Parents & Kids

A monitor should tell you when your baby is awake, not promise to prevent anything. Here are the five that do that well, and why the medical-style monitors need a careful read.

The safest infant sleep product is usually the plainest one. Inclined sleepers, weighted sacks and crib bumpers are the categories where marketing and safety guidance disagree most sharply.

Rear-facing longer is the single decision that matters most, and it is decided by height and weight limits rather than by your child’s birthday. Here is how to compare seats that all claim to be safest.