Getting a crying baby to quieten down and go to sleep quickly is the ultimate goal of any tired, sleep-deprived parent. Now, a group of scientists from Japan believe they have found the best way to ...

How do you soothe a baby? There are as many answers to this as there are babies. For some babies (and adults), the answer involves listening to music. What kind of music is also very personal. These ...

Trying to comfort a crying baby can be stressful, especially when it is late at night and parents are operating on only a few hours of sleep. Sometimes, babies that have been fed or changed won't ...

When I was a new mother, a well-intentioned uncle cautioned that I not pick up my crying infant for fear that I might not prepare her for the world in which she was already living and learning. I was ...

As your baby gets older and is awake more and more a lot of parents wonder how to get their baby to fall asleep on their own. During the newborn phase, holding your baby and swaddling your baby in a ...

Sept. 13 (UPI) --Scientists in Japan and Italy published a paper analyzing the optimal method to soothe a crying infant. The findings were published Tuesday in the journal Current Biology, and found ...

Most parents have experienced frustration when their infants cry excessively and refuse to sleep. Scientists have found that the best strategy to calm them down is by holding and walking with them for ...

For many parents, long nights spent soothing a fussy baby is almost a rite of passage. According to the American Pregnancy Association, about 20% to 25% of babies go through a colicky phase. Colic is ...

What is the most effective way for parents to soothe their crying babies? A combination of sensory stimuli - by way of swaddling, sound and movement - can help, according to a new study by SEIN, the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the early weeks and months after a baby is born, their crying is usually related to their physical needs — such as hunger, hiccups or a stomachache. Later on, a baby's cries ...