For new parents, a baby’s cry can feel like an unsolvable riddle. Is it hunger, fatigue, discomfort, or something more complex? While the sound of a crying baby can stir panic and helplessness, ...

If you’re a parent, then this quiet adult cry for help into the abyss is all too familiar in those first few months of parenthood. "I just wish I knew what my baby wanted!" Though babies tend to cry ...

The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent or caregiver, this is a familiar, urgent call to ...

Lisa joined CNET after more than 20 years as a reporter and editor. Her coverage of AI ranged from a hands-on with OpenAI's empathetic Advanced Voice Mode to in-depth explainers on LLMs, ...

Before young children learn to speak, crying is their only means of vocal communication. But do adults know when a baby is in pain as opposed to being mildly uncomfortable? A new study reported in ...

New parents sometimes look at their wailing infants and think: "If only you could talk so I could figure out what was wrong." In fact, babies do express themselves long before their brains develop ...

Not knowing what your baby wants or needs can be incredibly overwhelming. Here’s how you can learn their language. It’s 2 a.m., and you’ve been pacing up and down the hallway for what feels like hours ...