There may be an optimal technique available for parents when struggling to soothe a crying infant, according to new research. Japanese researchers behind a study published this week in the journal ...

Nearly every newborn parent has dealt with it: a crying baby that just won't go to sleep, or an infant who wakes up in the middle of the night and won't let anyone go back to bed. Regardless of the ...

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It's every parent's nightmare -- an exhausted baby who just won't stop crying when it's time go to sleep. Even worse? The baby finally falls asleep in your arms but wakes again and starts sobbing when ...

(CNN) - Here is the best way to get a baby to stop crying, according to science. Hold the baby and walk around for five minutes. Then sit with the baby for five to eight minutes. Finally, put the baby ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

A full night’s sleep will be near the top of many parents’ wish lists. Sleep deprivation is no fun and many parents find themselves turning to baby care books that promise to train their child to ...