This piece is part of Scientific American’s column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. It was 3 A.M., and my seven-month-old would not stay asleep. She didn’t want to nurse. She cried when I ...

A mom is asking if she's an "awful mother" for wanting to try letting her baby "cry it out" instead of consoling him. The original poster (OP) shared her story on Reddit and explained that her 7-month ...

"We have such a strong bond, I hate seeing him cry," the mom wrote Getty A mom is asking if she's a bad mom for wanting to try self-soothing techniques with her second baby The mom shared that she ...