Weddings, birthdays, and other family milestones are meant to be joyful — but they can just as easily spark drama when boundaries are crossed. What should be meaningful celebrations sometimes turn ...

Many parents feel immense pressure to become “cry experts,” and an entire industry has sprung up to capitalize on this anxiety.

Six children, including a 2-month-old baby, were rescued from a Milwaukee storage unit. Two adults face charges in a ...

The mother of three reflects on the silence she felt in the delivery room and how opening up online revealed just how many ...

New research shows the sound of crying babies causes subtle changes in adults, triggering a rise in facial temperature.

The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, ...

Baby monitors come with so many features, and it can be confusing to choose which one is right for your family. However, if ...

New research has found a surprising physical reaction when hearing a baby's cry. Scientists found that hearing an infant in distress activates the autonomic nervous system—the body's unconscious ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Co-parenting isn’t going too well for social media influencer and TV personality Brittany Renner and Dallas Mavericks’ player PJ Washington. In a now viral video, the co-parents got into a verbal ...

Abstract: We developed an algorithm for the early screening of autism spectrum disorder using baby cry sound. We collected the sound using a smartphone application to record it in their daily life. We ...