The Parenting Journal

Every year, about 3,300 children age 5 and younger are treated in U.S. emergency rooms for window fall injuries (CPSC). That number stops me every time I read it, because I know exactly how fast it happens. My younger daughter...

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...

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...

Foam corner guards had a good run. They were cheap, they were everywhere, and for a while, they felt like enough. But if you’ve watched a determined toddler peel one off a coffee table in under thirty seconds, you already...

Every year, the CPSC receives reports of children falling from chairs, step stools, and improvised climbing solutions in the kitchen. Most of those falls happen when a parent is right there, watching, distracted for two seconds by a boiling pot...

Every year, the CPSC receives reports of thousands of injuries to children under five involving falls and access to hazardous areas in the home. Most of those incidents happen in the living room, the kitchen threshold, or at the base...

Infants falling from changing tables are a documented injury risk, with falls from elevated surfaces among the leading causes of injury for babies under 12 months. A contoured changing pad is one of the simplest pieces of safety equipment in...

Plastic plug-in outlet caps have been in the "babyproofing starter kit" for decades. They cost almost nothing, they ship in packs of twenty-five, and they feel like a solved problem. They are not a solved problem.A 1997 Temple University study...