The Parenting Journal

Every first-time parent eventually ends up on the same website at 11pm, staring at a $79 bundle that promises to "baby-proof your entire home" in one click. It’s tempting. It’s also probably not the right answer, and it might not...

Every year, thousands of parents install cabinet locks, feel relieved, and then discover their toddler has already figured out the one they bought. I know this firsthand. My older daughter defeated an adhesive strap lock at 26 months. She didn’t...

Approximately 2,400 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for electrical outlet injuries (CPSC). That number has stayed stubbornly consistent for years, and it doesn’t have to. Most of those injuries are preventable with the right cover installed...

Approximately 2,400 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for electrical outlet injuries (CPSC). That number is preventable. And the type of cover you choose matters more than most parents realize when they’re standing in the hardware store...

Opening a baby registry can feel overwhelming: 400 items, zero context, and a due date closing in. The registry becomes a wish list. It should be a safety plan.Room by room is the approach: start with space, not brand or...

About 93,000 children under 5 are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for stair-related injuries, according to a Nationwide Children’s Hospital analysis of CPSC NEISS data. That’s roughly one child every six minutes. A baby gate is one of...