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Obese woman sparks debate for not giving up extra seat for toddler

<p>An obese woman has sparked debate online after refusing to give up the second seat she paid for to a fussy toddler. </p> <p>The 34-year-old booked the two seats for her cross-country flight to visit her family for Christmas because she was previously unable to comfortably fit in one seat. </p> <p>All was well until the young woman next to her demanded that she "squeeze into one seat" so her son could sit on the other. </p> <p>"I am obese," she admitted on the Reddit thread. "I'm actively working toward losing weight and I've made progress - but I booked an extra seat because I'm fat."</p> <p>She added that she insisted on keeping her seat because she paid for it, but the mum "made a big fuss over it, and she told the flight attendant I was stealing the seat from her son." </p> <p>"Then I showed her my boarding passes, proving that I paid for the extra seat. The flight attendant asked me if I could try to squeeze in, but I said no, that I wanted the extra seat I paid for."</p> <p>The woman claimed that the toddler was only 18 months old, so he didn't need his own seat and could've sat on his mum's lap for the duration of the flight. </p> <p>"I got dirty looks and passive-aggressive remarks from her for the entire flight and I do feel a little bad because the boy looked hard to control - but am I in the wrong?" she asked other social media users. </p> <p>Many shared their overwhelming support for the woman and slammed the mum and flight attendant for their "horrific" behaviour. </p> <p>"The mum is an a**hole for not buying a seat for her son and assuming someone else would give up a seat they paid for. Odds are she was hoping there'd be extra seats on the flight so she didn't have to pay and used the lap thing as a loophole," one commented. </p> <p>"What's even the point of the extra seat if the flight attendants are going to let entitled people bully others into giving it up?" another added. </p> <p>"People buy entire seats for high-end musical equipment. Not even people. Their lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on your part," a third wrote. </p> <p>However, there were a few others that said the woman was in the wrong for causing an inconvenience. </p> <p>"If you are so fat that you have to have more than one seat on an airplane then you are selfish," one said. </p> <p>"Flights overbook all the time especially during the holidays - how can you justify having two seats to yourself?" </p> <p>"How much room does a kid take up, seriously? Yeah the mum should've bought a seat but that doesn't mean you have to be selfish and cause two people discomfort," another commented. </p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Princess Beatrice's husband shares sweet new photo of toddler

<p>Princess Beatrice's daughter Sienna Elizabeth is two years old! </p> <p>The young royal's proud dad, Edoardo Mapello Mozzi, took to Instagram to share an unseen photo of her in celebration of her birthday. </p> <p>"Happy Birthday Baby Girl. You bring us so much love and joy every day," he captioned with three pink love hearts. </p> <p>Sienna was pictured walking along a garden in a floral dress with a sombrero, which delighted a few Mexican fans. </p> <p>"Que foto más bella!! Con su sombrero mexicano! HERMOSA!! ❤️😍," wrote one fan, which rougly translates to: "What a beautiful picture!! Rocking her Mexican hat! Gorgeous!!" </p> <p>Another commented: "So cute!!!! As a Mexican I feel so happy to see her with a traditional Mexican hat!" </p> <p>Many other fans also took to the comments to share their birthday wishes for Sienna. </p> <p>"Happy birthday sweet Sienna! As stylish as mummy already!" wrote one fan. </p> <p>"Happy birthday little Sienna 😍❤️" wrote another. </p> <p>"Happy Birthday to your sweet baby girl! 🎂" commented a third. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxU4yIMoEWC/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxU4yIMoEWC/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Edo Mapelli Mozzi (@edomapellimozzi)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The couple tied the knot in July 2020, and had a small wedding due to the pandemic, before welcoming their first child together a year later on September 18 2021. </p> <p>Edoardo, who is a descendent of Italian nobility, also has a son, Christopher Woolf (known as “Wolfie”), from a previous relationship. </p> <p>When the couple first announced Sienna's birth, they also shared that Wolfie was getting along well with his younger sister. </p> <p>"We are all doing well and Wolfie is the best big brother to Sienna," the Princess wrote in a tweet. </p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Mum slammed for cruel cling wrap ‘prank’

