A pacifier and/or thumb or finger sucking can help lull babies to sleep in the first months and years of their life. So much so that giving up this habit can become a real challenge. A recent US ...

When it comes to anxieties around how and when to intervene on a child’s pacifier or thumb sucking habit, Finney Harden is one of many parents who has struggled, according to a May 19 poll ...

Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe babies and ease them to sleep, but some parents struggle with knowing when and how to stop these habits, a new national poll suggests. About half of ...

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New York - Infants who can be weaned from continuous pacifier use are less likely to experience ear infections and, probably, other ill effects of pacifier use, according to a report in the September ...

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Most parents believe pacifier use should end by age 2 (79%), while 57% felt the same about thumb-sucking. Pacifiers may spark debate among parents, but a new poll shows they remain a go-to tool ...

Out of 820 American parents surveyed, about half reported their child used a pacifier, and a quarter reported thumb sucking habits. Most parents said the behaviors were effective to sooth ...

These adolescents and juveniles have started to kidnap the infants of another monkey species, seemingly just for kicks. That's what scientists think after watching a bunch of male white-faced ...