In a sea of Blippi and Thomas the Tank Engine, dad tries to make Rugrats happen

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A local dad is trying push his childhood favorite shows on his toddler, so far, without much success. On Monday, 36-year-old Chris Essex stopped an episode of one of three-year-old Alex's favorites, as Youtuber named Blippi, to show him Rugrats. Chris said he didn't have much success. "It was the …

Not so Goodnight: Toddler wakes up with ‘Goodnight Moon‘ related nightmare

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - Parents day a Vigo County three-year-old woke up shaking after reading a famous children's book before bed. The nightmare happened just after midnight early Monday morning. Parents tell FTN three-year-old Alex Essex woke up crying, having a bad dream connected to the book 'Goodnight Moon.' Alex's dad Chris says the …

Super concerned toddler worried about cat on top of the fridge

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A local three-year-old is expressing concern after he witnessed his cat jump on top of the fridge to sleep. Alex Essex's mom Ami told Fake Toddler News the little boy has been on a big 'be careful' kick, telling anything or anybody he sees up high to be careful. "It …

Dad names toddler’s Little People toys ‘heads of propaganda’

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A local dad is patting himself on the back after he unofficial named his toddler's 'Little People' toys as the head of his propaganda department. Chris Essex is three-year-old Alex's dad. While the pair were playing with new Toy Story themed Little People, he started using them to teach this …

Toddler sits on exercise bike for three minutes…using it more than both of his parents in months – combined

VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (FTN) - A Terre Haute toddler spent about three minutes sitting on an exercise bike, and parents say that's more use than it has gotten in six months. It happened on Monday at a home in the southern part of the city. Three-year-old Alex Essex reportedly asked his dad, Chris, if he …