<p><strong><em>Warning: This article contains disturbing content which some readers may find distressing. </em></strong></p> <p>Tiktok influencer Savannah Glembin and her husband have come under fire for their decision to wrap their distressed toddler’s entire torso in cling wrap. </p> <p>In the now deleted video, the couple can be seen taking a concerning approach to discipline with their “stubborn” child. While Enya’s ‘Only Time’ plays in the background, Savannah’s husband Hank is standing behind their son, Gunner, as the toddler perches on a bed, his arms trapped against his sides in layers of cling wrap.</p> <p>“Grumpy toddler all day?” Savannah can be heard asking her audience, while over the video the text “this is the only way” is displayed. </p> <p>The family’s dog appears, before Hank lays Gunner on the bed, facedown, and states that “he’s a worm”. Gunner, then on his back, cries as he rolls to his side, unable to move any further. </p> <p>Although Savannah removed the incident from her feed, many accounts stitched the original video (the TikTok equivalent of a repost with additional commentary) beforehand. One user, known on the app as Aunt Karen, offered a trigger warning at the beginning of hers, stating that “this feels like abuse.”</p> <div class="element-embed clear-both" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #333333; font-family: roboto_regular, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;"> <blockquote id="v13272776541841646" class="tiktok-embed" style="margin: 18px auto; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; width: 605px; line-height: 1.15; overflow: hidden; text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: proxima-regular, PingFangSC, sans-serif; max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@auntkaren0/video/7207105964476992811" data-video-id="7207105964476992811"><p><iframe style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: initial; border-style: none; max-width: 100%; width: 605px; height: 740px; display: block; visibility: unset; max-height: 740px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important;" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7207105964476992811?lang=en-GB&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvanouvelles.ca%2F2023%2F03%2F07%2Fune-video-tiktok-seme-lindignation-alors-quun-bambin-est-la-proie-du-jeu-lugubre-de-son-pere" name="__tt_embed__v13272776541841646" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin"></iframe></p></blockquote> </div> <div id="magnite_outstream" class="splitbox-container" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: roboto_regular, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;"></div> <div id="fsk_splitbox_992_onscreen" class="fsk_splitbox_992_onscreen" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; color: #333333; font-family: roboto_regular, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div id="fsk_splitbox_992" class=" fsk_splitbox_992" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 603px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; height: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe id="fsk_frame_splitbox" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 602.998px; height: 0px; border-width: initial; border-style: none; margin: 0px;" name="fsk_frame_splitbox" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> </div> <p>"I don't see what's funny here,” Aunt Karen concludes. “I don't understand how putting your toddler in an uncomfortable position is funny and then posting it for views. </p> <p>“Not only did you not just do this for your own entertainment, you thought this was going to be everybody's entertainment. </p> <p>"This is why I don't like family channels like this, because they will go to any length for views."</p> <p>People from all around the world were in agreement, outraged at the treatment of the toddler. </p> <p>The uproar grew so loud that child protective services in the US - where the family reside - got involved, and Savannah was forced to post a tearful ‘apology’ to her account.</p> <p>“I made the biggest mistake of my life posting this video. Genuinely and truly he was laughing and smiling and was out of the plastic in under five minutes,” she said. Many were quick to point out that while Savannah had apologised for posting the content, she hadn’t actually owned up to what they’d done to their son. </p> <p>“Right now, we're dealing with a situation where Gunner has been taken from us until CPR can evaluate our home,” Savannah told followers in another video, “because I posted a video of my husband and son playing."</p> <p>Savannah insisted that her son was not upset, despite his distressed demeanour in the original post. </p> <p>"That video was skewed in a way [and led to] people thinking we were abusing our child,” she said. “But he was laughing and smiling and it was just a funny thing Hank did because Gunner was getting into the stove that day and tried putting a fork in a socket.</p> <p>"Hank playfully wrapped him in cling wrap, he had room to move, he looked like a little cucumber. At no point was he in distress or crying.</p> <p>"We would never hurt our son. He is the best thing that's ever happened to us.”</p> <p>Savannah noted that they hadn’t expected the response their video received, and claimed that they hadn’t realised anyone felt negatively “until yesterday when cops showed up and our door and separated us, his family.”</p> <p>"We made a mistake,” Savannah concluded, “and we don't deserve our child taken away because of it."</p> <p>Gunner has since been returned to the couple, with Savannah captioning yet another TikTok update “home where he belongs”.</p> <p><em>Images: TikTok</em></p>

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Obese yet malnourished toddler mummy sheds light on life in 17th century aristocratic Austria

<p>In a creepy discovery published, a collaboration of German scientists have performed a ‘virtual autopsy’ on a mummified toddler’s body, found in a 17th century Austrian crypt.</p> <p>Buried in a wooden coffin that was slightly too small and deformed the skull, the young child’s body appeared to be both obese and malnourished. Researchers say the findings might provide a rare insight into historical Austrian aristocratic society.</p> <p>By using CT scanning, scientists were able to perform a ‘virtual autopsy’ on the mummy which was naturally mummified in the conditions of the crypt. Well-preserved soft tissue showed the child was a boy, overweight for his age, and radiocarbon dating suggests a date of death between 1550 and 1635 CE.</p> <p>By examining the formation and length of the body’s bones, plus evidence of tooth eruption, the researchers were able to estimate that the child was about one year old when he died. The bones also showed that despite being well-fed, the boy was malnourished, with his malformed ribs displaying signs of rachitic rosary. This condition presents in a pattern of prominent bony knobs at points where the rib joins cartilage and results from diseases associated with specific vitamin deficiencies such as rickets (vitamin D) and scurvy (vitamin C).</p> <p>Vitamin D is found in foods like salmon, tuna, mackerel and beef liver and egg yolks, but we typically only get around 10% of our required Vitamin D from our diets – the rest is made by our bodies when exposed to ultraviolet B (UVB) from the sun.</p> <p>“The combination of obesity along with a severe vitamin-deficiency can only be explained by a generally ‘good’ nutritional status along with an almost complete lack of sunlight exposure,” said Dr Andreas Nerlich of the Academic Clinic Munich-Bogenhausen and lead researcher.</p> <p>The child appears to have died from pneumonia, judging by the evidence of inflammation in the lungs. Rickets is known to make children more vulnerable to pneumonia, suggesting that, sadly, not only was the child malnourished, but that this condition may have also led to his untimely demise.</p> <p>“We have to reconsider the living conditions of high aristocratic infants of previous populations,” said Nerlich.</p> <p>Relatively little is known about aristocratic childhood in the late Renaissance period, so these mummified remains give key insights into life in Europe of a period generally known for its fervent creativity and intellectual development.</p> <p>“This is only one case,” said Nerlich, “but as we know that the early infant death rates generally were very high at that time, our observations may have considerable impact in the over-all life reconstruction of infants even in higher social classes.”</p> <p>To understand more about this period, researchers scoured historical records of the crypt and the family to whom the crypt belonged. Curiously, the child was buried in a simple, unmarked, wooden coffin, although he was dressed in an expensive silk hooded coat. The unmarked coffin appeared to have been slightly too small for the body such that the skull became deformed and was the only infant buried amongst the identifiable adult metal coffins in the crypt.</p> <p>Historical records of renovations on the crypt confirmed the radiocarbon dating, indicating the child was likely buried sometime after 1600 CE.</p> <p>The crypt belonged to the Counts of Starhemberg and traditionally was kept exclusively for the burial of heirs to their titles, and their wives, making the body likely to be that of the first-born (and only) son, Reichard Wilhelm, of Count Starhemberg.</p> <p>“We have no data on the fate of other infants of the family,” Nerlich said, regarding the unique burial. “According to our data, the infant was most probably [the count’s] first-born son after erection of the family crypt, so special care may have been applied.”</p> <p><strong>This article originally appeared on <a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/toddler-mummy-17thcentury-austria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cosmosmagazine.com</a> and was written by Clare Kenyon. </strong></p> <p><em>Image: </em><em>Andreas et al. (2022)</em></p>

