When your baby does experience sleep regressions, consistency and patience are key to managing. Repeating the same steps, in ...

Since each baby is different, it's difficult to say how long you can expect the 4-month sleep regression to last. However, ...

In other words, a baby's tendency to cry might have more to do with their DNA than anything a parent does—or doesn't—do. "For ...

Bedtime can be tricky for parents, especially when their child is experiencing behavioral sleep problems, but help is on the ...

Researchers only found slight hearing differences between the sexes, yet mothers still handle night-time childcare three ...

How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics, and there is probably not much that parents can do about it.

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My son is 3. He’s always been a light sleeper ...

How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics and there is probably not much that parents can do about it.

Colic can start when your baby is only 4 to 6 weeks old and cause crying for hours at a time. Your baby may arch their back and cry out. Babies usually outgrow colic by the time they’re 4 months ...

Olivia had been showing symptoms since she was just 7 months old — including a belly that remained swollen, hard to the touch and rounder than it should have been. Her pediatrician brushed it off as a ...