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toddler stories: 31 news summaries

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Boy, 4, Found Dead in Dryer; Teen Busted

Toddler was dead when he was placed in dryer

Nov 2, 09 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after the body of a missing California toddler, 4, was found in a clothes dryer in the teen's home. Police said Alex Christopher Mercado's body was placed in the dryer after he was killed. Alex's parents reported him missing over the weekend, and the... More »

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California • crime • toddler • clothes dryers • teenager • child murder

Man Jailed for Encouraging 3-Year-Old
to Smoke

Dumb joke in UK
earns him 18 months

Oct 15, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A UK man received 18 months in prison today for handing a 3-year-old girl a lit cigarette and encouraging her to smoke it—and inhale. He then asked a 14-year-old girl to record the event with her camera phone. In the video, the 31-year-old man can be heard laughing, “... More »

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smoking • toddler • cigarette • child endangerment

 How Playpens Slowly 
 Disappeared 

Once-'ubiquitous' enclosure got a bad rap; was it deserved?

Aug 10, 09 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Playpens used to be a standard piece of household furniture—but now, one rarely sees them, notes Tom Vanderbilt in Slate. That sparked him to ponder whether, and why, parents had given up on them. A little digging revealed that while they still exist, some believe them to be dangerous... More »

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parenting • children • toddler • trend • babies • women's issues

Experts Warn Parents of  Toddler Depression

Children as young as 3 may need help

Aug 4, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some toddlers who seem cranky or sad could be suffering from chronic depression, PsychCentral reports. A new study finds that some children as young as 3 already show clear symptoms of clinical depression. The condition was most common in children who had suffered abuse or the loss of a parent,... More »

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depression • children • mental illness • toddler • preschool

Mich. Man Says He's NY Toddler Snatched in 1955

Michigan man has same birthmark as boy kidnapped from outside bakery in 1955

Jun 18, 09 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Michigan man believes he has solved the mystery of his own 1955 kidnapping, the New York Daily News reports. A decade ago, John Barnes' mother hinted on her deathbed that he was not her biological son. After extensive research, Barnes uncovered the unsolved case of a toddler—who had... More »

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kidnapping • toddler • Long Island • child abduction • John Barnes

Brit Nursery Teacher Busted
in Pedophile Internet Ring

Cops found photos of naked kids in her home

Jun 10, 09 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British daycare teacher has been busted for suspected involvement in an Internet pedophile ring after photos of naked children were found in her home, reports the Telegraph. A police spokesman said the pictures were "at the top end of the scale." Officials are attempting to identify the... More »

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crime • child molestation • pedophile • toddler • daycare • Britain • sexual assault • teacher • nursery school • Vanessa George

 Cue the Kid: 
 Toddler Runs 
 Pool Table 

Keith stands on chair for slices, bank shots

May 26, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York toddler in diapers has become a YouTube hit as he runs a pool table with deftly delivered slices and bank shots, reports the AP.  Keith O'Dell, 2, is the youngest member of the American Pool Association and recently staged an exhibition in Vegas. He started knocking... More »

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parenting • New York • Las Vegas • toddler • diapers • child • pool • Jay-ZTV • prodigy • pool table • pool tournament

 Toddler Buys 
 $20K Digger Online 

Girl, 3, wins auction for heavy machinery while parents are sleeping

May 22, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A tech-savvy New Zealand 3-year-old bought a $20,000 piece of heavy machinery while her parents were sleeping, the Daily Telegraph reports. Pipi Quinland went to the family computer after waking up early, entered the online auction site TradeMe—her mom had logged on earlier—and won an auction for... More »

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online auction • New Zealand • toddler • Internet sales

(Newser) - An Albuquerque mom has confessed to police that she killed her toddler son—twice—and buried his body in a playground. She suffocated 3-year-old Ty, then changed her mind and used CPR to revive him before deciding again to suffocate him, Tiffany Toribio told detectives. She killed him because she... More »

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parenting • crime • murder • toddler • infanticide • child murder

'Tough' Toddler
Survives 2 Days
in Mo. Woods

He was 4 miles
from home—starved,
naked, and grinning

May 7, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - By the time his bare bottom was spotted in the woods yesterday, rescue crews were doubtful they would find Joshua Childers alive. But the 3-year-old sprang up and grinned when a volunteer called out to him. He had wandered into the Missouri woods Monday morning and survived 50 hours barely... More »

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Missouri • toddler • missing child • forests • Joshua Childers • survival