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Toddler killed during massive hail storm

<p>A 20-month-old baby girl has been killed during a massive hail storm on the north-east coast of Spain. </p> <p>The town mayor of La Bisbal d'Empordà Carme Vall told Spanish National Television the baby was with her parents when she was hit by the ball of ice Tuesday.</p> <p>She was taken to hospital for her injuries, but died on Wednesday morning. </p> <p>More than 20 people were treated for injuries after the storm, with the mayor confirming many cars and buildings were damaged by the hail. </p> <div data-component="text-block"> <p>It the largest to rain down on the region since 2002.</p> </div> <div data-component="social-embed-block"> <div> </div> </div> <p>She said that the some of the hailstones measured up to 11cm in diameter, as video footage on Spanish media showed the hailstones bouncing like golf balls on cars in the street.</p> <div data-component="text-block"> <p>"The hail only fell for 10 minutes, but it was 10 minutes of terror," Carme Vall told local radio, according to AFP news agency.</p> </div> <div data-component="text-block"> <p>Catalonia's president Pere Aragones described the accident as a "tragedy".</p> </div> <p>More storms were expected in the region next week.</p> <p>Heavy storms have been predicted for eastern Spain following severe heatwaves during the summer both on land and in the Mediterranean Sea.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Twitter</em></p>

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Dad sparks controversy for teaching toddler to hunt

<p dir="ltr">A dad has been hit with backlash for teaching his eldest son how to hunt, sparking a discussion on whether children should be able to use weapons.</p> <p dir="ltr">Zach Williams has a passion for hunting and is currently teaching his eldest stepson, who is seven, how to shoot a bow and arrow while his two-year-old watches from the comfort of a backpack.</p> <p dir="ltr">Williams told <em>news.com.au</em>’s podcast <em>I’ve Got News For You</em> that he was taken hunting when he was a child, and that he takes his children now to pass on that experience and to bond.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I started hunting before I had any memory of going out. My grandparents used to take me out camping and fishing and hunting quite young so it's just all I've known growing up," he told host Andrew Bucklow.</p> <p dir="ltr">His seven-year-old practices shooting at targets while his youngest son watches on, laughing as the pair take their shots.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I've got my stepson's elbow and have wound down the poundage, which is the drawer weight and I've just started letting him shoot targets with help from myself," Williams said.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7e8821b-7fff-ab19-39a5-8980078be942"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">"[My younger son] giggles, [my eldest] shoots the bow again, [and my youngest] giggles and he's like more please dad."</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/07/aussie-dad-shoot1.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Aussie dad Zach Williams has been teaching his young stepson how to use a bow, sparking controversy about his style of parenting. Image: @aussie_arrow (TikTok)</em></p> <p dir="ltr">On other occasions, Williams takes his youngest to explore the terrain and local animals.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I want him to have fun out there, take notice of all the other things that's going on. You see all the native animals, you see all the native bird life, you come across lizards, see plenty of kangaroos, emus and stuff like that,” Williams added.</p> <p dir="ltr">Along with teaching them how to shoot, Williams said the boys receive other educational benefits that non-hunters don’t typically notice, such as learning about conservation and the dangers feral animals impose on the environment, as well as how to be patient and how to “butcher” their own meat.</p> <p dir="ltr">"You learn firearm safety … You're drilling in how dangerous a gun can be. But you know …, [athletes] break their necks, break their legs, break their spines, you know have all these life changing events,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Hunting can be dangerous if something goes wrong, but so can everything."</p> <p dir="ltr">However, Williams doesn’t necessarily want his sons to shoot at animals just yet, since they don’t have the strength to kill their prey humanely.</p> <p dir="ltr">"You need a certain poundage to efficiently, effectively and humanely kill something with a bow and arrow and that's what you're trying for when your bow hunting is the most humane shot possible," Williams said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"So you have to get lots of practice in it and you also have to have the right setup, the right arrow. So it's as clean a kill as possible."</p> <p dir="ltr">Unlike Williams, Animal Justice Party MP Emma Hurst is among those who strongly oppose the activity and has expressed concern about how NSW hunting laws could be reformed in relation to children.</p> <p dir="ltr">Under the proposed changes, children would be allowed to hunt with bows and dogs regardless of age, while those aged 16-18 would no longer need supervision while hunting using these methods.</p> <p dir="ltr">Hurst said the proposal needs to be scrapped, despite similar rules existing elsewhere in Australia.</p> <p dir="ltr">"These are absolutely shocking proposals being put forward by the Minister of Agriculture, Dugald Saunders. It completely ignores the significant safety risk of these weapons, and the enormous animal welfare impacts that they will have as well," she told Bruckhurst.</p> <p dir="ltr">Though it’s still unclear whether these changes will be implemented, Hurst said she would be keeping a close eye on the situation in case the government attempts to “sneak” it through.</p> <p dir="ltr">As for parents like Williams, she said her party was greatly concerned about the “traumatic experiences” children go through if they get hurt.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I mean, that puts that toddler in a very dangerous situation, and also risks them experiencing trauma from witnessing an animal dying and being torn to pieces. It's really concerning,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-42cc5b19-7fff-ee9f-5533-b9d167033c44"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: @aussie_arrow (TikTok)</em></p>

