The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell’s life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his parents and sister sang “Wheels on the Bus” with his twin brother. The next morning, Hayden’s dad couldn’t wake him. The tot had become one of several hundred seemingly healthy U.S. toddlers and … Read more
About half of moms and one-third of dads are making New Year’s resolutions related to their parenting, according to a new University of Michigan survey of 2,044 parents who have kids under the age of 18. One goal 47% of parents said they are setting is to be more consistent with discipline. And 78% of … Read more
Two families who came to Australia for a better life are instead grappling with unimaginable tragedy after their children drowned in the Swan River on New Year’s Eve. Police and paramedics rushed to Burswood Park Playground on Camfield Drive, near Crown Perth, just after 5pm on Sunday following reports two children had been pulled unresponsive … Read more
Visitors enjoy the Noon Year’s Eve event at the Discovery Cube in Sylmar Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. The event included a balloon drop, dance party, crafts and apple cider.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Visitors enjoy the Noon Year’s Eve event at the Discovery Cube in Sylmar Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. The event included a … Read more
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having “dark conversations” about harming himself before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for depression. He remembers thinking about his three school-age kids. “I can’t be a blueprint for my children. I can’t let them be left alone or not to understand why he would have done … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out. Nebraska will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children — or Summer EBT — program, Gov. Jim Pillen said in a … Read more
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday. The researchers say the findings show a need for government regulation of social media since the companies that stand to make money from … Read more
The Department of Education is concerned about a rise in “false positive” autism diagnosis, with director general Lisa Rodgers telling a parliamentary hearing clinicians could feel pressured to give a diagnosis so that a child could access NDIS funding. Ms Rodgers’ comments — which have prompted outrage from parents’ lobby group Accountability for Children in … Read more
Cydney Alvarez, a fabric developer in Brooklyn, was packing to visit her family in Dallas for Christmas last year when she realized she had knitted her stepmother two left-handed mittens. She rushed to replace one: “I was frantically trying to finish it on the flight,” she said. But the challenge is part of why Alvarez, … Read more
There could be no better Christmas gift for Charlie Fry’s family than hearing the words “no evidence of disease” from his doctors. After a year of intensive treatment for brain cancer, the three-year-old and his loved ones will celebrate the festive season at home, together, where they all belong. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read … Read more
