A psychologist explains the evolutionary and psychological roots of laughter, and what an infant’s giggles teach us about how adults bond. There’s nothing quite like bearing witness to a baby’s first ...

It’s one of the best sounds in the world – your bub’s first giggle. When can you expect to hear it? Many babies will laugh out loud for the first time at around three to four months old but some bubs ...

New York City has an annual tradition of holiday nostalgia rides on 1930s train cars every December. I happened to be in one of these trains recently, and I found myself a seat next to what might have ...

Dr. Mireault is a developmental psychologist at Vermont State University. My son was 14 weeks old when he made his first unmistakable whole-body belly laugh. In the months that followed, his laughter ...

I've often said that there's nothing better than kittens or puppies, but I forgot to add the one thing I think we can all agree on: a baby's heart laugh! It's the sound of pure happiness! Getting ...

Getting babies to sleep can feel like an impossible task – and it’s something comedian George Lewis knows all too well. In one of his more recent videos, the father-of-three can be seen shushing and ...

The moment a baby is born, the delivery room fills with a loud cry. For parents, this sound brings relief and emotion. But from a scientific point of view, that first cry is much more than an ...