He flew into a “blind” rage. A male passenger has sparked a massive debate over airline etiquette after going to war with a toddler over a window shade, as seen in a viral X video. “He had to fight a 4-year-old to keep his window down during the flight,” read the caption to the wild … Read more
This tot was just plane rude. A TikTok video shared by a plane passenger with the username “Pale and Interesting” has sparked an intense online debate after she claimed her in-flight experience was ruined by an unruly toddler. The traveling TikTokker criticized the tot’s mom as “unprepared,” accusing her of not doing enough to calm … Read more
Ever think to yourself, “Gosh, my toddler’s being an a–hole.” Well, the reassuring news is you’re not alone. Because it turns out they’re meant to be that way. Doctor Mike Milobsky has the absolute authority to say what we’re all thinking. “I can say this with a whole heart, with a full chest, having raised seven children of my own, … Read more
You know how they say a picture is worth a thousand words? Well, for one little boy, a photo of his mum’s ultrasound scan didn’t just speak. It screamed. Paige had proudly hung up the scans of her sister’s baby, thinking nothing of it other than the excitement of a little one on the way. But then her two-year-old son … Read more
She’s not throwing tantrums in Target or sucking her thumb — but one grown woman says letting her husband treat her like a 2-year-old has saved her relationship … and her sanity. “Baby Emma likes to get attention and she likes to be spoiled,” wrote Emma Singer in a recent PureWow essay that’s raising some … Read more
Ziggy is almost two, and according to his Australian mom, over the weekend, he was asked to leave a restaurant with his family. Renèe Barendregt tells Kidspot that the reason behind the dining drama was simple: Ziggy acted like a toddler. “Can you please put your child in the seat?” After spending the day exploring the Gold Coast on their family holiday, Renee … Read more
He had a grandfather-slam breakfast. A Lincolnshire, UK, mom was “mortified” after walking into her living room to find her 1-year-old son devouring his grandpa’s cremated ashes, detailing the post-mortem dust-up in a viral TikTok video. “I’m still trying to process it,” an aghast Natasha Emeny told Caters News Service. The Lincoln resident had popped … Read more
In a clever parenting hack, parents had their tot crawl onto the top shelf of a supermarket aisle to grab a product that was out of reach. Mom Harumy Shady Hernández Robles was shopping at Walmart in Plaza Tepeyac, Mexico, on January 18, 2025. Parents had their tot crawl onto the top shelf of a … Read more
He was so close — and yet so far. A woman who’d been seeking her biological family for years after being adopted as a toddler was shocked to discover her grandfather living right down the street. “It just so happened that he lived round the corner from my house, legit a five-minute walk,” said Sammie … Read more
Steph Claire Smith has spoken out after being “mum-shamed” for wearing a bikini around her young son while playing in a swimming pool. The 30-year-old is the co-founder of the cult Australian fitness app Kic. She also co-hosts the Kic Podcast alongside her business partner Laura Henshaw, has a hugely successful modelling career and works … Read more
A mom says her “whole world was turned upside down” when her two-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer — after stubbing his toe. Zakariyah, known as Zak, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in May 2022 after his parents noticed his toe injury wasn’t healing. Within weeks, Zak was on an intensive program of chemotherapy … Read more
A mom walked into her living room to find her little boy had covered the entire sofa in skin cream. Mpho Rambuwani, 30, couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw what her son, Murisa, then two, had been up to while her back was turned. Mischievous Murisa had squirted an entire tube of eczema cream … Read more
Do you have an anonymous question you desperately need answered? Submit it to our Advice Needed column. Advice Needed My son has been bitten at daycare a couple of times now and although the daycare teachers won’t tell me who the perpetrator is, I think I have a fairly good idea. Is it OK for me to … Read more
A mom has taken to TikTok to vent after discovering her toddler has been calling her ex-husband’s new wife ‘mama.’ “I just met up with my ex-husband to exchange our son and I found out that my toddler has been calling my ex-husband’s new wife ‘Mama,’” Michelle Kimball says in the clip, which has since amassed thousands of views and comments. “So … Read more
They put her under out-house arrest. Two female airline passengers have sparked an online debate after they locked a stranger’s crying child in the bathroom to “educate her,” as seen in a video blowing up online. The incident transpired on August 24 on a Juneyao Airlines flight from Guiyang to Shanghai, China, CNN reported. The … Read more
Toddler parents know that dealing with a category five toddler tantrum is one of the hardest parts of parenting: especially if you are out in public. While one mom and comedian on TikTok discovered a tantrum ‘hack’ by accident, an expert revealed why it actually worked. In a stitch with content creator Emily Vondy, parenting expert and neuroscientist … Read more
A toddler from Ghana has become the world’s youngest artist, according to Guinness World Records. Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah, who was 1 year and 152 days old when he received the title, began painting when he was 6 months old. His mother, Chantelle Kuukua Eghan, who is also an artist, needed to entertain her son … Read more
Toddler milk products have grown into a multibillion-dollar global business, despite warnings from health authorities that the benefits of this milk formula are unproven. The products are marketed with claims of improving brain development or immune function, but the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warned in an Oct. 2023 report that toddler formula is “unnecessary … Read more
