The Parenting Journal

Every year, an estimated 60,000+ children under five are treated in U.S. emergency departments for unintentional poisoning (CPSC). A meaningful share of those calls to Poison Control involve plants. Not medications. Not cleaning products. Plants sitting on windowsills and shelves,...

The garden looks harmless. It’s just dirt and plants and a little afternoon sun. But the same space where you grow tomatoes and deadhead roses is full of hazards that are difficult to see until you’re down at crawling height,...