The First Lady is turning into that cool guidance counselor you never knew you needed. Her new campaign, Better Make Room, hopes to send kids to college in greater numbers by reaching out to Gen Zers — and it's planning to do so in some pretty…

Grocery shopping was once an insurmountable challenge for Melody Leach of Loveland, Colorado. Melody's daughter Beatrice was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was eight months old. Now almost three, Beatrice is unable to ride in a traditional…

Here's some potentially awesome news for people working in Washington, D.C. City council members Elissa Silverman and David Grosso introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide 16 weeks of paid leave for D.C.-area parents for medical or family…

If you were asked to take a wild guess at the kinds of books kids and adults prefer to read, what would you say? I'm thinking your answer would go something like this: Kids are all about fairy tales and magic, whereas adults are more likely to read…

For women living in Uganda and many other developing regions of the world, giving birth at night can be a dangerous, even harrowing experience. Power outages in healthcare facilities are a common occurrence, and many facilities are completely off…

Schoolkids in San Rafael, California are poised to become a whole lot healthier this year. At least, that's the aim of one school's latest initiative. Vallecity Elementary School students are getting standing desks in their classrooms, making the…

According to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, the cost of having kids is continuing to rise, making the price of raising a family virtually unattainable for an increasing number of Americans. Wondering if you'd pass muster? The…

These babies are ready for a change — and I'm not talking about their diapers. Parents of the Interwebs are posting photos of their babies on Instagram with the hashtag #BabiesForBernie, in what has to be one of the cutest social media trends...…

Last week, Mattel dropped a new promotional Barbie commercial called "Imagine the Possibilities" on their YouTube channel. And man, is it touching people's hearts. The video, which was shot using hidden cameras, according to the video's description,…

Last week, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a nonprofit dedicated to finding homes for children in foster care, released its annual list of the 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America. The Wendy's Company tops the 2015 list (no…

How old were you when you first learned to stand on your dad's hand? As reported by Indiana's WTHR, a pint-sized cheerleading toddler named Zianne Angierein "Zeexhie" Garcia has been taking the Internet by storm with her daddy-daughter cheerleading…

Awesome news for pregnant women everywhere: The popular clothing subscription box brand Le Tote now offers maternity clothing rentals. The genius idea was the brainchild of Le Tote founder, Rakesh Tondon, as a solution for women who want to look…

According to a press release posted on their site Tuesday, Uber will now send its drivers AMBER Alerts, geographically targeted to those who are in the vicinity of a suspected kidnapping. Partnering with the National Center for Missing & Exploited…

At the New York premiere of her new movie Suffragette on Monday, Carey Mulligan revealed her baby's name to Entertainment Tonight. As you might be aware, the 30-year-old actress is well-known for guarding her privacy pretty closely. She only…

Get your pom-poms out, because you're about to do some serious cheering for Rachel Eaves, a 13-year-old fullback, middle linebacker, and co-captain of the Columbia Middle School football team in Grovetown, Georgia. Rachel has been playing football…

On Monday, on her exclusive (and totally-worth-three-bucks-a-month) blog, Kim Kardashian admitted that being pregnant kind of sucks. And man, did her words light up the Internet. The post on KimKardashianWest.com is trapped behind a paywall, but…

Working mom Elizabeth Meagher Cooper is seriously P.O.'d after the way she claims she was treated at Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Monday. And as her story continues to spread, so is the rest of the Internet. The Newton, Massachusetts…

I hope you took advantage of that recent Amazon Prime sale, because your kid's favorite song, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, is now a children's book. The book features bright, cheerful photographs of children, overlaid with the lyrics to his Grammy…

Until recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics had recommended that children under two shouldn't watch television or use any electronic devices, and screen time for kids over two should be limited to two hours per day. In theory, that…

Yesterday brought some pretty big news from one of America's most popular cereal brands: Food manufacturer General Mills has recalled 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios throughout the United States. According to a press release,…