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"We are all hurting": Toddler dies of rare disease days before baby brother's birth

<p dir="ltr">An Australian toddler who died two weeks before her second birthday is being remembered as a “loving, caring little girl”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Twenty-three-month-old Ruby Edwards is the youngest victim of COVID-19 in Queensland, after the virus triggered Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis, a rare neurological disease that usually follows viral or bacterial infections.</p> <p dir="ltr">The aggressive disease caused damage to her myelin - the insulating layer that covers nerves - after she suffered intense inflammation to her brain and spinal cord.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ruby passed away on July 24 at Brisbane Children’s Hospital, just ten days after she tested positive to Covid.</p> <p dir="ltr">Her father, Steven Edwards, broke the news in a heartbreaking Facebook post on Monday.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It is with great sadness that we announce our beautiful baby girl, Ruby Grace Edwards grew her angel wings and passed peacefully yesterday, 24/07/2022 at 4:21pm just two weeks before her 2nd birthday, surrounded by her family," he wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">"She fought long and hard but unfortunately, the condition was too aggressive, ruthless and relentless. Thanks to her treatment, we don't believe she suffered any pain during her fight and was able to leave this world peacefully.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The hard working medical team of experts at both Logan Hospital and QLD Children's Hospital, did their very best and we are eternally grateful and thankful for their effort and care."</p> <p dir="ltr">Edwards and his wife, Krystal, are grieving their young daughter at the same time as they prepare to welcome another child into the world on Friday, with Edwards saying their family feels “broken” during what should be a “happy time”.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It feels like the world is falling apart for us right now, as we prepare for the arrival of our son this Friday, 29/07/2022. This is supposed to be such a happy time where our family would become complete but is now so broken," he shared.</p> <p dir="ltr">"We, all of us, need to love and support each other through this unimaginably tough time. We are all hurting, we are all in pain, please be kind and be there for each other and cherish Ruby's memory and the joy she brought to all of our lives.</p> <p dir="ltr">"All Krystal and I know right now is that we need to be strong as we embrace our arriving son. He will need us and we will need him."</p> <p dir="ltr">Sarah Watton, a friend of the Edwards, said they are dealing with a “mix of emotions” while grieving their “caring little girl” and preparing for the arrival of their newborn son.</p> <p dir="ltr">"What makes this incredibly tough time even more challenging is that Krystal & Steven are expecting the arrival of their son on Friday. What a mix of emotions for anyone to try to deal with," she said</p> <p dir="ltr">"Ruby was only in this world for a short time. However, she made the most of every second. such a loving, caring little girl, always smiling. She touched the hearts of everyone she met & will be sadly missed by everyone who met her."</p> <p dir="ltr">A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/beautiful-little-ruby?qid=5c29c885cef0dd42a3d60cd1aed627c2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe page</a> set up by Watton to help the Edwards family has raised $26,560 as of publication, far exceeding its goal of $15,000.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I know there are no words to comfort Ruby's mum & dad right now as they try their best to navigate through this incredibly tough time so I was hoping to try & help them financially," she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Any donations, no matter how large or small, would be greatly appreciated; if you aren't in a position to donate, could you please share this with your family & friends."</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b6716380-7fff-0868-c92c-890ea6802edc"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: GoFundMe</em></p>

Family & Pets

Heartwarming update for toddler who suffered catastrophic burns

<p dir="ltr">The family of the boy who suffered burns to 40 per cent of his body have shared a heartwarming update.</p> <p dir="ltr">Elijah Whitton was left in critical condition after a fire ripped through the family home in Mildura, Victoria on May 1.</p> <p dir="ltr">The two-year-old was rushed to hospital where he was placed in an induced coma due to the devastating burns to 40 per cent of his body. </p> <p dir="ltr">Almost three weeks later, Elijah’s sister Alyia shared an update on his condition after his third wound debridement. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Elijiah came out of his third wound debridement surgery on May 12,” Alyia wrote on the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/d86xr-fight-for-elijah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> page.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He has adapted well to the changes made. Elijah had skin grafting to his face and to his lower body. </p> <p dir="ltr">“His swelling has reduced and his skin has improved. His breathing tube has been removed and he is now breathing on his own. Both of his eyes have opened. </p> <p dir="ltr">“However, he is still getting used to the new changes, he's been a bit more agitated since coming out of surgery, which is expected.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He is recovering incredibly well!!</p> <p dir="ltr">“Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Elijah's fight to recovery, words will never be able to summarise how grateful we are.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Aliyia also said that Elijah had his fourth wound debridement on May 19 - she is yet to update on the progress. </p> <p dir="ltr">If you would like to donate to Elijah’s family go to the GoFundMe link <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/d86xr-fight-for-elijah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: GoFundMe/7News</em></p>

