Parental Nightmares Archives

Is a New Hand Sign Being Used by Teens to Acquire Drugs? A Facebook post suggesting that teenagers are using a common hand sign to show they...

Baby Killed by Electric Shock from Cord Rumor: Image depicts a toddler who was electrocuted after playing with an electrical cord.

Kids Using Burt’s Bees on Eyelids to Get High? Rumor: Kids are rubbing Burt's Bees lip balm on their eyelids to get high.

Origin of 'Baby on Board' Signs Rumor: The death of an infant in an auto accident led to the invention of...

Smoking Bedbugs to Get High

Rumor: Schoolkids are smoking and injecting crushed bedbugs to get high from a hallucinogenic substance...

Razor Blades Found in Playground Equipment Razor blades were discovered glued to playground equipment in a public park.

Snorting Smarties Are schoolkids really 'snorting' and 'smoking' Smarties and putting themselves at risk of contracting nasal...

Quieting Children with Gas A babysitter quiets her charges by gassing them.

Foiled Child Abduction in Tupelo Rumor Mexican woman attempts to abduct tot from store in Tupelo, MS?

LSD Tattoos Drug dealers hand out LSD-laced tattoos of cartoon characters to schoolchildren?

Razor Blade Found in Footies Razor blade discovered in child's footies (footed pajamas) injures baby?

Microwaved Baby Stoned babysitter cooks an infant in the oven?