Adopting a stepchild in Việt Nam as a foreign citizen

by Vũ Vân Anh, LLM Q&A: Adopting a Stepchild in Vietnam as a Foreign Citizen Q: I am an American citizen and have been married to a Vietnamese woman for two years. My wife has an eight-year-old daughter from her previous marriage. Am I allowed to...

KVC Health Systems adopts WellSky EHR for behavioural health

KVC Health Systems has implemented WellSky’s electronic health record (EHR) technology to address behavioural health provider needs. This strategic partnership allows KVC to scale up processes, leverage data analytics, and integrate clinical and...

The scandalous, little known 'Arizona Incident' marked the beginning of foster care in the U.S.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, industry was booming in big cities back East. With the rapid expansion of jobs came a population explosion. In New York City, so many children were being born that families couldn’t keep up, and an...

⛈️ Grief And Guilt: Parents Who’ve Lost Children Reflect On Texas Flooding Deaths

“This is super important, and I’ve really been doing this the last few days: Look for something in your day that you’re grateful for,” Ross said. “In every research study done, gratitude is the link for joy. … And joy is not the opposite of...

Paedophile is surgically castrated for raping six-year-old girl as nation adopts brutal new punishment for first time

By PERKIN AMALARAJ Published: 06:32 EDT, 11 July 2025 | Updated: 06:36 EDT, 11 July 2025 A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for the rape of a child in 2024, a judicial official said, in the first such measure on the...

‘No more front benchers’: Kerala schools adopt revolutionary seating order inspired by ‘Sthanarthi Sreekuttan’ movie

A revolutionary classroom seating order, inspired by the movie Sthanarthi Sreekuttan, is being adopted by several schools across Kerala. The film premiered on OTT platform Saina Play last month and has since sparked a progressive change from...

95% of Karnataka schools adopt new teaching methods, but student learning and inclusion gaps persist

95% of Karnataka schools adopt new teaching methods, PARAKH report reveals. Karnataka is at the forefront of a classroom transformation. A growing number of teachers are moving away from traditional rote-based instruction and embracing modern,...

Sadie Frost: ‘Contact naps’ and ‘tummy time’ – I can’t understand modern parenting

I've been reflecting on my life - from Mad Hatter tea parties to my wedding on a barge I have just come back from a family holiday in Turkey to celebrate a big birthday (the number I won’t mention). We were staying in a small village called...

Senate: Family of child killed during NDLEA operation in Delta to get N200m compensation

It was justice for Ivan Onose Omhonrina, the two-year-old boy tragically killed by a stray bullet in Delta State, as the Nigerian Senate recommended the payment of N200 million compensation to his family The incident, which sparked widespread...

The Rise of Kid-Friendly Wearables: How Smartwatches Are Changing Modern Parenting

Once considered futuristic gadgets, smartwatches have firmly made their way into daily life. But beyond fitness tracking and app notifications for adults, a new frontier is emerging: smart wearables designed specifically for children. As...

Washington Streamlines Foster Care Process for Relatives

The Brief • Washington launches new kinship licensing standards that cut paperwork in half for relatives wanting to care for foster children • The Department of Children, Youth, and Families aims to remove unnecessary barriers while maintaining...

President, PM urge responsible parenthood on World Population Day

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged awareness on responsible parenthood and family planning to address population growth on the World Population Day on Friday, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. Established by the...

Ensure no illegal adoptions: NMC directs medical institutes to comply with Child Protection laws

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked the deans/principals of all medical institutes to issue an advisory to ensure compliance with the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, in hospitals and medical...

Planned Parenthood locations begin rejecting Medicaid

Siya Kolisi's heartfelt township tour: teaching his children about Rolihlahla in Gqeberha

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi recently took his children on a heartfelt township tour during their holiday visit. Sharing the experience on TikTok, Kolisi posted a video of himself walking through the township of Rolihlahla (named after the late...

Rochester School Board Adopts Strict Limits on Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices

The Rochester City School District held a public meeting on Tuesday, to provide an overview and survey results of a new policy that significantly restricts student use of personal electronic devices during the school day, aiming to reduce...

Parents face charges for children's offences

Parents whose minor children are found guilty of drug-related or sexual offences in a court of law may also be held legally liable, potentially facing hefty fines or jail sentences, according to Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officials. This...

Emptying the nest: parenting lessons from bald eagles

Emerging from a thicket behind me, the young bald eagle flew nervously across the river and crashed spectacularly into some tree branches, snapping them with an audible crunch. I breathed a sigh of relief. The day before was the eaglet’s first...

PM Oli urges early parenthood: “Marry by 20, bear children by 30”

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged citizens to marry on time and prioritize childbearing, warning that without balanced population growth, human existence could be at risk. He made the remarks while unveiling the ‘National...

Netflix’s new zombie movie is the undead love child of ‘28 Years Later’ and ‘The Raid’ — and it's just as intense as that sounds

Streaming Netflix’s new action-horror ‘Ziam’ has taught me something about myself: I can forgive a lot of narrative cliches when a movie offers me the chance to see a martial artist roundhouse-kick a zombie in the face. It’s hard to get too hung...