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California Bans Minors From Tanning Beds
In a landmark new law, the state of California has prohibited all children under 14 from using tanning beds. State residents between the ages of 14 and 18 will only be allowed to tan under artificial light if they provide proof of parental consent.
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Kids Are More Likely to Get Hit by Cars on Halloween, Says Study
Kids always look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween, but a new study from the Centers for Disease and Prevention may give some parents pause.
The CDC reports children are four times more likely to be hit by cars on October 31 than on any other day of the year — probably not terribly surprising, given the increase in the number of kids who are out and about on Halloween.
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Watch Kid’s Priceless Reaction To Learning Who Luke Skywalker’s Father Is in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ [VIDEO]
Darth Vader being revealed as Luke Skywalker’s father in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ is such a well-known plot twist, it doesn’t even require a “spoiler alert.”
However, that doesn’t mean that everybody knows that the ‘Star Wars’ rivals are father and son. Witness 4-year old Faris’ reaction to the famous plot twist, in the video below.
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Little Girl Has Adorable Freak Out Over News She’s Going to Disneyland [VIDEO]
When six-year-old Lily learns she is going to Disneyland today, as part of an early birthday present, she is completely overwhelmed with happiness. Watch Lily react to this greatest of surprises below. (The waterworks start at 2:19.)
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Katy Perry Silenced By Adorable Toddler [VIDEO]
It’s easy to understand why the precocious British tot in this video would have mixed feelings about Katy Perry. We go back and forth on her music too.
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Returning Soldier Surprises Young Son at School [VIDEO]
We admit it. These things make us misty.
Army Specialist Matthew Peters of Owensville, Missouri spent a year deployed in Kuwait and Iraq, and hadn’t seen his young son, Blake, in more than six months. When he came home, he decided to pop in on the unsuspecting tyke at school for a hug the kid will probably never forget.
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Little Girl Horrified by Little Boy’s Snotty Nose [VIDEO]
If anybody should be immune to being grossed out by a runny nose, it’s a kid, since much of childhood is spent discussing the finer points of boogers and snot.
However, when a little boy sneezes, this little girl can’t help but to stare in abject horror as the mucus runs down his face and over his chin.
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Mom Fired After Taking Time Off to Give Her Son a Kidney [VIDEO]
Claudia Rendon of Pennsylvania has had a tough year. First, her mother and uncle died, then her father was diagnosed with leukemia. As if that wasn’t enough, she later discovered her son, Alex, was in need of a kidney transplant.
Doctors found she was a suitable donor match, so Rendon took time off work to give Alex the kidney he needed. But when she tried to return to her job several weeks later, she found she’d been fired.
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Little Girl Covered In Sand Wants More Sand [VIDEO]
When little Phoebe gets buried up to her neck in sand, she doesn’t get restless like most two-year-olds would. Instead, she insists that her mom put more sand on her. The things that entertain toddlers …
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Aww! Little Boy Has Adorably Naive Reaction to Bug Stuck in Spider Web [VIDEO]
When this little boy’s father tells him that a bug caught in a spiderweb isn’t going to ever be able to escape, the boy naively responds that he thinks the bug’s “mommy has to come and get him out.” It’s a touching reminder of how the innocence of childhood can stand up to even the starkest cruelty of the natural world.
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Little Girl Swallows Entire Pixy Stick, Pays the Price [VIDEO]
Bea and Sophie learned valuable lessons in too much of a good thing when the girls each devoured an entire giant sour-flavored Pixy Stix.