The Parenting Journal

Every renter who has ever stood in a hardware store holding a drill, reading the lease clause about "no permanent alterations," knows exactly the problem. You need to lock the cabinets. You cannot put holes in the walls. These two...

Every new parent learns the same lesson the same way: tiny nails are surprisingly sharp, and a sleeping baby’s face is the first casualty. Before my older daughter was three weeks old, she had scratched her own cheek badly enough...

Sliding glass doors are one of those hazards that don’t look like hazards. They’re just the door to the backyard. But the CPSC estimates that glass doors account for tens of thousands of emergency room visits each year, and that...