Doing anything for 4-6 hours each day that isn't work or school related can seem daunting, but the more time kids can spend outside, the better. With some estimates clocking the time that the average child spends outdoors to be only a few minutes a day, any additional time outside is better than ...

Nothing can ruin a perfectly good day in the sun quite like a really bad sunburn. While it's important to take precautions to prevent sunburns at any age, it's especially important to get into the habit of using it when you're young. Unfortunately, not all sunscreens are created equal — not ...

It's a pretty incredible any time you're able to get an up-close moment like this deer encounter. After some deer wandered into a neighborhood, this dad decided it'd be a great opportunity to let his kids meet them and give them some food. They end up feeding an absolutely gorgeous buck as the ...

Kansas based program First Shots is introducing kids as young as 8-years-old to firearms and teaching them about gun safety. That's something we can get behind, especially since it will help children learn a healthy respect for firearms and reduce accidents because of finding and misusing a gun. ...

If our school had been like this when we were growing up, we wouldn't have known what a sick day was. That's especially true since the main reason we wanted to stay home from school was to do stuff like this! West Rise Junior, this awesome school in England (we're going to go ahead and call it ...

Outdoor Dream Foundation, an Anderson, South Carolina-based nonprofit that takes terminally ill children on their dream hunting trips, may soon find it a lot easier to make those wishes a reality. Thanks to proposed legislation, H. 3517, individuals 21 years old and under who are terminally ill ...

I'd like to reflect on where I'd be without my mother, Karen, and my wife, Andrea, mother to our two daughters. But, don't quit reading thinking this is some fluff story that's as sappy as a Nicholas Sparks novel. Even with a houseful of girls, I'll share my stories and mistakes as to how I've ...