Eighteen-year-old Amedy Dewey was all too familiar with the rage and fear that her stepfather instilled in her and her mother. For 5 years, she was subjected to living in an environment with constant uncertainty of what might happen next, until the day finally came when she was shot in the face by her stepfather....
A seemingly harmless squishy toy trend shared on social media has left a seven-year-old girl in a coma with severe burns. In October 2024, Scarlett Selby from Festus, Missouri, became the victim of a horrific accident. She attempted to replicate a viral TikTok hack involving a NeeDoh squishy cube. The trend encouraged users to freeze...
On October 7, 2022, a hit-and-run driver struck three-year-old Scarlett Jensen, her two-year-old brother Henry, and their grandmother, Jamie, on a private dirt road near their home. Scarlett didn’t survive. Weeks later, the family discovered something heartbreaking. The grandmother had unknowingly taken one last photo of Scarlett just five minutes before the little girl passed...
Names shape a person’s entire life, so parents must choose carefully. However, courts have made some baby names illegal that could harm a child’s future in schools, workplaces, or government records. These rejected names show what happens when parental creativity crosses legal boundaries, forcing judges to protect children from choices that could follow them for...
A Birmingham baby who weighed just one pound at birth is finally going home after spending more than 400 days in the hospital. His journey began when he was born 14 weeks early. Barrett Brasfield, now over a year old, went home from Children’s of Alabama earlier this week. He had lived in the hospital...
In Sweden, a 10-month-old baby girl developed male-like genital features after repeated skin-to-skin contact with her father, who was using testosterone gel for hormone replacement therapy. Because the gel had not fully dried, direct contact allowed the hormone to transfer to the child. Her clitoris enlarged, and her labia began to fuse. These physical changes...
In a quiet courtroom, a federal immigration judge calls the next case. A child, sometimes only five years old, walks to the front, often without a parent, lawyer, or interpreter. This scene plays out daily in the U.S. immigration court system, where thousands of unaccompanied minors face legal proceedings alone. Many of these children crossed...
A 27-year-old mother is sharing her story after her four-month-old son died when she fell asleep while nursing him in bed. Rebekka Card hopes her experience will help other parents understand the risks of bed-sharing and find support during similar tragedies. Hayden Card died in December after his mother fell asleep while breastfeeding him around...
Many children receive food, shelter, and clothing, but miss something essential. Love and care create the safety they need to develop confidence. Without them, lasting effects shape how people relate to others and view themselves throughout their lives. Unloved children, though outwardly cared for, may carry hidden emotional wounds into adulthood. These quiet patterns often carry on for decades,...
When Terry McCarty was six years old, a tragic accident forever altered the course of his young life. A bowl of lit kerosene was accidentally spilled on him, resulting in devastating third degree burns to approximately 70 percent of his body. His injuries were so severe that doctors doubted he would survive. The burns covered...
A Disney family vacation turned into a near-tragedy on June 29 when a young girl fell overboard from the Disney Dream cruise ship. In a dramatic and heroic moment, her father jumped into the ocean to rescue her, prompting an emergency response that had passengers and crew members holding their breath. The Disney Dream, a...
“It takes a village to raise a child” is a famous proverb that some families live by. “The village” refers to a community of people who teach and care for the children in different ways. Parenting can be exhausting and overwhelming, especially when something goes wrong. One kid has the flu, the baby has colic,...
