Tampa toddler competing in national competition for ‘Toddler of the Year’

The Brief

  • A Tampa Bay area toddler is competing in a national online competition for Toddler of the Year.
  • The winner of the competition, which is presented by toy company, Hasbro, will receive $25,000.
  • The toddler’s mother and father, who is stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, faced fertility challenges and said the prize money would help pay off medical debt.

TAMPA, Fla. Julie and Garrett Jackson have always known their son, James, 17-months, is one of a kind. After all, he was born on Leap Day last year.

“Yeah, he’s special in a lot of different ways,” Julie Jackson said of her toddler. “He’s our little one-in-a-million guy.”

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