B O S T O N, Sept. 5 -- Helping your kid kick the pacifier habit may prevent painful ear infections, one of the most common childhood ailments, a new study says. Finnish researchers are unsure why ...

Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, ... “Some toddlers are more accepting of change than others and sometimes our adult lives are more chaotic than others," Dr. O'Shea says.

Pacifiers – items that infants suck on – have a history possibly going all way the back to the Neolithic period. Today 75% of babies use them at least once during the first two months of life, but are ...

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.