The Parenting Journal

Every diaper change is a small, ordinary moment. It is also one of the most common settings for an infant fall.Changing table falls send thousands of children to emergency rooms each year in the United States. Most of those falls...

About 9,400 children under age 3 are treated in U.S. emergency departments each year for high-chair-related injuries (CPSC). That number stopped me cold when I first read it, because I know exactly how those moments happen. You turn around to...

The bedroom feels safe. It’s quiet, familiar, carpeted. But CPSC reports one child death every two weeks from furniture, TV, or appliance tip-overs, and half of all child tip-over deaths happen in the bedroom. Not the kitchen. Not the stairs....

The furniture in your child’s bedroom is probably the most dangerous thing in the room. Not the window. Not the outlet. The dresser.CPSC reports one child death every two weeks from furniture, TV, or appliance tip-overs. Nearly 80% of those...