Mum shares absolutely savage rule that forces kids clear up their toys and parents love it.

When kids leave their toys strewn about the house it's super annoying it makes the place look messy and it's absolute agony if you step on one. It's difficult to get children into the habit of clearing their playthings away once their done with them, and most parents have tried all sorts of bribes and warnings to get them to do it.

Boy, 2, 'battered to death by his father' 'had cocaine in his system.

A two-year-old boy who died after being beaten by his drug dealer dad was found with cocaine in his system, a court has heard. Raphael Kennedy, 31, is accused of killing Dylan Tiffin-Brown. The toddler, who suffered catastrophic internal injuries, was found lifeless by paramedics at a home in Arthur Street, Northampton, on December 15 last year.

Takeaways handed leaflets ordering them not to serve obese man 'as food may kill him'.

Leaflets warning takeaway workers not to serve a man have been distributed by his friends in a bid to save his life. Workers at fast-food outlets in Middlesbrough have been urged not to take any more orders from Darren McClintock.

A Mom’s #HimToo Tweet Ignites a Viral Meme.

Millennials are good at social media. If you’re the parent of a millennial, you’re good at embarrassing your kids on social media. Peter Hanson’s mother showed her expertise this past weekend when, in a politically charged attempt to gush about her 32-year-old son, she wrote a tweet describing why he won’t date.

2-Year-Old’s Day in Immigration Court in Search of Justice.

There is a new wave of children in the immigration courts across America. Though the exact figures are not known, lawyers who work with immigrants said a large number of migrant children now being held in detention has given rise to a highly unusual situation: more and more young children coming to court.The youngest child to come before the bench in federal immigration courtroom No. 14 was so small she had to be lifted into the chair.

Man Was Stalked by Woman as He Cared for 2 White Children.

Corey Lewis first noticed the woman as he crossed the Walmart parking lot in Marietta, Ga., on Sunday afternoon. She was sitting in a Kia sedan, he said, as he led the two children he was babysitting back to his car. By the time he had them buckled up and ready to go, he had his phone out and was live-streaming on Facebook as he narrated a story about how the strange woman had begun stalking them after he refused to let her talk to the children, Mr Lewis, 27, said in an interview.

Jacksonville Zoo celebrates birth of endangered baby gorilla.

Zookeepers in the US are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered baby gorilla. The adorable western lowland gorilla was born at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (JZG) in Florida on September 28.

Mum disqualified from beauty pageant because of her secret.

Beauty queens are under a lot of pressure to live up to certain standards: looking flawless, being talented and having a cause they're passionate about which must be a lot of work. But it turns out there are some extra rules and regulations they have to abide by that aren't as well advertised.

Gardener grows record-breaking 70-STONE pumpkin.

A gardener was spurred on to make a record-breaking pumpkin weighing nearly 70 stone after his first effort was labelled 'pathetic' by his own mother. Richard Le Sueur, 66, made it his mission to try and grow the biggest pumpkin he could in 2011 and created one tipping the scales at 11 stone and 8 pounds.

Too much sugar makes children violent and likely to smoke.

Children who consume too much sugar are more likely to be violent, drink alcohol and smoke, research suggests. A review of existing studies has found eating and drinking a lot of sugar increases 11 to 15-year-olds' chances of taking part in risky behaviours. Children were nearly three-and-a-half times as likely to be a bully if they had a lot of sweets and energy drinks, one study found.