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Getting pregnant is one of the most exciting things in the world when you’re starting to plan for a family. But getting to see your little one for the first time on screen during an ultrasound might be the cherry on top of a cake.

So was the case for Lucy Bearley and Stuart Barrett, who are expecting their first baby in March. They were so excited to get their first ultrasound done—and it was certainly one that they’re going to remember forever.

Lucy laid down to get her 4D scan at 28 weeks pregnant, and when the baby showed up on screen, it was like everything they’d hoped for. Read the full story here ▶

Calling all parents: how would you feel if your child wasn’t allowed to fail in school? At first mention, the idea might not sound half-bad; after all, schoolwork is tougher for some kids than others.

Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to even the playing field, right?

Well, it’s that very idea–and in this case, that very school policy— that has prompted a teacher to leave her teaching position. Read the full story here ▶

Police officials said that the boys’ parents, Deonta and Shatia, were arrested and charged with child neglect and drug charges.

According to the statement, their 5-year-old son, who was not identified due to his age, reportedly took a gun and shot his 16-months-old baby brother. The baby died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Police officials later released a statement, stating that the 5-year-old boy who fatally shot his younger brother was high on cocaine, while the dead toddler had marijuana in his system, according to prosecutors. Read the full story here ▶

Bullying is a very serious and widespread problem. It can have severe effects on a child or teen’s self-esteem and mental health.

Even worse, some bullies go even further and inflict physical damage on those they harass. Neo Hobbs, who is 16 years old, had been bullied for many months before it all came to a head on the 17th of January.

For a while, Neo was so horribly tormented that he became frightened of attending school daily. Read the full story here ▶

Prosecutors said the 26-year-old father, Brantly, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he killed his newborn baby son.

During an interview with investigators, the dad reportedly said that he got mad, grabbed the child by his arms, shook him and threw him on the bed because his wife ‘just left him with the baby and he just snapped.’ Judge found the defendant guilty of abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death.

On December 15, 2020, the father called 911 and told the dispatcher that his newborn baby was not breathing. First responders rushed the child to the hospital. Read the full story here ▶

Ann Marie Thomas (left), Detroit Neighborhood Where Baby Wasn’t Breathing

According to WDIV, Thomas was sent to the scene, but she told the dispatcher she wasn’t going to do her job for no other reason than not wanting to perform CPR on the child. She blamed her insistence on it being too difficult to deal with the emotional family in distress, while having to potentially perform CPR on the infant for ten minutes.

Mirranda Grace Lawson, a tiny toddler who passed away, six months after choking on a popcorn kernel.

Her death was a tragic accident, but now her parents are hoping to share their story with other families, and help raise awareness about the surprising choking hazards that surround us every day.

For little Mirranda, a single popcorn kernel took away her whole future, and her parents don’t want any other families to experience that heartbreak. Read the full story here ▶

To our parents, we will always be the most beautiful children in the world. And this most often is true regardless of what the rest of the world says. Sarah and Chris were no different.

The young parents stood firmly by their son like a rock when people gave him disgusted stares. Not just that, they treated this opportunity as a blessing to spread awareness about the condition their son, Brody, was born with.

When the lovely couple went for their 24-week ultrasound they learned that there was something unusual with their baby. Their baby had a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Read the full story here ▶

During a sleepover in the Bronx, New York a girl poured boiling water on the face and chest of another girl.

Jamoneisha Merritt, 11, had gone over to a friend’s house for a sleepover and got into an argument with another girl. The boiling water caused second-degree burns to Jamoneisha’s shoulders and face.

Jamoneisha was rushed to the hospital, and the 12-year-old girl who doused her with the water has been charged with assault. According to reports, Jamoneisha had been sleeping when the water was poured on her upper body. Read the full story here ▶

The unfortunate mother, Shanon, and her loving family came upon some bad luck and found themselves out of a home and living in the woods out of their van.

Per reports, the family had nothing left and had to struggle to survive day after day. Because the struggling family did not have a home of their own after falling upon hard times, the mother and her children would sometimes camp out behind a local Walmart location.

They’d hide in the woods behind the store and make a camp for the night. The family would beg for food and look for leftovers wherever they could and would take turns sleeping on the hard ground and inside the family van. Read the full story here ▶