A parent may want to wean off their child's pacifier or thumb sucking habit out of concern for their oral and emotional development. - ljubaphoto/E+/Getty Images Out of 820 American parents surveyed, ...

Pediatricians say ear infections are the most frequent medical diagnosis for kids age six and under. Now a new study says part of the blame may lie with a popular children's accessory. Nancy Werteen ...

You may want to think twice before sticking that pacifier back in your baby boy’s mouth: Three new studies, published on Sept. 18 as a single research report, find that heavy pacifier use leads to ...

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 ...

Researchers have found that overexposure to pacifiers affects the language skills of infants by the time they reach the age of 2. The study examined 1,187 infants based in Oslo, Norway, to explore the ...

Pacifiers, like diapers and onesies, are a staple on every new parent’s checklist, ready and waiting when baby comes home. We parents rely on pacifiers to help our babies self-soothe and sleep more ...

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