Tag: Children

3 Virtual Reality Technologies To Compete With Oculus Rift

By now you've probably heard the news that Facebook bought virtual reality headset Oculus Rift for a cool $2 billion. It came as quite a surprise to most people since the VR headset is used by a relatively small audience of gamers. What exactly Facebook is going to do with the purchase we'll have to wait in see, but Zuckerberg and his team no...

12 Life Lessons From Facebook Fails

There are a lot of dumb people in the world. Like, a LOT. Many of them happen to be on Facebook regularly posting dumb things that want to make you bang your head against the wall. The internet is littered with Facebook fails, but rather than just cast the musings of these idiots aside, why not learn from them? Here are 12 life lessons...
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This Theme Park is Designed to Lift the Spirits of Sick Children

Neal McCord works a job that most people at first glance would think twice about having. He is the vice president of project management...

These Child Prodigies Stepped Up to Change the World We Live In

Unbridled creativity, fearlessness, optimism, sharp senses and a fresh outlook on the world. These are the qualities that make children so special, and that adults...

New VR Therapy Helps Kids in the Hospital Cope With Stress and Pain

Physicians at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford, USA are addressing the challenge of pain and anxiety management in the most innovative of ways— distraction-based...

Remember This Nigerian “Witch Boy”? He’s Happy, Healthy and Off to School

Last year, a starving toddler was left for dead by his parents in a small village in Nigeria before being rescued by Danish aid...

4-Year-Old Uses His Allowance to Do Good in the World: ‘I Want to Show Love’

Austin Perine may be a small four-year-old boy, but he is making a big impact. Every week, the Prichard, Alabama native donates food and...

New Study Challenges a Common Stereotype About Same-Sex Parenting

Same sex marriage may be legal in the United States and many other countries, but the social battle that many homosexual and queer people...

New Facial Recognition Tech Reunites Missing Kids With Their Families

For many kids, being permanently separated from their parents is unimaginable. Sadly, it's a reality for thousands of children in India who have seemingly...

New Childhood Cancer Treatment Has an Incredible 93% Success Rate

Two years ago, 13-year old Briana Ayala, an aspiring fashion designer, faced a life-changing dilemma. Doctors found a rare tumor wrapped around her aorta,...

10 Teenagers Who Are Shaking the World as We Know it

Some days, it feels like the world is full of divisions that drive people apart. Yet occasionally, a ray of hope shines through some...

Video of Dad Shaving His Head For His Daughter Will Warm Your Heart

Hair is one of humanity’s most central ways to communicate our mood, our personality, our unique style, and our identities with the world around...

Sick Children No Longer Something Congress Can Agree On

Children are our nation’s future. They are tomorrow’s workers, teachers, and leaders, and their well-being is a worthy investment. Back in 1997, when about...

This Inspiring Teen Won’t Let Cancer Stop Her From Ballet Dancing

Nothing can stop 15-year old Peyton Richardson from dancing—not even cancer. Over two years ago, Peyton began to feel inexplicably exhausted by the slightest movements...