Jennifer O'Neill
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Donald Trump’s Daughter Tiffany Claims Fame in Her Own Right
Until recently, the fourth of Donald Trump’s five children, Tiffany Trump, has shunned the spotlight, but on Sunday the college student stepped right out into it — modeling in a runway show at New York Fashion Week, signaling that the California-raised Trump is ready to take her place in public, as an → Read More
'I Ran Away With the Circus and Came Back Home With a Wife and Two Kids'
Juggling career and kids can be tricky — but for Karl L'ecuyer, it’s a literal circus because the Montreal native is raising his 2-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son on the road, while traveling to perform with Cirque du Soleil as a trampolinist and acrobat. It’s not the sleeping together in one → Read More
Dad of Sick Baby Warns of Devastating Consequences of Not Washing Hands
A father “almost lost” his baby daughter to the über-contagious Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and is warning others about the dangers of not washing hands. → Read More
Ill Boy’s Wish Comes True When He’s Transformed Into Favorite Superhero
Nine-year-old Domenic Pace’s dream of becoming a superhero came true when the boy battling life-threatening cystic fibrosis was not only gifted a helmet-to-toe “Iron Boy” suit by the Make-A-Wish Foundation but also shuttled around on a helicopter and speedboat to perform a thrilling series of rescue → Read More
Inside the Ups and Downs of Raising a Child Beauty Queen: ‘I Created a Monster’
“When I was pregnant, I was already starting to pick out her competition wardrobe,” Lana Henry says in a thoughtful interview about the realities and rewards of bringing a child into the controversial children’s beauty pageant circuit as part of Yahoo Parenting’s “What It’s Like” original video series → Read More
Soccer Star: I’d Skip the Olympics to Not ‘Sacrifice’ Child to Zika
Soccer star Hope Solo won’t go for a third Olympic gold medal if the U.S. women’s team competes in Brazil because of fears of contracting the Zika virus. → Read More
The One Word Parents Won't Say to Their Kids
Nope. No way, no how: Kelly Rowland has vowed not to use the word “no” with her toddler son Titan if at all possible because the former Destiny’s Child singer said, “I don’t want him to always hear ‘No.’” → Read More
Does Rosie O’Donnell’s Joke About Her ‘Horrible’ Teens Go Too Far?
Rosie O’Donnell fumed that her four teenage children were “a nightmare” and joked that she “would trade each teen for autistic triplets” at a comedy show. → Read More
In Praise of Target’s New Gender-Neutral Home Line for Kids
Target is launching a new line of children’s home goods that doesn’t identify pink items as girls’ or blue as boys’ because as a company rep said, “We really wanted to develop a collection that would be universal,” and asked, “Who are we to say what a child’s individual expression is?” → Read More
Beyoncé’s Private Moment With Blue Ivy, Jay Z at the Super Bowl
The postgame verdict is in — and even non-sports fans agree that the true winner at Super Bowl 2016 on Sunday was … halftime performer Beyonce. But before she performed, including a live debut of her just-released song, “Formation,” the mother made a point of sharing the experience with the stars in → Read More
'Blind Side' Mom on Super Bowl-Bound Son's Inspiring Journey: 'Don't Count People Out.'
No matter what happens when he competes in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Leigh Anne Tuohy said the story of her son, Carolina Panthers’ star Michael Oher, is a winning message for all, during a new interview declaring that “so many people counted Michael out last year and here is a life lesson for everyone → Read More
Breastfeeding Mom Told to ‘Cover Up’ on Flight After Passenger Complains
After a nursing mom says she was humiliated and called “disgusting” for breastfeeding her 4-month-old daughter on a United Airlines flight, she cried, then cried out — blasting the airline to honor their ‘moral responsibility’ to breastfeeding moms — and started a social media campaign #MomsDontFlyUnited → Read More
Dad Catches Teen Daughter Buying Drugs, Thanks to App
Daunted by the prospect of keeping up with his two teenage daughters’ activity on social media to protect them from predators or cyber-bullies, one father signed up for a new app that monitors their activity online — only to discover that his 17-year-old had gotten involved with drugs while out with → Read More
Muslim Teen Defies Tradition to Become First Hijab-Wearing Ballerina
With a dream of becoming the first hijab-wearing Muslim ballerina, 14-year-old Stephanie Kurlow recently launched a fundraising page in the hopes of pulling together more than $7,000 so that she can get her certification to open a performing arts program in her native Sydney because she said, “I don’ → Read More
Inside Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump’s Unlikely Friendship
While Hillary Clinton swears she and fellow presidential hopeful Donald Trump “were not friends” back in the day — despite the Republican candidate’s past comments that he has “known her for years” and “really” likes her — the Democrat’s daughter, Chelsea, nevertheless continues to pledge her allegiance → Read More
Kids’ Imaginary Friends Brought to Life in Fun Photos
Dreams became reality for the lucky kids whose sketches of their imaginary friends were turned into huggable models by the V&A Museum of Childhood, in London. → Read More
Parents Outraged Over ‘Out of Line’ Punishment for Students
Parents are claiming abuse after eighth grade students did bear crawls, and seventh graders ran laps as punishment for their classmates’ misconduct. → Read More
What It’s Like to Date as a Transgender Teen
Transgender teen Jazz Jennings is a trailblazer in many ways — including dating, as the 15-year-old admitted to Oprah Winfrey in a new interview during which she shared that “boys aren’t really accepting” of her. → Read More
Dad’s Photo of Mom-of-6 ‘Breastercising’ Stirs Debate
A photo of a woman working out sparked controversy because it shows the mother-of-six dong lunges while breastfeeding in a maneuver hashtagged #breastercising. → Read More
5-Year-Old’s Incredible Recovery After Doctors Told Family ‘There Was No Hope’
Five years after physicians told Nolan Sensintaffar’s parents that the infant had a rare genetic disorder and “there was no hope,” his mother says the boy has undergone a quadruple transplant and she’s thrilled to report that he’s making a remarkable recovery. → Read More