Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and freelance writer. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife and their menagerie of pets. Joshua holds a degree in sociology from the University of Tulsa and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Not knowing what your baby wants or needs can be incredibly overwhelming.

There is a point all parents reach during those sleepless, newborn nights: The baby is crying and the parent is on the verge of frustrated, desperate tears as well. At this moment, most parents make a ...

Stash a portable kit in your diaper bag or car so that you have what you need at all times. It's easy to worry — a lot — when your baby gets a fever or cut, especially if you're a first-time mom or ...

When your baby cries, you pick them up. And sometimes you wind up holding them a lot more often than you put them down. Inevitably, this will spark some criticism, often from a well-meaning relative, ...

Cost: $100 to $150 is the average monthly cost for powdered formula for babies who are formula-fed exclusively, which amounts to about $1,200 to $1,500 a year. You also need to take into account other ...

Editor's Note: Scientific literature generally uses the words "mother" and "maternal" in reference to a person with a uterus who has carried a child. To avoid inconsistencies, this article also uses ...

Bookstore shelves are crammed with titles purporting to help you make your baby smarter, happier, healthier, stronger, better-behaved and everything else you can imagine, in what I call a ...

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) can be alarming for new parents—but does your child's tongue actually need to be clipped? Cindy Gellner, MD, addresses the myths and facts about a frenotomy, from the ...