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    Sarah Beston, Shine Staff

    Sarah Beston, Shine Staff

  • 'Writing saved my life’: Juvenile offenders find redemption in unlikely place

    Gloria was 12 when she was first sent to a juvenile detention center. Angry at everything and everyone, her teenage years were spent fighting students, teachers, and anyone else who didn’t move fast enough off her path of self-destruction. The result was six years spent in and out of juvenile halls, for periods lasting as long as nine months at a time. But what she didn’t realize then was that her peace and salvation would be found through the written word with the help of non-profit InsideOut Writers (IOW). “Writing saved my life,” says Basulto.

  • Are the Snacks We're Eating Killing Orangutans?

    It’s in your peanut butter, your chocolate, your cereal, and more than half of all packaged goods found at your local supermarket. It’s called palm oil and it's killing orangutans.

  • Yahoo! Kids to Exclusively Premiere Episodes of “Recess Stories”

    Our favorite Managing Editor at Yahoo! Kids, Dave Rogers, passes along some fun news for you and your children...

  • Shine’s Earth Day Contest: Submit Your Kid’s Artwork, Win Fun Stuff!

    Here at Shine, we love celebrating the Earth-after all it is our only home and it is up to us to protect it. In honor of our beautiful planet, Shine has partnered with BBC Home Entertainment to help raise awareness this Earth Day and have some fun while doing it! Send us photos of your child's most creative, original, and eco-friendly Earth Day art projects and, in turn, we have some exciting prizes to give to you. ...

  • Celebrating Love and Freedom: A Military Officer Talks About the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    This Valentine's Day, Air Force Colonel Ginger Wallace will do something different: Openly celebrate her relationship with her partner of 10 years, Kathy Knopf, thanks to the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell."For the past few years, we have celebrated with really good friends in Charlottesville, Virginia," Wallace told Yahoo! Shine in an interview. "This year we'll go out to dinner to celebrate. I got Kathy a promotion ceremony gift that I think is going to be Christmas and Valentine's Day combined-at least that's what she tells me it should be." (The big gift? Diamond earrings. ...

  • Jennifer Garner talks holiday entertaining with Shine

    As the crazy holiday countdown begins, Jennifer Garner and Frigidaire are teaming up to talk turkey, traditions, and giving back to children in need this holiday season. Here's what Jennifer had to say about the holidays in her house.

  • The 10 hottest back-to-school items for 2011

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  • Exclusive Shine giveaway: Win Breakfast at Tiffany’s special 50th anniversary edition!

    Fifty years ago, gorgeous, perfect Audrey Hepburn waltzed onto the big screen as the glamorous, flighty Holly Golighty in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and won, essentially, everyone in the world's hearts. Since then, woman of all ages have coveted her timeless look and free-spirited, New York party-girl

  • Tim Shriver talks Special Olympics with Shine

    The Special Olympics World Summer Games 2011 will begin June 25, in Athens, Greece at the Panathenaic Stadium-home of the first-ever Olympic Games. As the world's largest sporting event this year, the event will include 7,000 athletes from more than 180 countries. More than 300 athletes from Team US

  • Catching up with Nadia Comaneci

    This week, I had the amazing opportunity to speak with one of my childhood heroes: Nadia Comăneci. One of my earliest memories is sitting in the attic at my mother's house and sifting through my older sister's "Nadia" scrapbook. One newspaper clipping read: "Queen of the 10." At just 14 years old s

  • Celebrity trainers give their best advice

    A few weeks ago, some of the country's premier celebrity trainers (you know, the folks who help famous people look so freakishly flawless) gathered in Santa Monica, Calif. for a three-day "Train Like A Celebrity" workout event sponsored by ASICS. In attendance were the personal trainers of some of t

  • Shine contest: No Strings Attached: Can it ever work?

    According to UrbanDictionary.com,"friends with benefits" are defined as friends by day, sex partners by night. The recent movie "No Strings Attached" with Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman explored this concept and asked whether a sex-friends situation can actually work. Well, can it, or does someo

  • Top 5 secrets to saving money from pros in the know

    Saving money isn't just a habit for some people, it's a profession. Farnoosh Torabi pulls back the curtains on super savers and reveals their Top 5 tips for saving.

  • Shine parenting poll: kids and "me time"

    Growing up, I remember my mom dreamily staring into the distance and waxing on about how she'd love a half-hour, just thirty little minutes, of uninterrupted tub time. Candles, bubbles, and complete silence. Four crazy kids flipping off the couch, bouncing basketballs in the house, and getting into

  • 4-time cancer survivor goes from heart transplant to Ironman

    "You have lymphoma." On September 26,1989, these three dreadful words changed then-18-year-old Kyle Garlett's world forever. Now, more than 20 years later, four-time survivor of two different kinds of cancer (Hodgkin's disease and leukemia) and a recipient of a new heart, Kyle considers himself "one

  • Must-have gardening supplies for kids

    From the planting of a tiny seed to the satisfaction of the final juicy tomato or colorful blooms, gardening gives children a chance to learn an important lesson that comes from watching this beautiful cycle of life. It is also a great way to teach your child the importance of environmental awareness by exploring the workings of nature. Whether you are making a windowsill garden or prepping the backyard for some major landscaping, these supplies will help your kiddo be the perfect spring assistant. <br> <br> <p> <b><i>Share your child's spring photos and any other fun, embarrassing or incredible moments that you have captured on the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/momentsofmotherhood/?_s_icmp=054JNdk3">Moments of Motherhood Flickr Group</a>. While you are here take part in discussions with other moms.</i></b> </p> <br> <br> <br />

  • Story of NFL's oldest cheerleader to hit the big screen

    While attending an NFL football game, Laura Vikmanis decided she wanted to become a Ben-Gals cheerleader. At age 41, she never thought she would be the oldest cheerleader in the league. Now, her inspiring story is headed to the big-screen.New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the Vikmanis story. Em

  • 5 unexpected birthday themes your kids will love

    Growing up in my house always meant big birthday celebrations. Nothing extravagant or over-the-top like pony rides or petting zoos, but always lots of fun with friends and family, an overly-frosted homemade cake, and an occasional wacky birthday theme thrown into the mix. Most of the time the theme was by default, involving whichever character, event, or holiday graced the paper plates and cups on clearance that month. Many sale racks later, I have stumbled across some randomly fantastic birthday themes that are a break from your traditional Spider-Man or Cinderella. If you are tired of traditional themes, here are five fun and unique ideas for your kid's next birthday celebration. <br> <br> <br />

  • So she can dunk: WNBA's Candace Parker's got game on and off the court

    You may know Candace Parker as a star of the women's professional basketball team, the Los Angeles Sparks. But she's also a wife, mother, and advocate for girls - teaming up with Playtex Sport to encourage young women to "Be Unstoppable." Here's how she embodies that unstoppable attitude both on and

  • Bullying and special needs: A silent epidemic

    One child was tied to a fence with a sweatshirt while classmates watched in the schoolyard, another ended up in the hospital due to alcohol being slipped into a drink at lunch, and a third was force-fed dog food by peers. They all had a form of special needs and they were all victims of bullying.The