Babies spend a great deal of time sleeping. Parents and others who care for infants should be aware of ways they can help protect sleeping babies from injury and death. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the sudden unexplained death of an infant younger than 1 year of age. This syndrome is rare and its...

The birth process may cause your baby’s head to appear slightly misshapen during the few days or weeks after he or she is born. This generally is normal because a baby’s skull is made up of several separate bones that are not yet fused together. The shape should improve within six weeks of birth. If...

Yesterday I just couldn't wait for 7:30. That was the designated time my sister in California and I had set up to try our first e-chat. Or iChat. Or webcam chat. Whatever you call it, we were going to talk face-to-face with the assistance of digital video cameras. And while I was excited to try this...

Proper hearing is essential to a child’s ability to develop speech and language skills, as well as his or her cognitive, social and emotional development. The first few years of a child’s life are particularly important. During this time, children learn to make sense of sounds via their ears, working...

Parents who are concerned with their child’s speech and language development may not know what to do or where to go for help. With the help of a speech-language pathologist, it is possible to evaluate both receptive and expressive speech and language skills. Receptive skills include a child’s ability...

Tips for keeping your cool around a crying baby It’s 2 a.m. and cries from the room next door begin again for the third time tonight. You have tried everything but nothing seems to work. You are at the end of your rope and pleading for just a few moments of sleep before you have to settle into another...