T here was a time when using baby gear was a standalone experience. You assembled the crib and then you placed the baby in ...

There is an art to laying down a newborn baby. Or, rather, a science. The American Academy of Pediatrics will tell you that babies need to sleep swaddled, on their backs, in an empty bassinet. But ...

The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. Parenting is not for the faint of heart. It ...

How often should you replace your baby's bottle? Breastfeeding is essential for babies up to 6 months of age. After that, ...

Believe it or not, babies have moods just like adults do. They can shift quickly and are mostly influenced by sleep, hunger, overstimulation (like too much light or noise) and a need for connection.

Good childcare is really hard to find. Good, affordable childcare? That can be impossible. That's precisely the predicament faced in this week's Parent Confession. I’ve spent the last year working a ...

At the spry age of 79, Robert De Niro became a father for the seventh time when his baby daughter Gia was born in 2023. In a new update, the Oscar-winning actor shared that he has been spending time ...

This piece is part of Scientific American’s column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. It was 3 A.M., and my seven-month-old would not stay asleep. She didn’t want to nurse. She cried when I ...

In the fall of 2018, my husband and I decided to take a trip to Europe with our 1-year-old in tow. The flight was predictably exhausting. But when we arrived in Rome, we were delighted to discover ...

Parents typically spend nine months ruminating over what they will name their baby, and that’s when the angst ends. But a new mom on Reddit is now four months postpartum and still isn’t content with ...

How memory failures can pose fatal outcomes and how to prevent them. — -- Even the most attentive parents can make a fatal mistake. For Kristie Reeves, May 25, 2011 was just like any other day in ...