Mom's Round-up: 7 fun and interesting stories

We're almost through the week, which hopefully means a fun weekend with the family. (If you need an idea of things to do in the area, we have a list for you.) But since you still have a little more work week to get through, we've searched the Web to find the most interesting moms-should-know type stories on the Web.

Puppies help to save lost boy, keeping him warm overnight

A 10-year old Hackleburg boy with Down syndrome is safe tonight after spending more than 18 hours lost in the woods near his home. Rescuers searched all through the night and it wasn't until late Wednesday morning that they finally found some hope. Two volunteers who didn't even know the family found Kyle huddled in a creek with his puppies. Jamie Swinney is one of the searchers who found Kyle around 9:30 a.m.

A mini-Explainer on why doctors tell women to drink less than men.

Medical studies suggest that “moderate” drinking, usually defined as no more than one drink per day for women and two for men, leads to longer lives. One Explainer reader wonders: Why are women told to drink so much less than men? Breast cancer, for one thing...

Fall Family Fun Events in Hampton Roads!

Great fall events to take the family to, like corn mazes, haunted trails and a military family festival. And an event or two to leave the kids at home with a baby-sitter, like the Wine Festival.

Royal wedding gives Luxembourg turn in spotlight

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn't get a lot of turns in the spotlight.

Rachel Held Evans: A Woman’s Year of Living Biblically

Like many inspired ideas, the notion to live for a year according to the Bible's instructions for women came to writer Rachel Held Evans while she was taking a shower. "I was thinking about the book 'The Year of Living Biblically' [by male journalist A. J. Jacobs] and how different it would be if a woman had written it," the Tennessee native tells Shine.

Hilarious new parent test taking mummy blogs by storm

Most broody mothers see having a child as a wonderful gift from God but one anonymous blogger has set about putting paid to that ideal. A candid new parent test highlighting the high and lows of motherhood is taking the internet by storm after being reposted on countless mothering blogs.

Children are more trusting than you think, proves 'marshmallow test' as under-fives are asked to wait for treats

For the past four decades, the 'marshmallow test' has served as a classic experimental measure of children's self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy white confections now or hold out for two later?