Nearly One in Five Kids and Teens in America Now Has Obesity, and New Federal Health Data Shows the Rate Climbs Even Higher by Elementary School

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Nearly one in five American kids and teens now has obesity, a rate the CDC puts at 19.7 percent among those ages 2 to 19, or about 14.7 million children nationwide. But the topline number hides how much that rate shifts as kids get older. Among 2-to-5-year-olds, the rate is 12.7 percent. By elementary and … Read more

Roughly 6,200 Baby Loungers Sold on Amazon for 35 Dollars Are Being Pulled From Nurseries After a Two Month Old Died Sleeping in One on an Adult Bed

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  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents to immediately stop using Fasando baby loungers after a two-month-old died while sleeping in one on an adult bed. Roughly 6,200 of the $35 loungers were sold on Amazon.com between August 2024 and July 2025, and the agency says the product never should have been … Read more

Booster Seats Stay Required Until a Child Hits Roughly Four Feet Nine Inches Tall, Federal Safety Data Shows, Which Most Kids Don’t Reach Until Age 8 to 12

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  A child isn’t ready to give up a booster seat just because they’ve hit a certain birthday. Federal and pediatric guidance both point to height, not age, as the real cutoff, and most kids don’t get there until well into elementary or middle school. The reminder arrives as NHTSA’s National Child Passenger Safety Week … Read more

Twenty Three Children Have Already Died of Heatstroke After Being Left or Trapped in a Hot Car This Year, Federal Transportation Data Shows

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  At least 23 children have died of vehicular heatstroke in the United States so far this year, according to a running count kept by Kids and Car Safety and referenced in NHTSA’s ongoing heatstroke-prevention campaign. Most of the deaths didn’t involve a car left running in a driveway while a caregiver stepped away for … Read more

Toddler Learning Towers That Let Little Kids Stand at the Kitchen Counter and Help Cook Are Being Repaired in 47,000 Homes After Several Collapsed

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  HARPPA is offering free repairs for roughly 47,166 Nordi Foldable Toddler Tower Stools after the popular kitchen-helper stools collapsed or tipped over in at least three reported incidents, causing two injuries. The stools, a fixture of Instagram and Pinterest “toddler helps cook” content, are designed to let little kids stand safely at counter height, … Read more

Seven Different High Chair Brands Sold at Major Retailers, Graco Included, Are Facing Federal Warnings This Year Over a Baby Head Entrapment Risk

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  Seven high chair brands sold through Amazon, Walmart and Costway.com have been hit with federal recalls or safety warnings within roughly the past two years, and nearly all of them cite the same underlying defect: a gap between the seat and tray, or the seat and the chair’s side panel, wide enough for a … Read more

Replacing a Roof Now Costs Homeowners an Average of 9,607 Dollars, With Some Jobs Running as High as 46,000, Fresh Cost Data Shows This Fall

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Replacing a roof now costs homeowners an average of $9,607, with some jobs running as high as $46,000, according to fresh 2026 cost data from Angi. Most projects land between $5,902 and that upper figure, driven by roof size, material choice, and how complicated the job turns out to be once a crew actually gets … Read more

Replacing Every Window in a Typical House Now Costs Homeowners Around 7,348 Dollars, Fresh Data Shows, and Certified Models Cut Bills by 15 Percent

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Homeowners replacing every window in a typical house are now paying an average of $7,348 per project, with most jobs landing somewhere between $3,436 and $11,837 depending on how many windows a house has and what they’re made of. That number sounds abstract until you break it down to about $750 a window, which is … Read more

Skipping a Hundred Dollar Furnace Inspection This Fall Is the Difference Between a Smooth Winter and a Broken Heater Arriving in a January Cold Snap

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A furnace inspection costs an average of $100, with most homeowners paying somewhere between $50 and $300. Skip it this fall, and the gamble isn’t really about the inspection fee — it’s about whether your furnace decides to fail on a normal Tuesday in November or during the exact week a January cold snap pushes … Read more

Landscape Designers Nationwide Say Muted Spring Colors Are Falling Out of Favor This Year as Clients Request Bold Salmon, Rust and Terracotta Blooms

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Landscape professionals across the country are reporting the same shift this year: clients are done asking for soft, muted spring color palettes and want salmon, rust, and terracotta blooms instead. That’s according to the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ 2026 plant trends report, which surveyed designers on what homeowners are actually requesting for their yards … Read more