Shocking video has emerged of a young child in a diaper puffing on a vape while another toddler off-screen suffers a coughing fit from inhaling the plume of smoke. The vaping toddler, who is strapped into a baby seat and reportedly just two years old, calls out “Nanny” and appears to reference the disposable vape … Read more
Parents are often told the world is a child’s classroom, and there’s no better way to build confidence and independence than by letting your kids do things for themselves. But should the teaching be at the expense of others? That’s a question mom Ash was asked after posting about her one-year-old at the supermarket checkout. She did her weekly grocery shopping with her partner … Read more
A woman has faced criticism online after revealing she refused to give up the second plane seat she had bought so that a fussy toddler could sit next to his mom. The 34-year-old passenger said she had booked two seats on the domestic flight due to previous experiences of being uncomfortable in one. However, things didn’t pan out … Read more
They say it’s where dreams are made — but it ended up being this little girl’s nightmare. Convinced that the streets and avenues of New York City were paved with gold, one toddler tourist got the shock of her short life when she arrived in the Big Apple to find that it actually smelled kind … Read more
An Aussie cafe owner is defending his decision to ask a family to leave over a toddler tantrum after a woman posted a video of her angrily protesting his actions. Co-owner of Adele’s Cafe in Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island, Adrian Dalloste, said it was the first time in his eight-and-half years of operating that … Read more
Saying grace is a common practice among scores of religious households prior to eating a meal — but typically for humans only. One Texas family taught their three large dogs to “say grace” before eating — and their toddler has deemed it her responsibility now. Alora Brim is a three-year-old from Round Rock, Texas, who’s … Read more
A toddler died after catching a rare virus typically only affecting pigeons — and she’s only the fifth person known to have died from the illness. The unnamed 2-year-old girl was brought to Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, New South Wales, after three weeks of nausea, vomiting and cold-like symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
For many families, eating take-out is a treat, sometimes reserved for Friday night or on a special occasion. But for Cardiff parents Sam and Simon, eating fast food is a regular occurrence. Due to Simon’s long work hours, the family of five practically lives off takeout food, typically eating it five times a week. Parents have “no control” over food … Read more
Mom Hayley Becker has posted to her TikTok account, unsure if she was overreacting to her neighbors coming up to tell her family off as there was lots of “noise and footsteps” coming from their apartment. After multiple visits from the downstairs couple, Hayley received a formal complaint from building management. “The footsteps are our daughters walking” … Read more
This flight practically turned into a jungle gym in the sky. As if kids weren’t wreaking enough havoc in the friendly skies, alarming footage depicted a little hellion poking passengers and attempting to steal the travelers’ things while the child’s parents apparently were asleep. A viral video of the tot’s mile-high mayhem has blown up … Read more
Am I wrong for being so shocked that this sort of talk would start at such a young age? I knew that there would come a day when I would be told something like this. I remember saying something similar to my parents as I was growing up… except I would have nearly been a teenager. … Read more
Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and “nutritionally incomplete,” the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday. The drinks, which are touted to parents on TikTok, in television ads and on other sites, often contain added sugar and salt. The … Read more
A UK mom is sharing how spotting a “white ring” in her toddler’s eye earlier this year led to a rare cancer diagnosis. When Danielle Prior, 30, was feeding her daughter, Evie, she noticed there was a “cloudiness” and “white ring” in her eye. She hopped on Google to do a quick search and decided … Read more
In a horrifying freak accident, a toddler nearly lost her fingers last week after trapping her hand in the bottom of an escalator at a shopping center in El Salvador. In a harrowing video clip obtained by Jam Press, the unidentified 2-year-old can be seen being comforted by her mom as her hand is stuck … Read more
Jimmy Fallon took to Zoom on Thursday to offer a groveling apology to his “Tonight Show” staffers after reports surfaced of his toxic workplace behavior — but fans aren’t buying it. One user on X, formerly known as Twitter, pointed to a line the 48-year-old TV host allegedly said during the all-hands meeting: “It’s embarrassing … Read more
It’s like “Toddlers and Tiaras” for the TikTok generation. A woman in Ireland has managed to make her toddler an influencing star on TikTok, and is hoping that her newborn son will follow in the footsteps of his sister soon enough. Sam Connelly, 34, is mom to Ivy Connelly, 3, who has already amassed over … Read more
These young brothers have been dealt a rough hand — no kidding. Kristian Tucker, a married mom of three from Spokane, Wash., felt as if she’d been punched in the chest after her toddler sons, Michael and Oliver, were both diagnosed with childhood dementia as a result of a rare genetic disease. “Both of my … Read more
Actress Mandy Moore has revealed that her 2-year-old son August, nicknamed Gus, has been diagnosed with a rare skin condition called Gianotti Crosti syndrome. Moore took to social media on Friday to describe a “crazy rash” Gus woke up with last week. “We thought maybe an eczema flare? Poison Oak? Allergy,” she wrote on Instagram … Read more
