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The Scientific Secret to Soothing Fussy Babies

Science Quickly

Scientific American

Science

4.31.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Some animals’ babies physically relax when their parents whisk them away from danger. The same thing works for tiny, wailing humans.

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If you're a new parent, or have ever had any exposure to a baby,

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you're no doubt familiar with this sound.

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Now, the emotions you might experience when treated to this exhibition

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of infant lung capacity may vary depending on the time of day,

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how much sleep you've had, if any, and how long the show has been going on.

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But one thing's for sure.

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Anyone who has ever heard a baby crying is wondered,

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how do I make it stop?

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Well, a new study shows that five minutes of motion is all it takes to get a crying baby to finally conke out.

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The work appears in the journal, Current Biology.

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Infant crying is a baby's shoe for parents, but what parents can do is limited.

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Kumi Kuroda is a lab head at the Reichen Center for Brain Science in Japan,

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