The Parenting Journal

The car seat is installed. You checked the box. But if you’re like most parents, there’s a real chance it isn’t installed correctly.Most car seats in use have at least one significant installation error. These errors affect how the seat...

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury death in children ages 1–4 (CDC). Not a distant risk. Not something that happens to other families. The number one cause, for the age group that toddles straight toward water without a...

Standing in the baby-proofing aisle with a half-full cart and phone calculator open, wondering if you’re buying too much or not nearly enough, is a familiar moment. The second time around doesn’t get faster.What I’ve learned from installing, testing, and...

The kitchen is the most dangerous room in your house for a mobile child. Not the bathroom, not the garage. The kitchen. Open flames, boiling water, heavy appliances at grabbing height, and cabinets full of cleaners and sharp objects, all...

Every year, the CPSC receives reports of thousands of injuries to children under five involving furniture and cabinet hardware. Most happen in kitchens and bathrooms. Most are preventable. And most parents don’t realize the cabinet lock they installed three months...

Every bouncer sold in the United States carries a printed warning on the frame or seat: floor use only. Most parents have seen it. Many have ignored it anyway.That gap between knowing and doing is where injuries happen.The Answer Is...

Every baby product aisle is a maze of acronyms. ASTM. CPSC. JPMA. Voluntary. Mandatory. Certified. Compliant. Parents encounter these terms constantly and rarely get a straight explanation of what they mean for the product sitting in their cart.Here is that...

A wood stove is one of the most beautiful hazards in a home. The radiant heat, the crackling fire, the cast iron glowing orange at the seams. And then your toddler walks over and reaches out a hand.Burns from wood...

Every room in your house is a different kind of problem. That’s the thing most childproofing guides miss. They hand you a checklist, you buy some outlet covers, and you feel like you’ve handled it. Then your toddler opens the...