A Louisiana toddler who had just started to speak captured the hearts of social media as he reunited with his grandpa who had returned from an overseas work trip on Monday. The boy, whose name is Bennett, saw his grandfather emerge from the terminal at the Lafayette Regional Airport in Louisiana and waddled towards him … Read more
A 2-year-old boy named Woodrow Bundy tragically died after contracting a deadly brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Nevada. The boy’s mother, Briana, broke the heartrending news in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “Woodrow Turner Bundy returned victoriously to our father in heaven at 2:56 am,” she wrote. “He is my hero and I will forever … Read more
There’s no one more curious than a toddler — and one mom is sharing a hack that she swears every parent needs to know to avoid urgent care trips. Mom-of-one Amanda Schwartz, who describes herself as a “scrunchy mom” — a middle ground between a “crunchy” mom and “silky” mom — shared her simple trick after … Read more
Safety concerns have been raised after a small child was hurt by a spiked object while at a playground. The toddler was stabbed by the spiked object hidden in the sand at the Sindone Family Park in Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast. The local councilor in charge of the park believes that the item … Read more
This toddler eats better than you. While most parents may stick to basics when feeding their toddlers, professional chef Jack Zhang, 31, was determined to make sure his son Levi was going to be an adventurous eater. To ensure the now 2-year-old was not going to grow up fussy, Zhang started feeding the baby dishes … Read more
This toddler could have a career in the WNBA if she keeps growing at this rate. Proud mama Clara Thomas’ 18-month-old daughter Magnolia is one exceptionally tall child and won’t stop getting bigger: She currently stands at 3 feet and weighs more than other kids her age. Magnolia is even taller than her older sister … Read more
A mom has decided to continue sending her toddler to daycare, while being on maternity leave, and claims everyone in her life has questioned her decision. So she took to a popular internet forum called r/workingmoms to ask for opinions. ‘I tell people it’s because of logistics but actually, I get more done’ “I’m on maternity leave with baby number two. … Read more
You know what’s better in theory than in practice? Dining out with your kids. From juggling the demands of picky eaters to picking their dinner up off the floor when they inevitably knock it over. And let’s face it, kids’ meals are not cheap. It can make the whole experience seem like it’s not worth the effort. … Read more
We’ve all been in situations where a few families are gathered and all the adults are looking after the kids and sort of not. You’d think with so many eyes watching, things would be fine, but this can be a life-threatening situation, especially when kids are playing near water – at the beach, at a pool, … Read more
Kids often return home from kindy or daycare with ‘interesting’ items they’ve made, or found/nicked from someone else. But one mom this week discovered an unusual item stuck to her child’s water bottle… and she immediately assumed the worst. “You pick up the phone to enquire…” Mom @thebusiesttoddler took to her TikTok account to explain what happened. After collecting her little … Read more
A video has gone viral on TikTok of a toddler discovering his own shadow and then trying to run away from it. It’s part of a wider trend of “shadow babies,” whereby parents film their kids discovering the phenomenon. In the clip, the toddler, who looks to be around two, cries as he notices it for the first time. The … Read more
A mother from Ohio says she used a tip she learned from TikTok to find her three-year-old daughter after the little girl walked out of sight in public, and now she’s spreading the word to other parents. Krista Piper, a wedding photographer from Rushville, created a video recalling a recent visit to the Center of Science and … Read more
An angry traveler has shared their frustrations over a woman who had “the audacity” to request a seat swap so she could sit next to her kid. In a resurfaced Reddit post now going viral online, the flummoxed flyer said it was “not my problem they didn’t book together” when asked to switch seats. The … Read more
Maren Morris, a Texas-born country star, told the state of Tennessee to arrest her during a speech at a pro-LGBTQ concert just weeks after the state announced a ban on drag shows near schools. “And yes, I introduced my son to some drag queens today, so Tennessee, f–king arrest me,” Morris said Tuesday in the headline-making … Read more
A heartwarming video captured the moment a toddler walked on prosthetics for the first time after having his legs amputated. Emmy and Justin Brown gave birth to their son Louie, who was born with missing bones in both of his legs as well as a fused-together thumb and index finger. The missing bones meant there … Read more
The Reddit community is supporting a man who said he made flashcards to inform his brother that his young child was not invited to his wedding. Redditor “throwaway3373123” asked others in the subreddit “Am I the A*****e” (AITA) on Monday, Nov. 28, for their opinions about how he dealt with his brother and sister-in-law’s repeated requests to … Read more
A mom is urging all parents to learn basic first aid after her son almost died after choking on a common children’s snack. When Ashlie Johnson decided to cut up a few apple slices to give her son Declan as a healthy snack, she never imagined it could nearly cost him his life. The mom-of-four … Read more
This boy’s mom now wants to nail the nursery to the wall. A 1-year-old boy in the UK had to be hospitalized after a nursery care worker accidentally splashed cosmetic glue in his eye while fixing her nails. “I’m angry and upset. I put all my trust in them and then this happens,” the toddler’s … Read more
Baby’s week out! A British babysitter has gone viral with a video on TikTok about how she once took her neighbors’ toddler on vacation for a week, calling the 1991 incident “the biggest mistake I ever made.” The video has reached nearly 2 million views since it was posted last Thursday. The woman — who … Read more