The Parenting Journal

Every year, approximately 9,000 children under age five are treated in emergency departments for poisoning alone. That number doesn’t include burns, cuts, choking incidents, or the dozens of minor injuries that happen between well-child visits. Most of those moments don’t...

Sliding doors are one of those hazards that blend right into the background. They look harmless. They’re just a door. And then you watch a toddler figure out how to heave one open, and suddenly the patio, the pool, or...

Every cabinet lock eventually meets a determined toddler. The question is which one holds longest.Magnetic locks win that race more consistently than any other mechanism I’ve tested, because there’s nothing for small fingers to grab, pry, or figure out. No...

Most parents think they have more time than they do. The baby isn’t moving yet, the living room looks fine, and the cabinet under the sink is just cleaning supplies. Then one day you look up and your eight-month-old has...

Every year, roughly 100,000 children under five are treated in emergency rooms for stair-related injuries (CPSC). A significant portion of those falls are preventable. The gate you choose for the top of your stairs is one of the most consequential...

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...

The nursery feels done. The crib is assembled, the dresser is full of tiny folded onesies, and the mobile turns slowly above the mattress. It’s the most prepared you’ve felt since the positive test. But preparation and safety are two...