The Parenting Journal

Short, smooth nails are the AAP’s main fix for face scratches, with mittens as a backup, safe sleep at night and signs it’s time to call the pediatrician.

Why babies refuse the bottle and what to try at each age, from the nipple and milk temperature to teething and daycare, plus when to call the pediatrician.

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...

What 'non-toxic’, 'green’ and Safer Choice labels tell you, how to read any cleaner’s label, and the storage rules every bottle still needs.

How to tell a microwave’s keypad lock from its newer child-resistant door, and the on and off steps Panasonic, GE, Samsung, Whirlpool and others publish.

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...

What the FDA, AAP and CDC say about BPA, heat, microplastics and breakage, and how to weigh glass, plastic and silicone bottles.

Every step of a diaper change from AAP and CDC guidance, with diapering around the umbilical cord stump, boys and girls, poopy diapers and one hand on your baby throughout.

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...