SHORT ANSWER: Experts estimate babies cost $20,000-$50,000 in their first year. But that number can vary based on your healthcare costs and the equipment you purchase. Welcoming a baby is ...

The AI program was way less cute than a real baby. But like a baby, it learned its first words by seeing objects and hearing words. Some ideas of language learning hold that humans are born with ...

Sometimes the simplest questions are the hardest to answer. How, for example, do you decide to wiggle your fingers? A lot is known about the muscles and neural structures involved—the puppet and the ...

Preeclampsia can reduce blood flow to the fetus, restricting their food and oxygen supply. This, in turn, can affect development and may result in a low birth weight or preterm birth. In severe cases, ...

When my son Edwin was about three months old, he started talking. Not with real words of course, or any language that is understandable, but when I talked to him, he suddenly started responding by ...

Co-authored with Alyssa Swift, M.S. In the current post, we are returning to our lab’s roots investigating the foundations of emotional development that occur in infancy. We know that infants have an ...

It's not hard to impress new parents. Because babies are born helpless and dependent on us for everything, it's always exciting to see them learn how to do anything for themselves. From learning how ...

One of these is Grunting baby syndrome. Grunting baby syndrome - the medical term is Infant Dyschezia - occurs when your infant is having a poo. They may strain and make noises that suggest they're ...

Bassinets are incredibly convenient—they provide a safe sleep space for your baby right next to you, making tending to them in the middle of the night a little easier. Plus, the American Academy of ...

New research indicates that mothers hoping to encourage their toddlers to eat more vegetables should consume these foods during the later stages of pregnancy. This follows a study which found that ...

Babies with fetal alcohol syndrome do not appear to cry in a specific way. They can be irritable or jittery, but the most noticeable sign of the condition will be the shape of the baby’s face. Fetal ...