The Parenting Journal

Renting an apartment or living in a leased home doesn’t mean you get to skip babyproofing. It means you have to be smarter about it.For a lot of parents, the fear of losing a security deposit is real enough that...

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...