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"I nursed her," says Brew, "but I didn't want to become her pacifier." Pacifiers may still carry the stigma of being second-rate next to the old standby -- a baby's own ever-so-handy thumb or fingers.

The time must be right though, namely when the child is ready to part with it anyway, says parenting expert and author Nora ...

Among young children, the use of pacifiers is common across different regions all over the world. Up to 85 percent of Western ...