Why We Publish These Standards
Parents make real decisions based on what they read here — about sleep, feeding, development, and product safety. That responsibility shapes every step of how we work. This page explains how content on My Parenting Book is created, reviewed, sourced, and kept up to date, so you can judge for yourself whether to trust it.
How Our Content Is Created
Every article on this site goes through the same path before it is published:
- Written by named contributors. Articles carry a byline, and you can read about each contributor on our Our Experts page.
- Reviewed before publishing. Nothing goes live automatically. A human editor reads and approves every piece of content on this site.
- Written for real families. We aim for practical guidance, not alarmism or clickbait. If the honest answer is "it depends" or "ask your pediatrician," that is what we write.
Sourcing Standards
Our sourcing rules, in order of preference:
- Primary and official sources first: government agencies (CPSC, FDA, CDC, NHTSA), the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, and peer-reviewed research.
- Claims are attributed. When we cite a statistic or a recommendation, we link to where it came from so you can verify it yourself.
- No recycled content. We do not republish other outlets' articles or paraphrase them at scale. Summaries of external announcements always credit and link to the original source.
How We Use AI — and Where We Don't
We believe in being direct about this. AI tools assist parts of our workflow, and a human is accountable for everything that gets published:
- Interactive tools: features like our story generator and activity ideas are clearly AI-powered and labeled as such, with their limits explained in our Health Disclaimer.
- Recall & safety coverage: on recall pages, the factual details — product names, model numbers, lot codes, unit counts, dates, and contact information — are taken directly from the official agency record and are never AI-generated. AI helps draft the plain-language "what parents need to know" context, which an editor reviews against the official record before anything is published. Read more on the Safety Desk page.
- Human approval is mandatory. No AI-assisted content is published on this site without a person reviewing and approving it first.
Health and Safety Content
Content touching health, development, or safety is held to a stricter bar: we prefer official and clinical sources, avoid definitive medical claims, and remind readers that our content is informational — it never replaces advice from a pediatrician or qualified professional. See our Health Disclaimer for the full picture.
Keeping Content Up to Date
- Articles are revisited and revised as research and official guidance evolve.
- Recall pages are treated as a permanent reference: they are not deleted, and when an agency updates the official record, the page is re-reviewed and updated with a visible "Updated" marker.
- Substantive changes update the page's modified date, which is visible to readers and search engines.
Corrections
We correct factual errors promptly and transparently. How to report an error and what happens next is described in our Corrections Policy.
Independence and Advertising
Our editorial decisions are not for sale. If a page ever contains sponsored or affiliate content, it will be clearly labeled. Recall and safety coverage is never sponsored.
Contact Us
Questions about these standards, or something we should look at? Reach us at [email protected] or through our contact form.