The Parenting Journal

Every year, parents spend hours researching strollers and minutes thinking about what happens when the baby starts to move. That gap is where children get hurt.Not anxiety. Evidence. 3,500 — Infants die from sleep-related causes in the U.S. each year...

Roughly one child every six minutes is treated for a stair-related injury in a U.S. emergency room (Nationwide Children’s Hospital analysis of CPSC NEISS data, 1999–2008). If you have a climber, a large dog, or both, you already know that...

Every parent I know has had the same moment: you look up from your phone, and your baby is somewhere they absolutely should not be. For me, it was the afternoon my younger daughter emptied the entire under-sink cabinet in...

Key Takeaways Decorative screens offer zero protection, only a purpose-built hearth gate creates a real barrier. Gas fireplace glass can exceed 1,300°F, causing third-degree burns in seconds. Steel mesh freestanding gates are the safest choice for hearths with a raised...

Foam corner guards had a good run. They were cheap, they were everywhere, and for a while, they felt like enough. But if you’ve watched a determined toddler peel one off a coffee table in under thirty seconds, you already...

The kitchen is the room where I spend the most time with my kids, and also the room where I’ve had to intervene the fastest. My younger daughter once pulled open the oven door and used it as a step...

Every cabinet lock fails eventually. The question is whether it fails before your toddler figures it out, or after.I learned this the hard way when my older daughter defeated an adhesive strap lock at 26 months. She didn’t pry it...

Every year, parents spend hours researching strollers and nursery paint colors. The cabinet locks get ordered the night a curious ten-month-old nearly pulls a bottle of dish soap off the shelf. I know because that was me, sprinting to my...

Every year I do a full walkthrough of our house. Not because I enjoy crouching behind toilets or yanking on furniture straps, but because my kids keep changing, and a house that was safe for a six-month-old is a different...