The Parenting Journal

Most parents spend weeks researching car seats and outlet covers before their baby comes home. Almost none of them take a first aid course first. That gap is worth closing before you need it.Emergencies don’t announce themselves. They happen while...

The first 30 days with a newborn are terrifying in a way no one fully prepares you for. Not because of the sleeplessness, though that’s real. Because you are suddenly responsible for a person who cannot roll over, cannot call...

Most parents picture baby-proofing as something they’ll get to eventually, maybe after the first crawl. That’s the wrong order. By the time your baby is pulling across the floor toward the dog’s water bowl, you’ve already lost the window.The AAP...