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3-year-old boy in Wash. kills self with gun in car

Pistol

A 3-year-old boy fatally shot himself with a gun he found in a car while his family stopped for gas early Wednesday in Tacoma, police said. It was western Washington's third recent shooting by a child....

 

Toddler's tantrum on flight grounds family

Jet Blue

A JetBlue pilot boots a family from a flight, saying the plane couldn't safely depart after they had difficulty getting their fussy 2-year-old under control.

 

Surviving airports with toddlers

We were running late for a flight from London's Heathrow Airport when it happened. The security official held up his hand, and shouted for his colleague. A lengthy line of travelers offered sympathetic glances.

 

Parents wrestle with rear-facing carseat advice

Parents wrestle with rear-facing carseat advice

When the American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that children ride in rear-facing car seats until at least age 2 — up from the previous minimum age of 1 — Internet news sites lit up with outrage. Many parents were hardly eager to embrace the latest medical advice about how to best protect toddlers from serious head, neck and spinal injuries.

Senh: I don't understand what the problem is. It's for the safety of your child. Just do it.

 

Abandoned Cambodian boy suckles from cow

Abandoned Cambodian boy suckles from cow

A Cambodian man says his young grandson has lived partly on milk he suckles directly from a cow since the boy's parents left their rural village in search of work.

 

Three-year-old boy falls to his death from rollercoaster

Three-year-old boy falls to his death from rollercoaster

A 3-year-old boy freed himself from a safety harness. stood up and fell to his death from a roller coaster he was riding with his family at a Chicago suburban amusement park, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

 

Rear-Facing Car Seats Advised for Older Toddlers

A pediatricians’ group now says that toddlers shouldn’t move to a forward-facing seat until at least age 2.

 

Trend reversal: Big drop in kids' ear infections

Trend reversal: Big drop in kids' ear infections

Ear infections, a scourge that has left countless tots screaming through the night, have fallen dramatically, and some researchers suggest a decline in smoking by parents might be part of the reason....

 

Toddler wanders into Georgia bank vault, gets trapped for hours

A toddler's trip to the bank took a scary turn on Friday when she wandered into the vault and got trapped for four hours. Cops and firefighters could not open the time-locked vault, but a locksmith wielding a large drill saved the day ...

 

After dozens of deaths, drop-side cribs outlawed

After dozens of deaths, drop-side cribs outlawed

The government is outlawing drop-side cribs after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade.

 

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