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The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent or caregiver, this is a familiar, urgent call to ...

Parents value their alone time, especially after just having a newborn baby. One such couple decided to go out and celebrate for the first time by themselves after having their child. Now, the woman ...

A new study from Aarhus University challenges the widespread belief that women are naturally "hardwired" to wake up more easily to a crying baby than men. The work is published in the journal Emotion.

It’s late at night. You haven’t had a good night’s sleep in weeks. And your baby is crying again. Historically, it’s been up to you to cycle through the diaper, bottle and/or comfort-object routine ...

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When an infant cries, parents frequently wonder whether they should soothe the baby or let the baby calm itself down. If they respond to every sob, won’t the baby cry more? Isn’t that spoiling the ...