About half of children have used a pacifier; strategies to reduce pacifier use or thumb-sucking range from hiding pacifiers to using deterrents like hot sauce.
News & Media
May 14, 2025
CHEAR Faculty member Sarah L. Reeves, PhD, MPH, is featured in this article about the the current administrations cuts at the CDC and how it jeopardizes the future of her work.
April 23, 2025
CHEAR Faculty member Sarah Clark is featured in this article about the recent Mott Poll topic - how and when to have The Talk with your child.
April 21, 2025
Common challenges: when to start talking about puberty and whether to explain sex to kids, national poll suggests.