Overall, kids in the 1980s lived much more independently than kids do today. Gen Xers were often called “latchkey kids” ...

Most sports fans spent their summer tracking their favorite baseball teams and the Michael Vick scandal. I lived in isolation in the mountains, preoccupied with a less conventional sport: whitewater ...

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (KTIV) - It’s every parent’s worst nightmare around the water. Your child falling in. Drowning. That nightmare turned into a reality for one Siouxland mom after her young daughter ...

Discover how the everyday tasks of Baby Boomers' childhood prepared them to face life's challenges with calm and ...

Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning. Most Americans, 85%, say they can swim, ...

Timeless wisdom from dads continues to shape how we work, travel, handle relationships, and succeed in 2026 and beyond.

Working on your own car is both fun and cost-effective. But it's also another, secret third thing: educational. Wrenching can teach you all sorts of new skills, from wiring and diagnostics to things ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. — Elementary school-aged students lined up on red dots in a classroom-like setting prepared to talk about their 4-H projects, which they had worked on for several months. They ...

Melissa Shields described her 3-year-old daughter, Zola, as “cautious” during the few times the toddler had been in a pool. As Saturday's free swimming lesson progressed at the Westbury High School ...

Callan Nix has been working towards this moment for the last year – showing her 1,119-pound American calf at the State Fair of Texas. "Ever since we started our operation," Nix said. "It's all on the ...

Kids in the 1970s learned several life skills that modern parenting has pretty much wiped out of children today.