Behaviour and development

All About Babies and Pacifiers

A primer on pacifiers

Brain Child

10 things you should know about early brain development

Social Lives of Babies

Playful interactions help babies' social development

Tummy Time

Lying tummy-to-tummy builds strength and warm memories

Understand Your Baby's Cries

Your baby's tears break your heart, but they may also make you a better parent. And that inconsolable wail? It could be a sign that all is well. Read on for more weird and wonderful facts about crying

Diaper Rash

Why some babies are more prone to rashes than others

Those Amazing Hands

Babies use their hands to explore the world

The Determined Baby

Tips for parenting a baby with an adventurous streak

Can You Spoil a Baby?

Carrying and responding to your baby will not make her fussier

Baby Talk

How babies learn language

Near-term Babies

What you need to know if your baby arrives a few weeks early

Learning to Crawl

Tummy time develops skills babies need to learn to crawl

Baby's First Year

A guide to your baby's first 12 months

Playing With Your Baby

Why it's important to interact with little ones

Nursing Strikes

What to do when baby refuses the breast

Growth Charts Grow Up

The World Health Organization has come up with new standards for infant growth. Here's what they mean to you and your baby

The Solemn Baby

It's important not to take a baby's aloofness personally

Old Advice You Can Ignore

The real goods on standard baby wisdom

Simply Fun

The importance of play

First-year Milestones

Parents, start your camcorders: Here's what your baby will be up to before his first birthday

The High-Need Baby Grows Up

What happens — and how to help — as your intense newborn gets older

Sibling Squabbles

Today's Parent readers share the best ways to cool sibling conflict

Amazing Newborns

Babies are born with some remarkable abilities. Here are 10 to marvel at

Distracted Baby

How to keep your baby focused on feeding

The Great Pacifier Debate

Soothers may calm babies, but they stress out parents. All your questions answered

Food Jags and Temper Tantrums

Why babies do what they do

Water World

Everyday ways for your little one to experience water

I Hate Tummy Time!

Tips and tricks to get baby on her belly

Does Your Baby Need Therapy?

Sarah Elton tried everything to get her infant to sleep. Then someone suggested psychotherapy

Is my baby ready... Development

Expert answers to your most common developmental questions