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“My baby is only happy in my arms, the minute I put her down she cries.” “She wakes every hour throughout the night, every night, I’m exhausted.” --Statements frequently spoken by new parents Waking ...

Sleep training methods like “cry it out” remain controversial. While some studies suggest occasional crying causes no harm, others warn of stress and attachment risks. Recently, 723 Danish ...

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 ...

Why is my baby crying? It's a crucial, daily question for many parents, and one that's all too often answered with a defeated: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. What if artificial intelligence could resolve that question ...

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. I’m Karen Hopkin. If you’re a new parent or have ever had any exposure to a baby, you’re no doubt familiar with this sound. If you're ...

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 ...

A new study has cast doubt on the idea that women are biologically wired to wake more to a crying baby than men. It suggests that the significant disparity in nighttime care is due to social, rather ...

In late September, professional sleep consultant Chrissy Lawler, known by the Instagram handle the.peaceful.sleeper, livestreamed herself sleep training an infant named Charlotte. According to the ...

I wasn't sure if I should upgrade to first class on my first overnight flight with my infant. I ended up trying it, and it did not go as I'd hoped. I booked coach seats on our return flight. We slept ...

Celine Brewer still remembers the glares when she got on a flight with her baby boy. The people in front of her demanded new seats right away - and then the baby started to cry before the plane even ...