Parents don’t agree when or how their child should stop using a pacifier and sucking their thumb, according to a new poll.

Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe babies and ease them to sleep, but some parents struggle with knowing when and ...

Every parent knows the panic that comes when their baby loses their pacifier and the crying starts up, but one young mom has a story to beat them all. Josefine, 24, lives in Sweden with her two ...

Common tactics for pacifier weaning included limiting the ... Replacement objects such as stuffed animals or blankets could offer the sensory comfort a child is needing, Pezalla said, adding ...

During the ceremony, Jake Bishop delivered a eulogy and mimicked pacifier noises Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

One in 10 parents say they even cut a hole in the pacifier’s nipple to make it less appealing. Among parents of thumb-suckers, 18% gave their child a stuffed animal to hold instead while one in ...