Health & Safety
DIY Childproofing
The rails under our dining room table are super sharp. I worry that our grandson is going to split his head open! Any advice?
Big Kid
The Essential College Dorm First Aid Kit, Explained (a helpful kit that students will use)
How do you put together a first aid kit for your college kid? With a little time and thought, and they’ll thank you later.
Big Kid
13 Reasons Why: The Book, the Series, the Issues
Unsure about whether 13 Reasons Why on Netflix is okay for your teen? My teen and an educator help me break it down for parents who have concerns.
Health & Safety
When Your Family Is Anti-Vaxx
An expectant mom is right to be concerned about her soon-to-be-born infant being around her non-vaccinated preschooler nieces and nephews. What should she do?
Young Child
Talking to Young Kids About the Current Events
A mom to a kindergartner is asking whether she needs to start talking to her kids about current events now that her child has started school?
Health & Safety
Grandma Caught On Tape
Grandma was caught on tape losing her temper while watching her grandkids. A mom asks whether (and, if so, how) she should confront her very sensitive-to-criticism mom about the incident.
Big Kid
When Justice Isn’t Served, What Do You Tell Your Teens?
Recent events in the news are enough to make a rational person want to secede from the human race. How can we make this a learning opportunity for our teens?
Baby
Swaddling & SIDS: A Common Sense Look at “That Study”
Has a new study REALLY established a link between swaddling and SIDS? Let’s ignore the scary headlines and take a deeper look.
Big Kid
Not Found in the Baby Book: Teen’s First Fender-Bender
I remember my first car accident as a teen like it was yesterday. Who knew it would be a useful memory to help me handle my own kid’s first time?
Health & Safety
Would You Review a Bad Nanny Online?
So you had to fire the nanny or sitter or leave the daycare suddenly. Do you just move on? Or do you write it up so other parents are informed?
Health & Safety
Lavender Oil, Revisited
Amalah explains the evolution of her change in personal opinion regarding her once safety-focused concern on lavender oil in children’s personal care products.
Health & Safety
Is It Safe? Hot Yoga During Pregnancy
A reader asks whether it is safe to continue practicing hot yoga now that she’s pregnant.
Big Kid
How To Handle The “Bad” Girlfriend
A reader is worried her young teen son’s girlfriend is a bad influence; there’s lots to unpack, here, but I give it my best shot.
Health & Safety
Tell Me How To Feel About: THE LEASH
Kids on leashes. Probably one of the top parenting choices all but guaranteed to earn you some judge-y side-eye or comments from strangers, even more so than say, breast- or bottle-feeding in public.
Health & Safety
Babyproofing Your Home
Our new-to-us house is one big adventure zone for this little 2-year-old of mine and as I mentioned earlier, babyproofing is at the top of my current to-do list. Here are my five top tips.
Big Kid
A Driving Contract For Teens
We’ve been talking a lot about teaching your teen to drive ’round here, lately, and so we thought it might be a useful thing to come up with a sample template of parent-teen driving agreement.
Health & Safety
Keep Calm and Carry On (with Empowered SAFETY)
in 2013, there were 113 children’s products recalled. Whoa. I couldn’t name one of them. However, Empowered SAFETY does all the legwork for you.
Health & Safety
When There’s a Ferocious Fido in the Family
A mom needs encouragement to confront her family about its aggressive dog being around her young children.
Health & Safety
Gun Videos, Gun Toys, Gun Safety
My young son is disturbed by the gun videos the older boys on the school bus are showing him. What should I do? Am I overreacting by wanting to contact the school?
Young Child
Goodbye Baby Gate, Hello (Terrible, Frightening) Freedom
My preschooler is very good at unlatching our strong baby gate. At what age can I let him have some independence in house during the early morning, before we are up?