The Parenting Journal

What a dishwasher’s lock light means, how to turn the control lock off brand by brand, and why it may not keep the door shut.

There’s no one right changing table height: aim for about elbow height with the pad on, anchor any dresser you use and keep a hand on your baby.

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...

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...