The Parenting Journal

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...

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...

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...

From 1991 to 2001, more than 24,000 children under 10 were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for electrical outlet injuries, about 7 a day (Electrical Safety Foundation International, citing CPSC data). Most of those injuries are preventable with the right...