The Parenting Journal

Key Takeaways Hardware-mounted gates are required at stair tops. Pressure-mounted gates belong only in doorways. Magnetic cabinet locks are the only reliable choice for cabinets holding chemicals or medications. Tamper-resistant outlets are a permanent fix. Plug-in caps are a choking...

Most baby registries look the same. A stroller, a bouncer, a white noise machine, a mountain of swaddles. And underneath all of it, a gap where the safety items should be.That gap isn’t laziness. It’s a knowledge problem. Registry tools...

Every year, parents make hundreds of small decisions about which products to buy, which hazards to prioritize, and which corners of the house to tackle first. Most of those decisions happen fast, between nap times and work calls, with a...

About 93,000 children under 5 are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for stair-related injuries (CDC). That number is why baby gates exist. But a gate sitting in your doorway is only as good as the standard it was...

Renting with a baby is a specific kind of stress. You’re trying to keep a small person safe while also protecting a security deposit that represents, in some cases, two months of rent. The good news: you don’t have to...

The furniture in your child’s bedroom is probably the most dangerous thing in the room. Not the window. Not the outlet. The dresser.CPSC reports one child death every two weeks from furniture, TV, or appliance tip-overs. Nearly 80% of those...

Every year, the CPSC reports thousands of children are treated in emergency rooms for head injuries caused by furniture edges. Most of those injuries happen during the crawling and early walking stages, when a toddler’s head is exactly level with...

Every year, parents spend hours researching individual baby-proofing products, buying them piecemeal, and then realizing they missed something important after a close call. A complete set, bought thoughtfully, is a better starting point. But "complete" means different things depending on...

The first time I left the house while my younger daughter was napping, I was three blocks away before I realized I had no idea what I was looking at on my phone. The WiFi monitor app had dropped the...