children

I recently commented on  beautiful flowers at a wedding shower I was at and was surprised to learn that they were made from coffee filters.  Yes!  Coffee Filters!  I was told they are easy to make so I started to do some research, again surprised at ALL the creative ways to use coffee filters, including adorable butterflies.  What a great way to make memories on a rainy afternoon with your kids!

My wife and I are expecting another child and we are getting to the point where we need to decide whether or not we want to know if its a boy or girl.    Everyone seems to have an opinion and the most commonly asked question is, "Are you going to find out?"  Tough part is, my wife is deferring to me on this, and says the choice is all mine.  What do I do?

The Minnesota Dental Association is once again presenting its Give Kids A Smile program, which will provide free dental care to kids in need on February 1st and February 2nd.

Is this video adorable? Or is this kid just not even trying? We're going to stick with adorable, since Christmas wasn't too long ago. She can say apple, but this little girl can't say banana. At all. We'd like to hear her try some other fruits, because if any of them are as bad as this, well, that will be a great day for the internet...

McKenna Pope is 13 and has a 4 year old brother. Her brother wants an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas, but is embarrassed to ask for one because of the "girl" colors that are available, and the teasing he would take from Uncles and friends.

There are many dangers that can come from being an overweight or obese teenager, including the risk of developing chronic conditions like heart disease, Type-2 diabetes and stroke. However, new research indicates that teens suffering from obesity might be at risk for acquiring more than just poor health, but lower school grades as well.

If you regularly hear your toddler snoring at night you should be prepared for a host of other types of disturbances during their waking hours.

If you’ve been following Carrie Underwood and her husband Mike Fisher’s plans to have children, you know that in a recent interview with Oprah the happy couple had differing opinions on when to start their family. But that seems like a minor glitch compared to the bomb Fisher dropped later: He wants seven children. Is Underwood up for mothering that many kids?

A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song “Stronger” is creating a web sensation, and is an inspiration.  Even Kelly Clarkson herself saw this video and offered her own video message to the kids.

In November, Justin Moore and his wife Kate welcomed their second daughter, Kennedy Faye, to the world. Kennedy joined big sister Ella Kole, who turned 2-years-old over the weekend (Feb. 11).

It may not be news to you that today’s kids are deprived of sleep, but before you blame smartphones or computer games, consider this: children haven’t been getting enough shut-eye for more than a century.

The trend in recent years that led parents and teachers to boost children’s self-esteem by rewarding them for doing little other than breathing may soon be over, thanks to new research that says such actions are actually making kids less intelligent.