Caring

Toddler orders $130 worth of McDonald's cheeseburgers

<p>A DoorDash driver handed one very confused mum 31 cheeseburgers and thanked her for leaving a generous tip.</p> <p>When Kelsey Burkhalter Golden checked her phone she realised her toddler Garrett had been “playing” on her phone, logging the large order.</p> <p>"He was really just flicking it around and making like roller coaster moves with his arms and fingers," she said. "I thought he was just looking at his reflection and carrying the phone around and about 30 minutes later, I got a text from the DoorDash company that was like, 'Hey, it's gonna take a little bit longer than usual to take your order.'"</p> <p>When the doorbell rang and Golden saw the size of the order, she was shocked.</p> <p>"So I go and open the door and there's this girl standing there and she's like, 'Your 31 cheeseburgers?'" Golden laughed. "I just stared at her awkwardly for like 15 seconds but then I just took them, like, 'Oh, thank you!'"</p> <p>"And she was like, 'Thank you for the tip!'."</p> <p>The cost of the cheeseburgers came to $US61.58, but with a $16 tip and app fees, the total came to $91.70 ($AU131.85).</p> <p>"He actually doesn't even like cheeseburgers. He ate half of one," the mum said. "We had about 30 and a half cheeseburgers on our hands."</p> <p>Trying to find a solution, Kelsey posted in a neighborhood Facebook group that she had "31 free cheeseburgers from McDonald's if anyone is interested. Apparently my 2 yr old knows how to order DoorDash," accompanied by a hilarious picture of Garrett sitting next to the stacked cheeseburgers with a smug smile on his face.</p> <p>The majority was taken by a large local family, as well as other neighbours.</p> <p>"It was an innocent thing. He was just playing with my phone," she said.</p> <p>"I don't strive too much for perfection. My kids are really super happy and that's what matters."</p> <p><em>Image: Facebook</em></p>

Food & Wine

Toddler suffers brain damage after Easter egg hunt

<p dir="ltr">A young boy who suffered brain damage after a fun weekend may lose his toes and fingers after contracting a life threatening disease.</p> <p dir="ltr">Teddie was “bouncing around” with his siblings during an exciting Easter egg hunt on Good Friday but it was two days later when he woke up with a temperature.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mother Zoe Stewart noticed a pink looking bruise on his forehead which had then spread all over his stomach. </p> <p dir="ltr">Teddie’s condition began to rapidly deteriorate and he was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and septicaemia.</p> <p dir="ltr">The doctors said it was too late to wait for the painkillers to kick in and they had to drill into Teddie’s shin bones.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He was starting to bleed from his mouth and his nose, it was just terrifying,” Zoe told The Mirror.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We were told what all parents never want to hear, that we needed to understand there was a chance Teddie may not make it as he has a life-threatening infection.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Teddie was transferred to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where he spent two weeks in the ICU - all while his parents feared the worst.</p> <p dir="ltr">Eventually he was taken off life support and began breathing on his own, however, he has suffered some brain damage of which the long term effects are still unknown. </p> <p dir="ltr">A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-little-teddies-parents?qid=ac29c369ef749c5c5d13b40672d8bdf7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> page has been created to help the family. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: GoFundMe</em></p>

Caring

Toddler hospitalised by Easter eggs kept eating the contaminated treats

<p>An English toddler has been hospitalised after eating easter eggs that are believed to have been contaminated with salmonella.</p> <p>More than 100 people worldwide have contracted salmonella poisoning after consuming the Kinder Surprise chocolates, which has led to an urgent global recall.</p> <p>In England, two-year-old Miley fell ill after eating her favourite treat.</p> <p>“She hadn’t kept any fluids down, she was being quite violently sick,” her mother said.</p> <p>“She was getting a lot of pain in her stomach and we literally put her in the car and took her straight to hospital.”</p> <p>But, unaware of what was causing the illness, Miley kept eating the chocolates during her recovery.</p> <p>“She was even having it in the hospital bed at one point because at that point we didn’t know,” her mother said.</p> <p>In Australia, the chocolates have been urgently recalled from Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Big W and other major retailers just 10 days out from Easter.</p> <p>Food Standards Australia has warned consumers not to eat the recalled products as they may cause illness.</p> <p>You can find a full list of the recalled products <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/recall-hugely-popular-easter-eggs-recalled-over-salmonella-fears" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></p> <p><em>Image: 7News</em></p>

Caring

Toddler steals the show during royal visit

<p dir="ltr">Prince William and Kate Middleton attended a St Patrick’s Day Parade in Aldershot with the 1st Battalion Irish Guards - but they weren’t the stars of this year’s show.</p> <p dir="ltr">Lieutenant Colonel Rob Money’s young daughter, Gaia Moloney, <a href="https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/prince-william-kate-middleton-duke-duchess-cambridge-st-patricks-day-parade-irish-guards-toddler-gaia-money/287fa8e7-761f-426f-a87d-a12bf21028b2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attracted</a> plenty of attention after he placed his bearskin hat over her head.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Duke and Duchess couldn’t hold back their laughter as the 1.5-year-old stood patiently while her father balanced the large, fluffy black hat over her head.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kate also accepted a posy from the young girl after kneeling down beside her and having a chat.</p> <p dir="ltr">Other cute attendees the royal couple met included a baby in a red jumper, who Prince William cooed over, and an Irish wolfhound called Seamus, who is the regimental mascot.</p> <p dir="ltr">William and Kate were dressed to the nines for the event, with the prince donning his full uniform as Colonel of the Irish Guards, and Kate styling a belted green coat dress with military detailing with green suede pumps, a pillbox-esque hat and a gold shamrock pin.</p> <p dir="ltr">Though the pandemic forced them to skip the event for the past two years, the couple quickly returned to following tradition at this year’s event.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kate was seen handing out Shamrock sprigs to members of the regiment - a custom begun by Queen Alexandra in 1901 - before the couple sat with officers and sergeants for the official mess photo.</p> <p dir="ltr">They later visited the junior ranks dining hall, where the senior guardsman in the battalion proposed a toast to the royals.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-a6508b70-7fff-38b8-daff-cb763b0d7fd8"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty Images</em></p>

