A hungry baby will bring their hands towards their mouth and suck on their fingers or fists (Photo: Shutterstock) Because babies can’t say what they want, it can be hard to understand what they want ...

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There is a point all parents reach during those sleepless, newborn nights: The baby is crying and the parent is on the verge of frustrated, desperate tears as well. At this moment, most parents make a ...

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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 ...

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When you’re preparing to become a parent, you know that hearing your baby cry will be part of the experience. What you may not be ready for is hours and hours of crying that can’t be soothed in the ...

A wailing infant can be the bane of many new parents. Thankfully, a team of researchers at Japan's RIKEN Center for Brain Science has just published a simple, effective, evidence-based solution in the ...