(Newser) - Inmates in a Maryland road crew helped care for a toddler who wandered down a freeway yesterday when his family forgot about him, the Frederick News-Post reports. A trucking company owner first spotted the 2 1/2-year-old boy running on the center lines of Route 550 as gravel trucks drove by.... More »

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toddler • missing child • boy • child • Howard Stern Grid

 Your Toddler's Listening, Really 

It just might not seem that way

Mar 25, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your toddler seems to be ignoring everything you tell them to do, take heart: They’re just squirreling that advice away for later, researchers tell LiveScience. “The good news is what we’re saying to our kids doesn’t go in one ear and out the other, like... More »

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parenting • children • toddler • cognitive development • psychological research

'Snatched' Toddler's Body Found; Mom Grilled

Mom claimed she was knocked unconscious by kidnappers

Mar 20, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police are probing inconsistencies in a California mother's story of her daughter's abduction after the toddler's body was found in a ditch off a freeway, reports the Los Angeles Times. Stacy Barker, 20, said she was knocked unconscious in a Los Angeles area park by attackers who snatched 18-month-old Emma... More »

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California • crime • Los Angeles • abduction • toddler • infanticide • killer moms

'Baby Grace' Mother
Gets Life

Trenor found guilty of  murder in daughter's beating death

Feb 3, 09 1:44 AM CST
(Newser) - It took a jury less than two hours to find Kimberly Dawn Trenor guilty of capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, the Houston Chronicle reports. Prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty, meaning Trenor, 20, will serve life without parole. "She will die in prison with... More »

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Texas • homicide • toddler • Baby Grace • Royce Clyde Zeigler II • Kimberly Dawn Trenor • Riley Ann Sawyers • beatings • life sentence

Prosecution in 'Baby Grace' Trial to Call Final Witness

Mother faces life in prison for toddler's murder

Feb 2, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Prosecutors will call their final witness today in the case against Kimberly Dawn Trenor, the Texas mother accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death, the AP reports. The Galveston County medical examiner will testify today as the prosecution finishes presenting evidence that Trenor, 20, with her husband, killed Riley... More »

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Texas • homicide • discipline • toddler • Baby Grace • Royce Clyde Zeigler II • Kimberly Dawn Trenor • Riley Ann Sawyers • beatings • criminal prosecution

 Fla. Firm Cancels Caylee Doll 

Toy plays You Are My Sunshine when belly button is pushed

Jan 27, 09 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - A Florida company has thought better of its decision to sell a doll bearing the name of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The “Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll” was to go on sale today for $29.99; it plays the song You Are My Sunshine when its... More »

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Florida • murder • death • toddler • doll • Caylee Anthony • Cindy Anthony

Details Emerge on Belgian
Baby Killer

Thousands march to honor dead; worker praised as a hero

Jan 25, 09 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Details of a Belgian daycare stabbing spree emerged today as thousands marched to honor three dead and 12 wounded in the attack, the Telegraph and AP report. A photo has surfaced of suspect Kim de Gelder, a loner who sniggered during police questioning and refused to cooperate. Police believe he... More »

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Belgium • crime • baby • toddler • stabbing • daycare • killings • weapons

 'Baby Grace' 
 Jury Selection 
 Set to Start 

Outpouring of community sympathy could complicate process

Jan 25, 09 2:50 PM CST
(AP) - Jury selection is set to begin tomorrow for the capital murder trial of 20-year-old Kimberly Dawn Trenor, accused—along with husband Royce Clyde Zeigler II—of beating her 2-year-old daughter Riley Ann Sawyers to death in July 2007. After volunteer searchers helped in the agonizing investigation, some fear that community... More »

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crime • murder • toddler • Baby Grace • Royce Clyde Zeigler II • Kimberly Dawn Trenor • Riley Ann Sawyers • jury selection

Pot-Growing Dad Busted After Baby Calls 911

Mounties led to operation by toddler playing with phone

Jan 22, 09 4:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Mounties responding to an aborted 911 call from a Vancouver home discovered a cute baby playing with a cordless phone upstairs—and 500 marijuana plants downstairs, the Globe & Mail reports. The boy's pop was arrested and the baby was returned to his mom, who is separated from the... More »

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911 call • marijuana • toddler • drug dealer • emergency responders

Rapper, 6, Touts
Obama to Peeps

YouTube hit makes campaign volunteer
shortie a star

Jan 19, 09 2:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the historical context of Barack Obama's victory may be lost on "Lil Yani," the president-elect has made the 6-year-old very proud—enough to produce a rap tribute that's fast becoming an online hit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Like the other upbeat raps from the charismatic Californian,... More »

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Barack Obama • YouTube • children • toddler • child star • rap music • inauguration • President Obama

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