As a bioacoustics researcher, I have spent years studying the communication of animals – from the soft calls of crocodile ...

The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent or caregiver, this is a familiar, urgent call to ...

Crying and fussiness are common in babies, but frequent, intense episodes may signal colic. Paying attention to patterns and possible triggers can help you figure out what works best to calm them.

Will we ever stop debating whether babies should be allowed to exist in public spaces? No one likes hearing babies cry—not even their parents. But babies cry. It’s a fact of life. And when you are a ...

The first few months with your newborn are a whirlwind of emotions, sleep deprivation, and countless pediatrician visits. Amid the chaos of new parenthood, it’s easy to miss subtle signs that ...

If the sound of a baby crying gets you red in the face, you're not just imagining things. A new study has found that an infant's cries – particularly those that signal pain – really do trigger a hot ...

This baby’s cry in the sky wasn’t going to fly. A mom has gone viral on Instagram after sharing a video of her husband making their 5-month-old daughter apologize to fellow fliers following a ...

If you’ve driven regularly in a car with a baby, you’ve driven with a screaming baby. At the risk of generalising, babies hate driving. They hate sitting backwards, they hate not being able to see ...