Breaking the habit won’t be fun for anyone. But following a few tips — starting with keeping calm and consistent — will make the process smoother. Credit...Getty Images Supported by By Anna ...

The best pacifiers, much like the best bottles, are the brands your baby won’t reject. Because yes, panic purchasing a batch of pacis in the middle of the night while trying to soothe a screaming baby ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- If your child's pacifier falls on the floor, what should you do? Conventional wisdom has long been to clean the pacifier with soap and water before giving it back. But CBS 2's ...

Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Sucking is a common way for babies and young toddlers to self-soothe Using a pacifier is ...

My daughter used her pacifier until she was 3 and a half years old, and it seems everyone from her teachers to strangers on the street had an unsolicited opinion on it. Some people even went as far as ...

With a new baby, a pacifier can work wonders — quieting tears and inducing calm almost instantaneously. But now that your little one is walking and talking, you may start to wonder whether it's time ...

As with most things related to newborns, using a pacifier can come with pluses and minuses. If your newborn is taking one (some don’t!), it’s probably their favorite go-to accessory. And while ...

Many parents feel that pacis, binkies, dummies — or whatever your preferred word for pacifiers happens to be — are something of a lifesaver. Along with helping babies self-soothe, they can also act as ...

Like lots of newborns, my son cried – a lot. To my first-time-mom ears, it felt like he was wailing every waking moment. In desperation late one night, I called a cousin who was a pediatric nurse for ...

When the going gets tough, the tough … pop in a pacifier? That’s the surprising stress-busting move thousands of young adults in China are making — swapping melatonin and meditation for an adult-sized ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. 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 ...