The innovative and inspiring youngster is making national headlines for her “More than Peach” project which provides children with art kits that include Crayola’s Multicultural crayons, emphasizing that peach—usually the default skin color crayon—isn’t the only option.

A major corporation is jumping on the self-care bandwagon, and some parents are skeptical about their true intent—me being one of them. Mattel recently unveiled its Barbie Wellness Collection that, according to them, is created to “introduce girls to the benefits of self-care through play.”

Imagine hosting a new, successful talk show and being a new mom to a 9-month-old while trying to juggle it all every day. That is the life of Tamron Hall who is covering a brand new issue of Parents Magazine. Although the Christian wife and mom makes it look easy, she doesn’t pretend to have it all together.

While reading plays an important role in academic performance, it is also an essential life skill. Literacy and effective communication go hand-in-hand, and inspiring a child to embrace reading and writing can help open a world of opportunity.

In an effort to raise awareness about mental health issues in children, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is challenging parents and caregivers to reexamine how we interpret children's behavior. Instead of making snap judgments, we should take a more realistic look at our children's behavior.

We are praying for 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis. Her mother Trinity Lewis is fighting to keep her precious daughter on life support, although physicians at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth want to end all treatment. Tinslee, who was born prematurely, has a rare heart defect known as an Ebstein anomaly.