baby proofing

Mom installing a metal anti-tip furniture anchor strap on a nursery dresser while her toddler son watches from the rug nearby

Furniture Anchors 101: How to Anchor Every Dresser & Bookshelf (+ 4 Anti-Tip Straps We Trust, From $5)

My youngest son is nineteen months old, and as far as he’s concerned, every dresser in our house is a rock-climbing wall. Open the bottom drawer, step in, reach for the next one up. He figured this out before he could say “drawer.” Toddlers always do. That climbing instinct is exactly why furniture tip-overs remain

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A mother holds her baby in a sunlit living room with packed travel baby gear, ready for visiting grandparents

Visiting Grandparents With a Baby: What to Pack for Sleep, Meals, and a House That Isn’t Babyproofed

The first time we drove up to my parents’ place with a baby in the back seat, I packed like we were emigrating. Two giant duffels, a trunk that wouldn’t close, and a mental list I’d rewritten four times. And somehow I still forgot the one thing that actually mattered that weekend: a way to

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