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Texas Mom Says She Killed Kids Because They Were Austistic

Texas Mom Says She Killed Kids Because They Were Austistic

The Irving, Tex. mother who strangled her two children earlier this week told a 911 operator she did so because they were both autistic and she wanted normal children, myFOXdfw.com reported Wednesday.

 

Government nears new standards for cribs, ban on drop-side cribs

Government nears new standards for cribs, ban on drop-side cribs

In an effort to make children safer while they sleep, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of new proposed mandatory standards for cribs.

 

How to get babies off bottle at 9 months

How to get babies off bottle at 9 months

A simple, five-minute conversation with parents during their baby's regularly scheduled 9-month checkup can help their child stop bottle-feeding, according to new research released Monday.

Senh: Most of the article is about why we should start weaning babies from the bottle (tooth decay), but doesn't offer much in terms of how. So, at the end, not much help and kinda misleading. The comments from moms are much more helpful, even though some of them disagree with 9 months.

 

Police: Boy accidentally shoots, kills tot

Police: Boy accidentally shoots, kills tot

A 9-year-old boy fatally shot his 2-year-old brother while playing with a gun in Los Angeles, authorities said late Saturday.

 

To protect babies, keep car seats in the car

To prevent injuries in babies, car seats should stay in the car.

 

More kids trapped in sweltering cars are dying

More kids trapped in sweltering cars are dying

Temperatures are rising and so are reports of infants and toddlers dying from being trapped inside sizzling automobiles.

 

New dads can be a cautious lot, but let's greenlight studies

New dads can be a cautious lot, but let's greenlight studies

When Armin Brott of Oakland became a dad, he stopped running yellow lights. Other new dads "will lose weight or stop smoking," he says.

 

Groin-punch ‘game’ harms more boys

Groin-punch ‘game’ harms more boys

Thirty percent of urologists have seen or treated boys for testicular trauma in the past year, including severe injuries caused by so-called “sack-tapping,” an msnbc.com survey found.

 

Mom seeks help for toddler smoker

Mom seeks help for toddler smoker

Two-year-old Aldi yanked on his mother's hair and squirmed in her arms.

 

Battery ingestion a growing risk for kids

The rate of severe poisonings from battery ingestion among U.S. children has risen in the past 25 years, along with the growing use of lithium "button" batteries in a wide range of consumer products, new research shows.

 

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