When your baby is crying, it feels nearly instinctual to stand up to rock, sway and soothe them. That’s because standing up to calm babies is instinctual—driven by centuries of positive feedback from ...

When a baby is born, one of the first signs that doctors, nurses, and even family members look out for is the unmistakable sound of the baby’s first cry. While it may seem like a simple, instinctive ...

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 ...

Not knowing what your baby wants or needs can be incredibly overwhelming. Here’s how you can learn their language. It’s 2 a.m., and you’ve been pacing up and down the hallway for what feels like hours ...

Some fun facts about infant wailing that will confirm you're in for it: Infants cry about two hours a day. Adults are wired to respond to infant crying about twice as fast as we do to other loud ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The sound of babies crying is uniquely able to get adults to react at speed, British scientists said on Tuesday. A study by Oxford University researchers using the classic arcade ...

Dear Amy: My wife and I have a 14-month-old baby. Overall we have adjusted pretty well to parenthood. My wife works full time and I’m scheduled to take grad school classes three days a week, so we ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and fuss the least, researchers said on Monday.