The Parenting Journal

Every parent has a version of the same story. You turned around for thirty seconds. Maybe you answered the phone, or grabbed a dish towel, or just walked to the other room. And in that thirty seconds, something happened. A...

What the AAP says about trimming and filing a baby’s nails, why not to bite or peel them, and who to call about red or swollen skin.

Who to call after a baby falls off an adult bed, in the AAP’s own words, and what the AAP and CPSC advise for babies on and around adult beds.

Where to keep nicotine pouches, vape refills and cigarette butts in a home with a toddler, and who to call at once if one is swallowed.

Where hair tools sit, how hot they get and how to store them out of a toddler’s reach, with the fixed line to call for any burn.

Who to call if a baby has chewed a charger or cord, why the AAP says mouth burns are deeper than they look, and how to keep cords out of reach.

What the AAP and CPSC say about floor beds by age, and how to set up the room: anchors, cords, outlets and a gate at the door.

Who to call when a baby eats dog food, cat food or cat litter, and how to keep pet food and litter out of a crawler’s reach.

Every baby monitor on the market promises security. What they don’t all promise is privacy. And those two things are not the same. The monitor category has split into two fundamentally different technologies, each with real tradeoffs that most product...