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Girl Without Hands Won The National Penmanship Award

Patrick Bateman — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:38:39 +0000

A 7-year-old in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania received a trophy and $1,000 as one of two national winners of the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship. According to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, she writes by wedging a pencil between her arms, the same way she feeds herself and even paints her toenails. We can’t even use chopsticks. [...]

Fourth Grade Girl Talks Herself Into First Ski Jump

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:10 +0000

Facing your fears is part of being human. We’ve all had to talk ourselves into doing something, whether we actually verbalized the encouragement or just played it silently in our brain.

The fourth grade girl in the video below is a verbalizer. With a camera running, she methodically convinces herself she has what it takes to make her first ski jump.

Teen Girl Forced By Parents to Stand on Corner and Hold 'I Steal' Sign

Kathy Landin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:02:57 +0000

Some kids just get grounded when they disobey their parents. But in Memphis, TN, this young lady had to stand on a busy corner holding a sign that said, “I steal from my family” as a punishment.

Little Girl Has a Lot of Opinions on Toy Store Gender Politics [VIDEO]

alex staub — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:45:52 +0000

Riley, the clever little girl in this video, has an epiphany in a toy store that turns into a mini-rant about the way that companies “try to trick the girls into buying the pink stuff instead of the stuff that boys want to buy.” Looks like toy companies ought to give the youngsters they market their products to a little more credit.

'Santa' Grants Little Girl's Christmas Wish By Bringing Her Father Back From Iraq [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:35:31 +0000

Christmas may have come and gone but there is still magic to marvel at from this joyous holiday, like the magic that granted the wish of a little girl who only wanted her soldier father back for the holidays. Bethany Arnold’s class got a visit from Santa Claus this past holiday. He brought toys and [...]

Transportation Workers Return Missing Teddy Bear to Heartbroken Girl [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:28:13 +0000

During a road trip to Idaho, six-year-old Justice Wadsworth lost a teddy bear. But this wasn’t just any stuffed animal. The bear was a beloved gift from her Army dad, who’s currently stationed in Korea. After hearing of Wadworth’s plight via Facebook, Washington state’s Department of Transportation sent a pair of workers to scour the [...]

15-Year-Old Girl Is the Youngest Person to Get a Bionic Hand [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:19:39 +0000

12 years after losing her fingers as a result of sepsis brought on by chicken pox, 15-year-old Chloe Holmes has become the youngest person in Europe (and the first outside of America) to be fitted with bionic fingers. The device, created by Touch Bionics of Scotland, cost just north of $50,000 but the improvements to [...]

It's National Girlfriend's Day!-Lori's Top 5 Ways to Celebrate

Lori Crofford — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:18:51 +0000

Now guys, don't get worried and start running to the store to get a gift. It's not that kind of Girlfriend's Day. It's a day about how women, can celebrate their friendship with their best girls. How do you celebrate Girlfriend's Day? That's pretty easy! 5 Coffee Break Why not head on over [...]

Controversy Grows for Eight-Year-Old Girl Who Kickboxes [VIDEO]

Billy Goforth — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:44:33 +0000

While most eight-year-old girls might be content to simply busy themselves with toys, Jasmine Parr seems to be embarking on a career as a diminutive Muay Thai kickboxer. In June, Parr's father, Australian kickboxing champion John Wayne Parr, pitted his daughter against a seven-year-old in a kickboxing match in front of a paying audience, reported 'Today.'

Not surprisingly, the match drew heavy criticism, including a comment by Phil Reeves, the Queensland Minister for Child Safety and Sport, who said he was "appalled at the image of children of this age being put in a boxing ring."

Parents Would Rather Have a Boy Than a Girl: Poll

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:00:11 +0000

A recent Gallup poll of 1,020 adults shows that, if Americans could only have one child, they’d rather have a boy than a girl

According to the poll, published Thursday, 40 percent said they’d want to have a boy, while 28 percent said they’d rather have a girl instead.

A Girl on YouTube Did 18 Different Animal Impressions in 90 Seconds

Lori Crofford — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:28:47 +0000

I admit, this girl has talent, not sure where this talent will get her but it is pretty interesting to watch and hear. Who know's maybe she could get a job doing animalvoiceovers in movies?