The Parenting Journal

Some magnetic cabinet locks list a gauss rating on the package or product page. Parents who see one tend to assume higher is better and move on. But the number alone tells you less than you’d think. Understanding what gauss...

Most parents spend more time researching strollers than they do thinking about what injures children. That’s not a criticism. It’s a pattern the injury data shows clearly, and it’s one worth correcting before you buy your fourth outlet cover and...

Somewhere between the 1950s kitchen and today’s app-connected nursery, baby proofing transformed from a set of parental instincts into a discipline backed by federal standards, independent testing, and real-time monitoring technology. That shift didn’t happen by accident. It happened because...

About 93,000 children under 5 are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for stair-related injuries, according to a Nationwide Children’s Hospital analysis of CPSC NEISS data from 1999 through 2008. That works out to roughly one child every six...

About 93,000 children under 5 are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for stair-related injuries, per a Nationwide Children’s Hospital analysis of CPSC NEISS data. That number is why a gate at the top of the stairs is one...

The American Academy of Pediatrics notes that roughly 3,500 infants in the United States die during sleep each year from sudden, unexpected causes. That number has not moved much in years. Not because researchers have stopped trying, but because the...

What every parent should know about childproof outlet covers.

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