The Parenting Journal

The living room looks safe. Soft couch, low coffee table, maybe a basket of toys in the corner. But the outlets clustered behind the entertainment center, the lamp cord snaking across the baseboard, the window blind cord looped over its...

Approximately 2,400 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for electrical outlet injuries (CPSC). That number is small enough that many parents assume the risk doesn’t apply to their family, and large enough that it absolutely might. The...

Approximately 2,400 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for electrical outlet injuries (CPSC). That number has stayed stubbornly high for decades, despite outlet covers being cheap, widely available, and effective when you choose the right type. The...

Approximately 2,400 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for electrical outlet injuries (CPSC). That number has stayed stubbornly consistent for years, and it doesn’t have to. Most of those injuries are preventable with the right cover installed...

Approximately 2,400 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for electrical outlet injuries (CPSC). That number is preventable. And the type of cover you choose matters more than most parents realize when they’re standing in the hardware store...