Beauty & Style

Trainee nurse sprints into action to save toddler

<p dir="ltr">A trainee nurse on his way to work has been hailed a hero after jumping into action and saving a toddler. </p> <p dir="ltr">Nicholas Jensen did not think twice when he heard a mother screaming for someone to help her two-year-old daughter who was turning blue and foaming from the mouth. </p> <p dir="ltr">The 44-year-old nurse grabbed the motionless toddler and placed her in the recovery position before rushing to the Princess Alexandra Hospital emergency room in Brisbane. </p> <p dir="ltr">CCTV from the hospital carpark captured the heroic moment he ran to the hospital with the girl’s mother following behind. </p> <p dir="ltr">Inside, he is seen running through the emergency department where he is directed by a fellow nurse through a door where he is met by seven other nurses.</p> <p dir="ltr">They rush him into a room where the toddler is placed on a bed and resuscitation begins to save the child.</p> <p dir="ltr">The nurses saved the toddler’s life and found she had suffered an atypical febrile convulsion which can be caused by a viral infection and fever, <a href="https://7news.com.au/news/qld/incredible-moment-trainee-nurse-saves-motionless-toddler-in-brisbane--c-6007072" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7News</a> reported. </p> <p dir="ltr">Doctors ordered the toddler to stay for two days for observation and is now doing well, thanks to Nicholas’s quick thinking.</p> <p dir="ltr">“In the moment adrenalin and my training kicked in,” he said. </p> <p dir="ltr">“This is why I got into this job, great job satisfaction. It is a meaningful career.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: 7News</em></p>

Caring

"That's me!": Chilling video of toddler claiming to be her own great grandma

<p>Kids are notorious for saying the weirdest of things and most of the time it's nothing too alarming. However, one two-year-old girl has left her mum confused and spooked after a wild claim she is a reincarnation of her great-grandmother – somebody who she has never met.</p> <p>The US mum managed to capture her toddler on video claiming to be her great-grandmother while pointing at an old photo of the woman alongside her grandmother repeating the statement, "that's grandma and me" - a photo she had never seen before.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gi_gi216/video/7038026419737332997?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1">TikTok</a> clip is quickly gaining attention with over 1.2 million views, leading other parents to share their own stories of kids claiming to be people in the past.</p> <p>The mum who goes by <a title="" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gi_gi216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@gi_gi216</a> on the social media platform, says her daughter found the picture of her grandma and great-grandmother recently as she just had it framed.</p> <p>"We were at my mum's house. She never saw this picture before and could not have known that it's my grandma and grandmother," she wrote in the comments.</p> <p>The little girl then insisted that she was her great-grandmother pointing at the photo of the woman multiple times - 'That's me!'.</p> <p>The mum was so freaked out by the claim that she says she is now looking for more photos of her great-grandmother to test her daughter to see whether she recognises her again.</p> <p>What was especially odd was that the video gathered hundreds of stories from other parents who have kids that claim they were an old family member in another life.</p> <p>One mum had people stunned when she shared her odd story, "My son is my mother. One day he called me 'doll-baby' - I almost fell off my chair. She's been dead for 10 years. NO ONE knows she called me that."</p> <p>Another shared a story about her little girl, "My daughter is my grandpa (he died 2 years before she was born). She sings his barbershop gang songs. I don't even know them."</p> <p>A woman by the name of Samantha commented on the post encouraging parents to ask their kids who they were in a previous life before they turn the age of four as "they'll tell you a lot."</p> <p><em>Image: TikTok</em></p>

Family & Pets

Meet the boy with uncombable hair syndrome

<p>A mother from the US state of Georgia is raising awareness for a unique condition, while also spreading the joy of her 1-year-old son. </p> <p>Katelyn Samples told <em>Good Morning America</em> that her son Locklan was diagnosed with the very rare uncombable hair syndrome after getting a message from a stranger on Instagram. </p> <p>“At first, you see ‘syndrome’ and you're like, ‘Oh my gosh,’ like is something wrong with my baby? Is he in pain or something?” Katelyn recalled.</p> <p>She added, “I just went in a tailspin and did a Google deep dive, called his pediatrician and the pediatrician even was like, ‘Hang on, let us look into this.’ They hadn't even heard of it."</p> <p>"So they sent us to a specialist, a paediatric dermatologist at Emory in Atlanta and that's where we were able to get the diagnosis.”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZ4UHnrOw2/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZ4UHnrOw2/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Locklan Samples (@uncombable_locks)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5404/uncombable-hair-syndrome" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Uncombable hair syndrome</a> is a rare hair disorder and genetic condition that usually affects children between the ages of three months and three years. </p> <p>According to the NIH, only about 100 cases have been reported in medical studies but experts say there could be more unreported cases.</p> <p>“People might just be like, ‘Oh, my child has unruly hair or hair that's difficult to tame, but they might not have sought a medical professional, like a pediatrician or dermatologist to formally diagnose the condition,” Dr. Carol Cheng, a paediatric dermatologist at UCLA Health told <em>Good Morning America</em>. </p> <p>According to Dr. Cheng, those with uncombable hair syndrome, which is also known as spun glass hair, can have hair that is difficult to manage due to growing in all directions, as well as being straw-coloured or have a dull texture. </p> <p>Uncombable hair syndrome is diagnosed when a specialist completes a genetic test and an examination of a hair clipping with a special kind of microscope. </p> <p>Despite the name of the syndrome, Katelyn says she can still somewhat manage Locklan's hair, and is so far relatively low maintenance. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZnsg7rw5m/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZnsg7rw5m/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Locklan Samples (@uncombable_locks)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“It can get matted easily. It is very fragile. … It can get tangled and I do have to be careful," she said.</p> <p>"That would be an example of a time I actually would wash it because I very rarely wash his hair. Just doesn't need to be, it doesn't really get greasy.”</p> <p>Katelyn said a lot of people, both online and in person, get curious about Locklan's hair and make unusual comments. </p> <p>“We get a lot of comments about him looking like a dandelion and that's actually a very accurate description of appearance and how it feels," Samples said.</p> <p>"His hair is extremely soft, like a little baby chick. People will ask to touch it, which is fine with us, as long as people ask."</p> <p>While there is no formal treatment for uncombable hair syndrome, the abnormalities tend to resolve themselves with age.</p> <p>“Interestingly, this condition does get better with age. So after puberty or into adulthood, typically the hair condition does get better,” Dr. Cheng noted. “It doesn't stay with them for their entire life.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram @uncombable_locks</em></p>

