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Give the gift of sleep to moms with babies this Mother’s Day
Many possibilities for gifts come to mind to acknowledge Mother’s Day for new mothers — family and friends think about…
What’s causing the US baby formula shortage – and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again
A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American parents already confronted with the pressures of raising an…
COVID-19 in babies – here’s what to expect
Parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their infant caught COVID-19. Babies may be considered vulnerable due to…
Can you use rapid antigen tests in children under 2 years old?
As we head into winter, you may have a sniffly child under two years old at home. Is it just…
The US is importing baby formula to help end supply shortage – what parents need to know
Industry and federal efforts to alleviate a baby formula shortage in the U.S. are ramping up, with the import of…
Why can’t you remember being born, learning to walk or saying your first words? What scientists know about ‘infantile amnesia’
Whenever I teach about memory in my child development class at Rutgers University, I open by asking my students to…
Researchers trained an AI model to ‘think’ like a baby, and it suddenly excelled
In a world rife with opposing views, let’s draw attention to something we can all agree on: if I show…
Babies can learn language sounds in the first few hours of being born – new research
We often think of babies as blank canvases with little ability to learn during the first few weeks of life.…
why we all choose the same ones
You might be one of those people who, since their own childhood, has curated lists of potential names for any…