The Parenting Journal

The crib looks so bare. That’s the thought that crosses almost every new parent’s mind when they follow the safe sleep guidelines and strip out the cozy bumpers, the soft quilts, the little stuffed animals. It feels counterintuitive. It feels...

Every year, the American Academy of Pediatrics notes that around 3,500 U.S. babies die suddenly and unexpectedly while sleeping. Most of these deaths are preventable, yet the rate has remained largely unchanged. The gap between what the research supports and...

The first few weeks with a newborn are a blur of feeding schedules and desperate sleep math. Somewhere in that fog, someone shows you how to swaddle, and it feels like a magic trick. A crying baby goes quiet. A...

The phrase "Back to Sleep" is familiar to most new parents. The other half of that guidance, "Tummy to Play", is equally important and starts just as early. Tummy time is not a milestone you work toward. It is a...

About 3,500 infants die each year from sleep-related causes in the United States, according to CDC SUID data. Most of those deaths happen in sleep environments that were unsafe in some way, which means the choice of where your baby...

Every new parent I’ve talked to describes the same moment: standing over a tiny newborn in a little tub, suddenly aware of how much they don’t know. The water looks fine. The baby seems okay. But is the temperature safe?...

Every child deserves a home that keeps them safe. For autistic children, that bar is higher, and the work is more specific. Standard baby proofing assumes a child who responds to danger the way most children do: flinching from sharp...

The crib that kept your baby safely contained for two years can start to feel like a liability the first time you watch a small leg swing over the top rail. That moment, more than any birthday or pediatrician visit,...

About 3,500 infants die each year from sleep-related causes in the United States, according to CDC SUID data. That number has not changed much in recent years, despite everything we know about how to reduce it. Most of those deaths...