The Parenting Journal

Key Takeaways Hardware-mounted gates are required at stair tops. Pressure-mounted gates belong only in doorways. Magnetic cabinet locks are the only reliable choice for cabinets holding chemicals or medications. Tamper-resistant outlets are a permanent fix. Plug-in caps are a choking...

Every year, parents make hundreds of small decisions about which products to buy, which hazards to prioritize, and which corners of the house to tackle first. Most of those decisions happen fast, between nap times and work calls, with a...

Your toddler just opened the cabinet you locked three weeks ago. They’re holding a bottle of dish soap and looking extremely pleased with themselves. This is not a parenting failure. It is, frustratingly, developmentally right on schedule.Toddlers between 18 months...

Renting an apartment or living in a leased home doesn’t mean you get to skip babyproofing. It means you have to be smarter about it.For a lot of parents, the fear of losing a security deposit is real enough that...

Renting with a baby is a specific kind of stress. You’re trying to keep a small person safe while also protecting a security deposit that represents, in some cases, two months of rent. The good news: you don’t have to...