My dad was a terrible gift-giver, but it didn’t matter. We loved his awful presents because he loved sharing his favorite things with us kids.
Author: Sonja Haller, USA TODAY
Judge gives mom 40 years after 2 kids die in car. People ‘take better care of their pets’
A Texas judge told a mom that people “take better care of their pets” after her daughters died painful deaths from being left overnight in a vehicle.
Mom shocked to find metal in toddler’s gummy vitamins: ‘I feel like I have failed’
X-rays revealed metal in the intestines of a 3-year-old after she consumed gummy vitamins. The FDA is investigating the complaint.
48 holiday family movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube and Disney Now
Find Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and top YouTube Kids shows here from originals like “The Princess Switch” to classics like “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
School district sics debt collectors on parents for unpaid lunch fees
A Rhode Island school district hired a debt collection agency to recoup $45,859 in unpaid lunch fees this year.
‘This game is like heroin:’ Fortnite addiction sending kids to gaming rehab
A behavioral specialist likens the game’s pull to heroin. But some people say more forceful parenting would fix the problem.
YouTube’s top earner is a 7-year-old who made $22 million playing with toys
Cha-ching! A 7-year-old who plays with toys was YouTube’s highest earner with $22 million. Meet him and 2018’s other Top 10 money makers.
Flying poop, fart collectibles and pimple poppers: This year’s toy trend is totally gross
Gross toys like those themed around poop, farts, pimples and boogers are this year’s newest trend in holiday toys. We’re not kidding.
Freeform’s ’25 Days of Christmas’ marathon is here with a holiday favorite for everyone
Watch classics like “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” perennial favorites like “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and five “Toy Story” movies.
Ryan Reynolds is a ‘better person’ as a dad but ‘I sort of miss being horrible’
The father of two daughters jokes he misses “being horrible,” but his kids have positively changed him. Reynolds is plugging “Once Upon a Deadpool.”