Parenting is a very complex task. If we're not careful, we will become too focused on one aspect and let the others fall by the wayside. Many times, I see parents who are intently focused on discipline, getting very caught up in it, and losing sight of the bigger picture.
Despite having been born without lower arms, fifth-grader Nicholas Maxim received an award Monday from the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. The judges were so moved by the entry - sent by Nick's teacher - they created an entirely new award for physically-challenged kids, and named it after the Maine youngster.
ADHD is labeled as a disorder - when in fact many of the symptoms of ADHD can be seen as strengths in adults and children. It's time we set the record straight and get really clear about one thing: Children with ADHD (as well as adults) are just as capable of being successful as the next person.
A terrified kitten has been rescued on Dublin's busy M50 thanks to the police (gardaí) and a driver for the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The four month old kitten was spotted by passing motorists shuddering and alone as cars sped by within several feet.
AAA is about to roll out the nation's first fleet of mobile electric-vehicle quick chargers. The trucks are poised to hit the road in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Knoxville and Tampa, Florida.
The media has been clamoring to talk to Chad and Barbie Soper of Rockford, Michigan because their third child was born on 10/10/10. Not so very uncommon, until you find out the new mother also gave birth on 9/9/09 and 8/8/08.
The symbol for Autism, a jigsaw puzzle piece, means more now that a Hawaii-based jigsaw puzzle company is looking for autistic artists for its new fund-raiser, The Autism Puzzle Project.
It's an age-old question: how can we lose weight while winning the battle against cravings, and feel satisfied at that same time?
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A savvy dog helped save a man's life and fought off a mugger just a month after being taken in by new owners. The newly-adopted 11-year-old Jack Russell also spotted a man who had collapsed in a diabetic coma and pulled her owner to him, leading paramedics to say the dog probably 'saved the man's life'.
George Clooney bought a Tango because along with jaw-dropping Porsch-esque performance, the electric car is good for the environment with a fuel cost eight times better than that of a typical gasoline car, amassing the equivalent of 195 miles per gallon.
In this video from many months ago, an air traffic controller proposes marriage over Portland, Oregon in a most romantic way, using the intercom from the pilot's radio. (The good part starts at about 1:15)
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