All posts by Kids Safety Team

  • Transplant comes just in time to save Maryland baby

    WASHINGTON — Baby Blake just got his liver! Less than two weeks after 11Alive’s news partner WUSA first reported on 5-month-old Blake Thomas’ struggle with liver cancer, a family came forward at their worst moment to help....

    • Posted November 18, 2016
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  • This is what your baby really feels when you cry during pregnancy

    Most of us know what you eat and drink while pregnant effects your baby, but what about how you feel? Research from the Association for Psychological Science found a 6-month old embryo is effected by your emotions....

    • Posted November 18, 2016
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  • Salmonella Concern Prompts Nationwide Cheese Recall

    Fears over possible Salmonella contamination have prompted 4C Foods Corporation to issue a nationwide recall for some of its grated Parmesan, Romano and Imported Italian Pecorino Romano cheeses. The recall was issued Wednesday after lab tests of...

    • Posted November 18, 2016
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  • Toddler With Missing Limbs Gets ‘Magic Legs’ in Children’s Storybook

    A toddler who’s missing his limbs is now the superhero character in a storybook tale of perseverance. Ethan Faria, 2, inspired the book, titled “Marley & Maverick Find Ethan’s Magic Legs” after the toddler lost fingers, an...

    • Posted November 17, 2016
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  • Mother arrested after 2-year-old son shoots 1-year-old sibling

    BATON ROUGE, La. – Police have arrested a woman in Louisiana after her 1-year-old daughter was accidentally shot in the face by her 2-year-old son. Baton Rouge Police say 23-year-old Crystal Kinchen was arrested Wednesday and faces...

    • Posted November 16, 2016
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  • Boy Scout Leader Dies, Son Bravely Leads Kids To Safety

    A lifelong outdoors man died while leading a group of Boy Scouts on a New Hampshire hiking trail over the weekend, but it was his teenage son’s heroic actions that led the children to safety. James Norton...

    • Posted November 16, 2016
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  • Georgia dad convicted of murder in death of toddler in hot SUV

    A jury in Georgia Monday found a father guilty of murder in the death of his 22-month-old son who was left for hours inside a hot SUV — a conviction expected to send the man to prison...

    • Posted November 15, 2016
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  • NEWS: Quick Thinking Student Nurse Saves Toddler Choking On Chocolate

    Becky Topping, 20, was hailed a hero after spotting the tot’s face turning purple and using her first aid skills to save him A student nurse has been hailed a hero after she saved a toddler’s life...

    • Posted November 15, 2016
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  • Is Football Safe for Kids? New Study Finds Brain Changes

    After 25 years of playing football, six of them in the NFL, former Minnesota Viking Greg DeLong feels like a “walking time bomb” who could end up with brain disease from all the hits he took on...

    • Posted November 14, 2016
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  • This iPad Game Can Treat Kids With A Lazy Eye

    Just call it an eye-pad. A special type of iPad game was more effective at treating children with a lazy eye than traditional patching treatments, JAMA Ophthalmology reported Thursday. Three to four percent of American kids develop...

    • Posted November 14, 2016
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