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A 3-year-old boy freed himself from a safety harness. stood up and fell to his death from a roller coaster he was riding with his family at a Chicago suburban amusement park, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

A pediatricians’ group now says that toddlers shouldn’t move to a forward-facing seat until at least age 2.

Just like new moms, new fathers can be depressed, and a study found a surprising number of sad dads spanked their 1-year-olds.

Ear infections, a scourge that has left countless tots screaming through the night, have fallen dramatically, and some researchers suggest a decline in smoking by parents might be part of the reason....

The government is outlawing drop-side cribs after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade.

A Dallas toddler has died after police say he was dropped in a pot of boiling water. Dallas police told The Dallas Morning News in a story Tuesday that 16-month-old Jabraylon Bables appeared to have been dipped in boiling water. The toddler died Saturday from injuries and infections, 36 days after police say he was deliberately burned.

Sandy Springs police have charged an 11-year-old girl with murder and child cruelty in the death of a toddler she was babysitting. The babysitter, whose name has not been released, was taken to a juvenile Youth Detention Center in Fulton County, where she will be held while prosecutors decide how to proceed.

Temperatures are rising and so are reports of infants and toddlers dying from being trapped inside sizzling automobiles.

The death of a six-month old child prompted the recall Tuesday of about 635,000 cribs sold by Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart and other stores.