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Accidents happen. We can't prevent every accident from happening--or you know, they wouldn't be called accidents--and life is full of the unexpected, both good and bad. Sadly, for Ricky and Kayli… Shoff of Utah, they had a terrifying experience with their kids, as their 2-year-old twin boys had a piece of furniture fall on top of them. Their twin toddlers, like most toddlers their age, like to explore. Last Thursday, the boys were climbing on top of their bedroom dresser. The furniture toppled over and trapped… >> Read More

summer

Your Baby May Be At Risk for Burns from a Source You May Not Have Considered

Joanna C. Valente

As the summer heat is getting dangerously hot in many parts of the country, doctors are warning parents about the risk of burns from a source you may not have realized is possible: a water hose… baking in the sun. This happened to a 9-month-old boy from San Tan Valley, Arizona. The boy was accidentally burned last month when scalding-hot water came out of an outdoor garden hose as his mom began to fill his baby pool, according to KNXV-TV. Dominique Woodger, the baby's mom, told the station how awful the incident was: "It's heartbreaking. It is.… >> Read More

car accident

Why This Woman Intentionally Crashed into Another Car with a Mom and Baby

Joanna C. Valente

Car accidents are extremely scary--especially when it involves a child. When Nakia Moore was driving with her daughter on US 441 north of Miami to pick up her husband, it didn't go as… expected. Moore began having a stroke, and subsequently, lost control of the car. This is everyone's worst nightmare, literally. Luckily for Nakia and her young daughter, Brigitte Gonzalez was driving next to her as the incident happened. She thought fast--and luckily, her quick reaction saved the lives of two people. She explained to WSVN what happened: "Everybody was honking,… >> Read More

teens

The Time My Car Was Hit Turned Out to Be a Blessing in Disguise

Susan Margolis Stillman

snow-covered cars. snow has covered the snow machine

After the blizzard this past winter, parking lots were a mess with piles of snow taking up many parking spaces. After finding my zen in a yoga class, I was dreamily strolling toward the parking lot.… Scanning the area to find my car, I noticed a young man inspecting a minivan's bumper, gently wiping off salt and dirt, clearly looking for damage. It wasn't until he walked away that I realized it was my car he was checking. I tried to run after him, but he had crossed a busy street and was gone.… >> Read More

accidents

That Time My 2-Year-Old And 4-Year-Old Totaled Our Minivan

Sally Abrams

Red colored Dodge Grand Caravan parked on the street.

Raising children requires you to have eyes in the back of your head—and ears that can hear around corners. You need steady nerves, quick reflexes, and the ability to stay focused despite endless… distractions. What you don’t need—at all—is an attitude of smugness. The incident of the 3-year-old slipping into the gorilla’s enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo is generating lots of reactions. The smug folks are rolling their eyes, assuming that the child’s parents were just carelessly irresponsible. The rest, especially those with several kids close in age,… >> Read More

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