“Difficult,” “irritable,” “unsettled,” “fussy,” “a handful.” We know these babies (many of us had these babies). They cry louder and longer than others. They have feeding and/or sleeping problems ...

Sensitive parental interactions during the first year of life may directly affect the structure of babies' brains and prevent future emotional difficulties, according to a new study conducted by Dr.

PULLMAN, Wash. – It’s hard to tell the difference between a newborn boy and girl based solely on temperament characteristics such as the baby’s propensity to display fear, smile or laugh. But once ...

Children with difficult temperaments can be harder to soothe and quicker to anger. It’s important to avoid responding to this by falling into a pattern of negative parenting. Share on Pinterest ...

A new study used machine learning to classify infants as either male or female at 0-24 weeks of age, 24-48 weeks of age and older than 48 weeks based off 14 temperament dimensions. Accuracy rates ...