Pacifiers can be a great soother for little ones, but when it's time to give them up, it can be hell. Tantrums, crying, sleepless nights once again. And who can blame a toddler for not wanting to give ...

Christi Koester says that getting her daughter off of the pacifier wasn’t easy. The director of Quality Time Academy, a child-care/preschool center in Joplin, Koester said that she had no shortage of ...

Many parents feel that pacis, binkies, dummies — or whatever your preferred word for pacifiers happens to be — are something of a lifesaver. Along with helping babies self-soothe, they can also act as ...