No responsible parent would leave a child in a hot car, yet many of them are committing another potentially fatal mistake. Picture the scene: A parent straps a baby into a stroller for a walk on a hot, summer day. The sun is bright, and the infant’s skin is sensitive, so the parent covers the...
Having to watch helplessly while your child suffers indescribable pain from leukemia is something no parent should have to experience. Your inability to take their pain away, would make you feel as though you’d failed them, as though you let them down. To make matters, somehow, even worse, this child is no older than a...
The majority of couples who are expecting a baby create a birth plan that they expect they will more or less follow on the day of delivery. That’s what mom of six Jess Hogan and her husband Travis thought would happen, too. Their youngest son, however, had other plans. Jess gave birth on the waiting...
More states and more countries around the world are legalizing cannabis products. Unfortunately, regulations surrounding things like packaging are lacking in many of these places. This leaves people vulnerable to mistaking them for regular products, especially children. This family learned this lesson the hard way when their 6-year-old daughter accidentally ate a marijuana gummy that...
A six-year-old from Massachusetts was devastated when her beloved dog suddenly died. However, despite receiving lemons, she decided to make lemonade — literally. Jaylyn Keeney set up a lemonade stand to raise money for an animal shelter to dedicate to her pup’s memory. “Our dog’s name was Dexter. He was a mini golden-doodle. He ended...
There are many unsafe challenges circulating social media. Some are unique, like the sunburn art challenge, but some began long before the internet. For example, the chroming trend is a re-packaged version of inhalant abuse. It’s also called “huffing” or “whippits.” It involves inhaling toxic chemicals from household products, like aerosol cans or cleaning supplies,...
The holidays are jam-packed with fun, joy, and quality time with loved ones. However, once the presents are opened, the dinner is eaten, and the grueling clean up begins, the anticipation is over and it’s back to normal life. There’s always next year to enjoy time with family, and until then there’s just trashing wrapping...
Giving birth is stressful enough. But this mom had to fight to get her baby after a nurse handed her the wrong newborn. That’s the last thing any parent would want, especially right after a delivery. So in a TikTok video, Becky Martin explained her disturbing story. To make matters worse, it happened twice, after...
One of the greatest joys of motherhood is to see one’s kids bond in a loving relationship. A lot of people like to believe that kids who have only one parent in common can’t be that close. Fortunately, they’re absolutely wrong. Rachel Sobel went through a stressful divorce and shares custody of her 8-year-old daughter...
“You’re never happy anymore.” These words shook Rachel Macy Stafford. Her husband said them to her in a low, mournful voice. Her instinct was to deny it, but she knew deep down that he was right. Then she saw her six-year-old daughter, whose eyes were wide with worry. And Stafford realized that her daughter interpreted her...
When children grow up feeling unloved it can have a massively detrimental effect on their mental well-being, success, and future relationships. Here are 18 behaviors commonly exhibited by people who grew up feeling unloved. 1. Being Clingy People who didn’t experience love as a child are often clingier and have abandonment issues. Meaning, they’ll have...
Many new parents are given conflicting advice. The baby should sleep on their stomach… wait no, the back or… the side? The baby should sleep with the mother, no, in their own crib, no, in their own room. Sometimes the advice comes from a trusted place, like a doctor or a family member. Most of...