Caring

Toddler "traumatised" after being left locked in daycare

<p>A mother went to collect her child from Kindcare Learning Center, north of Miami, to find her 2-year-old daughter locked inside alone at 6:30 pm on a Wednesday.</p> <p>After lights had been turned off and workers had left for the day, Stephanie Martinez reportedly saw her child peeking through the window of the locked childcare center.</p> <p>In a video recording of a 911 call Ms Martinez shared with NBC Miami, the room appears dark and Ms Martinez can be heard telling a dispatcher that she could see her daughter crying.</p> <p>“She was able to push a chair up to the door and call for my name, and that was the only reason I was able to see her, ” Ms Martinez said.</p> <p>Fire department workers pried open the door of the Sunrise Boulevard day care and found the girl in good health roughly 20 minutes later, according to the Plantation Police Department incident report.</p> <p>Ms Martinez shared that her daughter is “super traumatised.”</p> <p>Police later learned that the day care worker responsible for checking out children left at 6:20 pm and locked the doors. The police report does not say if criminal charges are expected and further investigations are being made by the local child protection agency.</p> <p>A spokesperson for KinderCare, which owns the facility, said in a statement that while the company was “thankful the child was quickly found and was safe, this incident should not have happened.”</p>

Family & Pets

You've been toddlered!

<p>When you become a parent, nothing prepares you for just how drastically your life is going to change.</p><p>Sleepless nights, endless piles of laundry, feeding one extra person in your home, juggling your career, and still trying to hold onto your sense of self are all challenges one will face when you come face to face with the task of raising a toddler.</p><p>While some parents look back on their pre-baby days and don't recognise the person in their past life photos, it is funny to see how quickly life can change. </p><p>Luckily, one <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gottoddlered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram account</a> who goes by the name Got Toddlered shares a selection of before and after pictures of doting parents who have the joy of raising a toddler. </p><p>From whole families having a much needed nap on the lounge, to stressed out parents juggling multiple kids at once, these parents have all been toddlered!</p><p><em>Image credits: Instagram @gottoddlered</em></p>

Family & Pets

Great-grandmother's hack for stopping toddler tantrums

<p>A woman has shared invaluable advice she once received from her great-grandmother on how to diffuse toddler tantrums in just minutes.</p><p>"My great grandmother was a very strong willed Mexican woman and ever single time she heard this baby cry or toddler have a tantrum she would say the same thing," the woman explained in a Tik Tok video. </p><p>"Mija! Put the baby in the bath or bring it outside," she would always yell to parents who were dealing with a difficult child.</p><p>The woman, Lydia, is the mother of a teething baby and a very cheeky two-year-old toddler, and says her two boys have been "miserable" lately. </p><p>During a particularly tough day, Lydia remembered her great-grandmother's advice and decided to put it to the test - and discovered it really did work.</p><p>The struggling mother couldn't believe that the trick managed to work like a charm, so she consulted her paediatrician on her next visit. </p><p>The doctor backed the great-grandmother's tactic, saying there's a scientific reason why it works.</p><p>"It turns out that two major factors increases serotonin levels in babies, toddlers and anybody else - an increase in core body temperature and an increase in oxygen in your blood stream," she explained.</p><p>Lydia concluded the video by sharing the fail-proof saying with fellow parents, "If you're having a bad day and your kids are a wreck, put the baby in the tub or put the baby outside!"</p><p>Online followers thanked Lydia for her advice, with many saying they never thought of the trick before. </p><p>"Those abuelitas sure knew their stuff!! Grateful for them and their wisdom!" one person commented. Another said, "Such great advice! Love it!"</p><p>One mum also took to the post hinting that it's not just something that works on kids, "Works on mum's too! I always feel better after a bath or a sit on the porch."</p><p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

