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When NY state trooper Brian Hotchkiss received a missing child report from South Bristol, he prepared for the worst. As a trooper for six years and longer in law enforcement, Hotchkiss knew that missing-child cases could turn out badly. The officer was about to follow up on an assignment on March 27 when the report
Parents will do everything to keep their children safe and healthy. So imagine how shaken Matt and Andrea Campbell were when they found out that Matt was not an eligible donor for their 1-year-old son, Brooks, who was in dire need of an organ donation. Fortunately, Andrea’s younger brother, Grant, was more than willing to
I know many adults who recite positive affirmations every morning to jumpstart their day, and they say it’s been helping them keep a more optimistic attitude and mindset every day. Turns out, the practice can also benefit children as young as two years old. That’s what this toddler named Brilee from McCloud, Oklahoma, demonstrated in
The pandemic has made face-to-face interactions limited and, if not, impossible. However, this unlikely pair has found a beautiful way to form a special bond, even from a distance. We’ve been cooped up in our homes for 10 months now, and to say that it has been a terrible time is an understatement. This global
When Arizona police officer Brian Zach met a little girl named Kaila while on duty, he knew he wanted to take care of her forever. His wish came true this summer when he and his wife, Cierra, officially adopted the 4-year-old girl into their family. In March 2018, while on duty, patrol sergeant Brian and
After wandering the streets alone one morning, a little boy was returned to his family safe and sound, all thanks to a kind neighbor and a stray dog who watched over him. The toddler, Kh’amorion Taylor, spent his Thursday morning wandering the streets of a north St. Louis City neighborhood unsupervised by an adult. A
Dogs can be our fiercest protectors, but that doesn’t mean they’re not afraid of anything. No matter what breed, gender, or age they are, our canine friends seem to share one common fear: loud noises. Thunder, loud vehicles, and fireworks are the most common triggers of this phobia in dogs. They’re also highly sensitive to
When this mom from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, made a Facebook post featuring pictures of her daughter’s new playroom, she wasn’t expecting that it would get a lot of attention. But to Renee Doby-Becht’s surprise, her post was shared nearly 9,000 times in the popular social media platform. “So I posted a picture of Ariah’s playroom in
To keep their son from getting upset whenever his mom leaves, these two Japanese parents came up with an ingenious way to comfort him – by having a massive cardboard cutout replace her when she’s away. The kid’s father, Neji Sato, shared videos of the experiment on Twitter, where he explained that their one-year-old boy
As they say, not all heroes wear capes! While on the school float on her homecoming parade, Tyra Winters, 17, proved just that when she saved a toddler who was choking on a piece of candy. At the homecoming parade of Rockwall High School, near Dallas, Texas, the young cheerleader was on the school’s float
We all know that kids have a knack of absorbing everything around them and surprising adults with the knowledge that we don’t expect them to have. Depending on the situation, this fact could either be a good or bad thing. But for this family, it is definitely the former, as they were able to capture
This little girl’s birthday party is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Instead of the typical princess and fairy themes, the 3-year-old celebrant insisted on having one that is a bit sinister – The Nun. Lucia Brown’s mother, Laura, was shocked when her daughter told her that she wanted the 2018 horror flick to be her