Our daughter's first attempt at a "word" was not mama or dada, rather it was "baba" her name for her beloved pacifier. Our daughter’s first attempt at a “word” was not mama or dada, rather it was ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Pacifiers play a big role in infant and children’s lives, or for that matter, sucking on anything (like thumbs). However, convincing your child that they don’t need them ...

(CNN) — Every night, Lauren Finney Harden and her husband would awaken to the cries of their first-born daughter, and a routine game of “paci pong” — where each parent takes turns retrieving the ...

“My daughter is 22 months old and is attached to her pacifier when she sleeps. My husband and I have weaned her from it during waking hours a few months back. The problem is she uses it to fall asleep ...

(CNN) — Every night, Lauren Finney Harden and her husband would awaken to the cries of their first-born daughter, and a routine game of “paci pong” — where each parent takes turns retrieving the ...

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 parents ...