As your baby gets older, she becomes increasingly aware of strangers. Those situations that cause her most anxiety are being in a strange place with you, or being with strangers. As long as you’re there she can cope, but being left in a strange [...]

When your baby is about six to eight months, separation from a parent becomes the greatest source of distress to her and nearly always precipitates crying. Try to get your baby accustomed to separation over several months by leaving her for [...]

As your baby grows older and her world becomes more complex, the causes of crying change. In an older baby, the cause is nearly always illness or some form of emotional disturbance: mother leaving and the deprivation of her love, fear, anxiety, [...]

Hunger A hunger cry is usually the first cry that a parent recognizes, and it is the most common reason that young babies cry. They rarely cry after feeding. Babies love the sensation of a full stomach, more than being held or sucking. Tiredness Until [...]

You have to learn to read your baby’s signals and gain insight into his needs and desires. Once you recognize your baby’s cry you have to respond to it, otherwise he’s bound to scream even louder. Always be sensitive to your baby’s needs. [...]

There are lots of remedies you can try to soothe and console your baby if he is crying. As a general rule, most babies respond to movement and sound: hence the effectiveness of taking them out in the car, where the motion of the vehicle and [...]

Babies are born with a sucking reflex. Without it they wouldn’t suckle and wouldn’t nourish themselves. I feel it’s important that babies are followed to indulge their desire to suck. Some babies are more “sucky” than others; I certainly [...]