The Parenting Journal

Every summer, a child drowns in a backyard pool while an adult is home. No screaming. No splashing. Just silence, and then a frantic search that ends in tragedy. Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury death in children...

Every summer, a brightly colored inflatable pool appears in backyards across the country, and with it comes a risk that most parents underestimate. These aren’t deep pools. They aren’t complicated. They look like toys. But drowning is the leading cause...