Babies tend to put everything in their mouths. Offering a clean, soft teething toy can sometimes do the trick. If they're ...

Her Anna is a case in point. At the age of one-and-a-half, she still uses a pacifier, but, with her parents' help, she's already learned to leave it in her crib for nighttime and naptime use only.

A new innovative pacifier developed by Georgia Tech scientists can monitor newborns' electrolyte levels, hopefully ceasing the need for repeated, painful blood draws.