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This Mom is Warning Parents After Her Child Received 2nd-Degree Burns from Light-Up Sneakers

The next time you let your child outside to cool off by the playground sprinklers, or at the pool, beach or water park, you might want to check his or her shoes first. According to New York mom Sherry Foster, her 9-year-old son received second-degree burns after his light-up sneakers had gotten wet.

The mother of nine tells WorkingMother.com that on June 24, son Peyton had a "water day" at school and had been wearing a

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