As a bioacoustics researcher, I have spent years studying the communication of animals – from the soft calls of crocodile ...

A study that revealed what many parents probably knew all along – the key to soothing an upset baby – has done the global rounds this past week. The study, which was conducted with mums and their ...

When baby books failed me, I blamed myself. But what if the problem wasn’t me—or her—but the pressure to parent perfectly?

New babies are famously inconsistent sleepers, waking up often — day and night — to eat. They might struggle to nap during the day or get back to sleep after a 3 a.m. diaper change. And of course, if ...

When you become a parent, sleeping through the night becomes a paramount concern—not just for your baby’s health but so that ...

What parents should do when an infant repeatedly wakes up and cries at night has been a passionate and timeless debate. Behavioral sleep interventions, which can vary from relatively milder techniques ...

Parents must be shaking their heads once again about the value of expert opinion. This time, the issue is getting crying babies to fall and stay asleep. There was big "news" last week in papers and on ...

Velcro fasteners are a common feature on swaddle sacks and make it a breeze to secure or adjust the swaddle after wrapping ...

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 ...