The pacifier can be a wonderful thing: It can soothe a fussy baby, help them fall asleep, or offer a temporary distraction. Plus, once breastfeeding is established, the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

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, ...

(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 ...

A mom has shared her spin on the ‘Binky Fairy’ idea to get her toddler to give up her pacifier once and for all. Instead of the usual present or toy to replace the popular soothers, the mom asks her ...

Pacifiers, soothers, binkies: some people love ‘em, some people avoid ‘em completely. But in my house? We called them pacies and they. were. awesome. Well, they were awesome until they really, really ...

Contrary to a concern held by many pediatricians, the use of pacifiers does not cause infants to stop breast-feeding early, according to research released Tuesday. Based on studies that suggested a ...

The Bishop family of Festus, Missouri, can smile now, but a few months ago the mood was much more somber as Courtney, Jake and their 3-year-old daughter Hazel said goodbye to a very important member ...

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 ...

There was good news Wednesday for nursing mothers: the pacifier you use to "plug" up a fussy infant won't necessarily bring an end to breast-feeding your baby. A new report published in Wednesday's ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. parents who has struggled, according to a May 19 poll conducted by the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Out of 820 ...