Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant ...

Using electronic devices to distract and calm noisy, restless babies used to be a great idea, or so parents thought.

Infants can be overstimulated by all of the sights, sounds and movement surrounding them. When you observe your baby intently ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

As soon as a baby is born, it begins to scope out its surroundings. Noticing that a baby recognises a voice or settles down if spoken to, even though his eyes cannot yet focus on what is right in ...

To new parents, the cry of a newborn can be overwhelming, confusing, and emotionally draining. A baby's cry is a first and most powerful way of communication, yet it often causes parents to feel ...

New moms and their babies will likely see a change in preventative treatment after they give birth, because of a decision by a federal vaccine panel that weakens longstanding guidance on the hepatitis ...

Federal vaccine advisers voted on Friday to delay routine Hepatitis B vaccination in infants, moving the United States closer in line with Western Europe and further out of step with global practice.

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...