Baby Behavior

When you first bring your baby home, it's not always easy to know what to expect – especially when your calm quiet baby suddenly becomes fussy and cries endlessly. This is actually a behavior that's part of normal baby development, and we have helpful facts and information to help you understand other baby behavior tendencies, from thumb-sucking to separation anxiety.

Behavior basics
When will your baby respond to her name or understand "no"? When will your baby play with other children? Learn when to expect certain baby behaviors that are part of baby development.

Bonding with your newborn
When experts talk about bonding, they're referring to the intense attachment you develop with your baby. It's the feeling that makes you want to shower your baby with love and affection. For some parents, this takes place within minutes after birth. For others, it may take a little longer.

Baby sleep habits: Snorting, sweating, head banging, and more
A sleeping baby can be a peaceful sight. But babies' sleep isn't always quiet and calm. Learn which baby sleep behaviors – from moaning to kicking – are normal.

Separation anxiety
Separation anxiety is a baby development phase that nearly all babies experience to a certain degree, particularly between 12 to 18 months. Find out about this baby behavior and how you can help your child overcome it.

Colic: The basics
If your baby is younger than 5 months old and is otherwise healthy and cries for more than three hours in a row on three or more days a week for at least three weeks (yes, that's a lot of crying!), then he's probably colicky. If your baby has colic, find more than 20 sanity-saving tips to help you deal with this difficult baby development phase.

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