The Parenting Journal

Every year, parents buy the same three things first: a baby monitor, a car seat, and a cute mobile for the crib. Then the baby starts moving, and the real education begins.Babyproofing is not a single afternoon project. It is...

Every new parent I know has a version of the same story. They spent two weekends installing cabinet locks and outlet covers, stepped back to admire their work, and felt accomplished. Then their kid found the one thing they missed.I’ve...

Renting changes nothing about how fast a baby moves. It changes everything about how you’re allowed to respond.The wall anchors you’d use in a house you own? Off the table, or at least complicated by a lease that charges you...

Every year, parents spend hours researching strollers and minutes thinking about what happens when the baby starts to move. That gap is where children get hurt.Not anxiety. Evidence. 3,500 — Infants die from sleep-related causes in the U.S. each year...

Every parent I know has had the same moment: you look up from your phone, and your baby is somewhere they absolutely should not be. For me, it was the afternoon my younger daughter emptied the entire under-sink cabinet in...

Every year I do a full walkthrough of our house. Not because I enjoy crouching behind toilets or yanking on furniture straps, but because my kids keep changing, and a house that was safe for a six-month-old is a different...

Most parents think about babyproofing the way they think about filing taxes: something to handle once, check off the list, and never revisit. But babies don’t stay still, and neither do hazards. The corner protectors you installed in March look...

Every room in your house is a different kind of problem. That’s the thing most childproofing guides miss. They hand you a checklist, you buy some outlet covers, and you feel like you’ve handled it. Then your toddler opens the...