Babies wake up at night for various physical and developmental needs. It helps to practice patience, but always contact a doctor if your baby has symptoms of sickness or pain. If you’ve been a parent ...

There may be an optimal technique available for parents when struggling to soothe a crying infant, according to new research. Japanese researchers behind a study published this week in the journal ...

It’s hard to imagine a more common stressor for new parents than the recurring riddle: Why is the baby crying? Did she just rub her eyes—tired? Is he licking his lips—hungry? The list of possible ...

Among humans and many other species, parents have a super sense when it comes to a crying baby. Something in that wordless call communicates distress so clearly that it sparks an instinctive response.

Nearly every newborn parent has dealt with it: a crying baby that just won't go to sleep, or an infant who wakes up in the middle of the night and won't let anyone go back to bed. Regardless of the ...

Hannah Plunkett was a super frustrated mom. Her baby son had been crying on and off for ten hours, and nothing would soothe him. In a last-ditch effort at the “I’ll try anything” stage, Hannah put on ...