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Renowned pro surfer and Christian role model Bethany Hamilton has made a heartfelt plea for prayers and medical assistance after her 3-year-old nephew, Andrew, was found unconscious in a bathtub following a drowning incident. The toddler was discovered not breathing in shallow water on Friday night and was quickly airlifted to a hospital in Oahu,…

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August 6, 2022, the Faulkner family was enjoying a day outside at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Tennessee when they experienced an unthinkable tragedy. Their 7-year-old daughter, Sarah, was enjoying a swim when a teenager took a 30-foot plunge right above her, landing on Sarah’s back and sinking her all the way to the bottom.…

A recent study from the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has found that a large number of children are struggling to make friends. The survey was sent out to 1,031 parents of at least one child between the ages of 6 and 12 in August and asked parents about their children’s social…

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A recent study from Penn State University on the effects of poor sleep in childhood has revealed some crucial connections on its impact to drug and alcohol use. The study utilized data from 1,514 children involved in the Future Families and Child Well Being Study from 20 cities across the United States. The study had…

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Lunch is noisy at Ottumwa High School in Ottumwa, IA. Yet, Superintendent Mike McGrory has found it a welcome change after the Ottumwa School District voted to ban cell phone use during school. The district currently only allows phones to be locked up in students’ lockers during school hours, making it the strictest policy in…

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