The Parenting Journal

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 number is why the gate question matters so much. Not "which style...

Every parent I know has stood in the baby-proofing aisle at some point, holding two nearly identical cabinet locks and wondering which one their kid will defeat first. My older daughter defeated an adhesive strap lock at 26 months. She...

Most families buy a gate first. Then their baby figures out how to get everywhere anyway, and they buy a playpen. Then they realize they needed both from the start, just for different things. These two products solve different problems....

Every year, parents spend hours curating the perfect baby registry, agonizing over stroller brands and nursery aesthetics. The safety items get added last, almost as an afterthought, usually after someone’s baby shower comment or a pediatrician visit. That’s backwards. The...

Every year, parents spend hours agonizing over stroller brands and nursery aesthetics while the items that could prevent a serious injury get added as afterthoughts, if at all. A safety-focused registry flips that priority. It starts with the hazards that...

Every year, parents spend hours researching strollers and car seats while the inside of their home stays unaddressed. Then the baby starts pulling up on furniture, and the panic sets in. A complete baby proofing kit solves that problem systematically....

Baby gates must meet ASTM F1004. Pet gates have no equivalent federal safety standard. Hardware-mounted gates are required at the top of stairs. Pressure-mounted gates are not safe there. Bar spacing must be no wider than 2 3/8 inches to...

Most baby-proofing aisles look the same: rows of plastic locks, foam bumpers in primary colors, and cabinet latches sealed in blister packs. What those packages rarely tell you is what the products are made of. 87,000+ — Children under 6...

Most parents baby-proof their home once and feel done. Then they book a vacation rental, walk in with a toddler, and realize the place looks like an obstacle course designed by someone who has never met a two-year-old. I’ve been...