Pacifiers may spark debate among parents, but a new poll shows they remain a go-to tool for helping young children self-soothe. More than half of parents say their child currently or previously ...

Breaking the habit won’t be fun for anyone. But following a few tips — starting with keeping calm and consistent — will make the process smoother. Credit...Getty Images Supported by By ...

Nov. 2, 2012 -- Just as many parents suspect, pacifiers are a gold mine for germs, a new study shows. The study doesn't show whether any babies got sick from their germy pacifiers. Parents have ...

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 aren't just for soothing colicky babies anymore. A new study has found that use of a pacifier during sleep reduced the chances of a baby suffering from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS ...

As a parent, it may seem like pacifiers are always a battle—whether you’re trying to get your child to take one or to take one away. Pacifiers can be helpful to babies, who are born with the need to ...

Rexann resorted to giving the infant a pacifier. "We sort of hoped she would be a thumbsucker and comfort herself," says Brew, of Pasadena, Calif., who admits she and her husband awoke at least ...

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.