Family & Pets

Toddler accidentally spends thousands on furniture on unsuspecting mum’s phone

<p dir="ltr">A toddler has accidentally spent $2990 on furniture while<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/toddler-accidentally-spends-2800-on-furniture-items-while-playing-with-his-unsuspecting-mums-phone-c-5449890" target="_blank">playing with his mother’s phone</a><span> </span>- with neither parent realising until the packages started arriving.</p> <p dir="ltr">Pramod and Madhu Kumar began receiving a seemingly endless supply of packages from Walmart after their 22-month-old son Ayaansh accidentally clicked the “place order” button on his mum’s phone.</p> <p dir="ltr">While playing with the device, Ayaansh managed to access the store’s website - and his mum’s full shopping cart - and completed the checkout for an almost $2,000 order ($NZD 2990).</p> <p dir="ltr">When the packages began arriving, the couple began to question each other over who placed the order and why they didn’t ask for input from the other person.</p> <p dir="ltr">They soon realised neither had made the order, and that in reality, their son was behind the suspicious transaction.</p> <p dir="ltr">The order contained items for their new home in New Jersey, which they moved into almost a year ago.</p> <p dir="ltr">“My wife does online shopping, so at the time, she was checking some things on Walmart and she added (them) to a cart,” Mr Kumar told<span> </span><em>TODAY</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“She was not intending to purchase those, she just added (them) to a cart and said, ‘OK, we’ll come back later’. But then she put the phone down and somehow my son managed to get the phone.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Aayansh’s innocent use of his mum’s phone to play quickly turned into his first shopping spree, with the order including accent chairs, flower stands, and other items that continue to arrive at the family’s home.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img style="width: 500px; height: 375.3846153846154px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7847065/541f05ac7da3dba5c24eb824a49bc0c484bb9778.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/c0471a88bae444c1b662717d2e3302ed" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>The Kumars had no idea who had made the large online order when packages began arriving on their doorstep. Image: Pramod Kumar</em></p> <p dir="ltr">“We’re still getting packages,” Mr Kumar said. “We have a bunch of packages. Like today, there are two packages just sitting outside of our house.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Kumar was initially surprised that his son was able to complete the transaction, as shoppers are usually asked “multiple times about the items you need to select and you have to click here to be able to confirm and then reconfirm to make sure before ordering”.</p> <p dir="ltr">But, the toddler was able to show just how much he knew about phones while his family spoke to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/toddler-accidentally-spends-2800-on-furniture-items-while-playing-with-his-unsuspecting-mums-phone-c-5449890" target="_blank"><em>NBC New York</em></a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Using a reporter's phone, Ayaansh was able to close the calendar app, send an email to the reporter’s mother, and search through their contacts.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We learned a big lesson,” Mr Kumar said of the incident.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Moving forward, we will put tough passcodes or face recognition so when he picks up the phone he finds it in locked condition,” he told<span> </span><em>NBC</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">As the deliveries continue to arrive, the Kumars are planning to wait until everything has arrived before going to Walmart for a full refund.</p> <p dir="ltr">However, they plan to keep a few items to remember the funny incident in the future.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We are asking the same questions (to Ayaansh) again and again, ‘Oh, did you order that?’” Mrs Kumar said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He’s totally clueless to what he did, because nothing he ordered is of interest to him,” Mr Kumar added.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Pramod Kumar</em></p>

Technology

Video of mum and toddler kicked off flight over masks goes viral

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An American woman and her toddler were kicked off a flight after her two-year-old was unable to keep a mask on.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amanda Pendarvis was on board an American Airlines flight to Colorado, and claimed on Instagram that her son wasn’t wearing a mask due to suffering from an asthma attack.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms Pendarvis said she, her son, and her mother were all removed from the flight.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I was not refusing to wear a mask, nor did I even say I wouldn’t try to keep a mask on my son,” she </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://travel.nine.com.au/latest/american-airlines-removes-mother-toddler-refusing-wear-mask-onboard/0e144844-75b3-40a3-8ad7-92e3416c425d" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in the caption of the photo she shared on Instagram.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We were escorted off the plane as I was holding a mask over his little face. I don’t even have words.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms Pendarvis claimed that the pilot apologised to the rest of the passengers for the flight’s delay over the intercom and said: “We are dealing with a non-compliant traveller.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a short video that was re-shared to Twitter, Ms Pendarvis can be seen attempting to keep a mask on her son while he screams and cries.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">ASTHMATIC two-year-old struggling to breathe during an asthma attack, wasn’t physically capable of wearing a mask on an American Airlines flight.<br /><br />The plane was turned around and mother and baby forced to get off. <a href="https://t.co/p0z63OBmPg">pic.twitter.com/p0z63OBmPg</a></p> — OKIE PATRIOT 76 (@okiepatriot_76) <a href="https://twitter.com/okiepatriot_76/status/1438502182236479492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The clip then cuts to a moment after Ms Pendarvis and her son were outside the plane, waiting on the jet bridge with authorities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a statement to </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fox News</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, American Airlines said the party had refused to “comply with crew member instructions to remain seated while on an active taxiway and to wear face coverings over their nose and mouth”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“After observing a minor in the party laying in the aisle and moving between seats on taxi out, our flight crew made multiple attempts to reinforce safety requirements,” an American Airlines spokesman </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-airlines-responds-to-viral-video-appearing-to-show-a-toddler-kicked-off-a-flight-for-not-wearing-a-mask-11631808473" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“While addressing the party, our crew also reminded the individuals in the party that federal directives require customers to wear a face covering at all times while on board unless actively eating or drinking,” he continued.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“At no time was it made known to our crew members that a member of the party was experiencing an asthma attack or trouble breathing.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms Pendarvis said she was letting her son walk across the aisle to his grandmother, and that she told flight attendants about her son’s asthma.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After she was removed from the plane, the airline said Ms Pendarvis was rebooked on the next flight to Colorado after agreeing to “adhere to policies instituted for the safety of our customers and crew”.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Instagram</span></em></p>

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