binh Park, Hanoi, when he came across Le Thu Thi Nguyen and Ngoc Bao Doan…


Drug Addict Couple Get Sober to Raise Son, Are Now Proud Parents of 3: ‘Recovery Is Possible’

Jordan Hutton spent nearly half of her first pregnancy in jail. It took incarceration to get her sober. And, while this would not be the end to the saga of her stubborn drug addiction, it was one of the cobblestones that led to her now hopeful and happy ending. Once slaves to the want of drugs,…


How to Be a Good Grandparent

Parenthood can be a rollercoaster of emotions, from blissful happiness to abject horror, so when your children have children, your real-life experience can help them and your grandchildren get through the process with flying colors. Be a Resource Think back to when you had your children, and how you found someone who had already raised…


Trade School or College? The Many Benefits of Encouraging Children to Choose Their Own Educational Path

It was the third day of kindergarten. My son jumped into the car and announced, “I’m not going to school anymore. I’m going to be a truck driver!” I looked at my wife and then my son and simply said, “You’ve got a long way to go until you can do that; I think we…


Deaf Parents Had 2 Children Who Can Hear, Raise Them Together, Share Their Adventures on Instagram

Maryland mom Janet Moreno wasn’t born deaf like her husband, Daniel, was, but lost her hearing when she was a baby. Nor were their two young boys, Luke and Jason, born lacking their hearing. Yet for both parents, who managed living a life without sound into their 30s, raising fully abled kids presented a whole…


Learn Your Parents’ Financial Plans ASAP

My mom died at age 61, when I was 31. Seeing her headstone in a field of others smacked me with a brutal, if obvious fact: Everyone, including everyone’s parents, will die. I promise I’m not trying to depress you. I want to prepare you, as this loss can happen sooner than you’d expect. And…


Bill Treating Abortion as Murder Faces GOP Pushback; FBI Targets School Board Parents: Whistleblower | NTD Evening News

A controversial Louisiana bill that would have subjected doctors who perform abortions—including for mothers who seek them—with homicide has been pulled for revisions. Contradicting statements made by the FBI, whistleblowers claim that the bureau is in fact using counterterrorism tools to target parents who have protested COVID-19 policies at school board meetings. …


Scared First-Time Parents Navigate Newborn’s Cancer Diagnosis With Prayer and Positivity

First-time parents from Alabama were devastated when they learned a swelling on their newborn baby boy’s arm was cancer. They fought for more time from their doctors, trying chemotherapy before amputation in hopes of shrinking the tumor and saving as much of the baby’s arm as possible. Grace Adkins, 26, of Lakeview, shared with The…


10 Important Tips on How to Treasure the Little Moments with Your Kids

“Now that I am an adult, I can share these things with you.” Ugh, like a punch in the gut! Had my daughter really just said that? An adult? Really? When did this happen? This year had been like a one-two punch. First, my daughter turned 20. (How could I possibly have a daughter in…