Mom Brought to Tears When Airline Stranger Gives Up First Class Seat for Her Sick Daughter

This 46-year-old man's gesture of "real, pure goodness" is inspiring hundreds of thousands of people across social media.

By Tiffani Spengler

10 December 31 Views

Every Little Thing He Does is Magic: Dad Brings Christmas Lights to Life for Delighted Son

This baby's reaction to his father's sweet little Yuletide magic trick is enough to put a smile on the face of any Grinch.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 December 40 Views

Girl's "Amazing" Graduation Gift From Dad is a 13-year Labor of Love

For 13 years, Bryan Martin kept the book hidden from his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and school principals every year to have them append it with positive comments and messages. Finally, on June 8 — the day of her graduation from North Johnston High School in Kenly, N.C. — Brenna Martin received a special copy of the Dr. Seuss classic "Oh, the Places You'll Go!'' "At first I just smiled and said that it meant a lot and that I loved that book,'' Brenna said. "But then he told me ‘No, open it up.'

By Jeanne Goddard

08 July 42 Views

Mystery Train Passenger Encourages Young Mum

A mystery man gave a young mum a kind note of encouragement and a £5 tip for being polite, a good mother, and a "credit to her generation."

By Jeanne Goddard

28 January 40 Views

Positive Parenting: 10 Things That Are More Important Than Discipline

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.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 September 35 Views

I Can See, Mommy! Baby With New Glasses Beams in Wonder -WATCH

A cute little tot starts positively beaming after strapping on a new pair of specs to see his family clearly for the first time.

By Not Anyone Ever

23 August 44 Views

"Umbrella Dad" Gives Us Lesson in Putting Others Before Yourself

Dad is willing to get soaked to keep his son dry, and the rest of us get good vibes from seeing his kindness.

By Jim Stout

14 September 32 Views

Another Study Shows No Link Between Autism, MMR Vaccine

A study of 96,000 children shows that the chances of a child developing autism is the same whether they receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or not.

By Jim Stout

25 April 35 Views

Girl's "Amazing" Graduation Gift From Dad is a 13-year Labor of Love

For 13 years, Bryan Martin kept the book hidden from his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and school principals every year to have them append it with positive comments and messages. Finally, on the day of her graduation from high school, Brenna Martin received a special copy of the Dr. Seuss classic "Oh, the Places You'll Go!'' At first she just smiled and said, I love that book. But then he told her ‘No, open it up.'

By Jeanne Goddard

08 July 32 Views

New Ad Gives Olympic Moms (and Regular Moms) Their Due

When you think of Olympic heroes, you think of those gold-medal winning performances. That record-setting swim race. The lightning-fast relay. The winning gymnastic routine. But a new video ad from Procter & Gamble puts the spotlight on an entirely different hero: The Olympic mom. The ones who got up earlier than everyone else to feed and drive their little athletes to pre-dawn practices for all those years.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 May 34 Views

Most Influential Adult at Trinity High School? The Janitor.

Perhaps no adult employed at Trinity High School has had more influence over students or changed more young lives than Charles Clark, the school's custodian. Clark has mentored countless kids in need of a father figure at the Texas high school, even housing several of them in his home over the years. In the beginning, he took the custodial position thinking he would keep it until he found something better, but 24 years later, he still hasn't found it. Now Clark, 63, has bested more than 400 teachers, administrators and school district employees from 33 states to become the LifeChanger of the Year Grand Prize Winner.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 December 42 Views

Kids Bend Over Backwards For Free Online Yoga Video

In an eight-minute yoga video for small children, Jodi the Yogi and her flexible companion, Downward the Dog, make yoga accessible to kids everywhere.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 April 57 Views

Moms Reign as Top Role Models in Survey of Canadian Girls

An encouraging new survey has found that mothers are regarded as the top female role models in the lives of six in 10 Canadian girls. Furthermore, most of these young people, aged 10 to 17, were unlikely to identify other types of women they hoped to emulate — pop stars or others.

By tri state p71

13 July 42 Views

Twitter Helped Belfast Woman 'Find Missing Mum'

Twitter and the kindness of strangers brought home an Irish mom with dementia, after her daughter decided to post her photo when she'd gone missing.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 April 37 Views

'Quiet Hero' Took in Abused, Abandoned Kids and Raised Them to be Successful

80-year-old Ruby Dunson has been raising abandoned children for 42 years. In all, she raised 10 successful children in her small brick home on Detroit's west side, eight of whom she agreed to take in after they were abandoned at birth or abused as kids.Read More

By Jeanne Goddard

16 July 38 Views