JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - A day care center in this east Tennessee town was closed Wednesday after state inspectors found an infant with a pacifier taped into his mouth. Tennessee Department of ...

Dr. Erica Lee from Boston Children's Hospital explains why kids love pacifiers, when to take them away, and strategies for breaking the habit, including thumb-sucking.

Pacifiers may spark debate among parents, but a new poll shows they remain a go-to tool for helping young children ...

Parents don’t agree when or how their child should stop using a pacifier and sucking their thumb, according to a new poll.

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The death happened on August 30, 2022, after Biswanath used a swaddle that was too small, arm straps, and a pacifier with a ...

This is a funny moment when a tot tried to stop her mum from crying — by sticking a pacifier in her mouth. Natasha Brooke Reitmeier, 29, was having a rough day and was about to vent to her best ...

“He took the baby’s pacifier…he put it in a bag of methamphetamine ... and knowingly put the pacifier in the baby’s mouth” McDonough sternly explained. “I apologize to everybody.

Womack was arrested in April after he was accused of placing his son facedown in a bassinet with a pacifier in his mouth, causing the baby's death. According to the arrest affidavit, Womack called ...

LAKE STEVENS, Wash. — A woman was charged with manslaughter in the death of her 4-month-old son after she told authorities she taped a pacifier to his mouth to keep it from falling out.