The Parenting Journal

Every year, roughly 100,000 children under five are treated in emergency rooms for stair-related injuries (CPSC). A significant portion of those falls are preventable. The gate you choose for the top of your stairs is one of the most consequential...

Renting changes nothing about how fast a baby moves. It changes everything about how you’re allowed to respond.The wall anchors you’d use in a house you own? Off the table, or at least complicated by a lease that charges you...

Approximately 2,400 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each year for electrical outlet injuries (CPSC). That number is lower than it was two decades ago, and the reason isn’t that parents got better at supervision. It’s that the hardware...

Hiring someone to walk through your home and tell you what’s dangerous sounds like a luxury. It isn’t, necessarily. But it’s also not always the right call. Here’s how to figure out which side of that line you’re on. 36,000...

The nursery feels done. The crib is assembled, the dresser is full of tiny folded onesies, and the mobile turns slowly above the mattress. It’s the most prepared you’ve felt since the positive test. But preparation and safety are two...

Every year, parents spend hours researching strollers and minutes thinking about what happens when the baby starts to move. That gap is where children get hurt.Not anxiety. Evidence. 3,500 — Infants die from sleep-related causes in the U.S. each year...

Roughly one child every six minutes is treated for a stair-related injury in a U.S. emergency room (Nationwide Children’s Hospital analysis of CPSC NEISS data, 1999–2008). If you have a climber, a large dog, or both, you already know that...

Every parent I know has had the same moment: you look up from your phone, and your baby is somewhere they absolutely should not be. For me, it was the afternoon my younger daughter emptied the entire under-sink cabinet in...

Key Takeaways Decorative screens offer zero protection, only a purpose-built hearth gate creates a real barrier. Gas fireplace glass can exceed 1,300°F, causing third-degree burns in seconds. Steel mesh freestanding gates are the safest choice for hearths with a raised...