Six-year-old Caroline Krinov interacts with the cicada sound machine that teacher Adam Gerhardstein built. How do you get kids to engage in the classroom? One way is to build an interactive cicada ...

Back-to-school time requires parents to find ways to get their kids to school on time. Smart alarm clocks can be helpful tools to manage the morning rush. USA TODAY Shopping provides a list of alarm ...

Parents have used white noise machines to help their children sleep soundly for decades. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just issued a policy statement warning that these tools and other ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a warning on excessive noise and hearing loss in children, and how sound machines may be causing more harm than good. Millions of children are at risk for ...

A decent night's rest can seem elusive for new parents, but a good sound machine can help you create an ideal environment for newborns and their caregivers to get some much needed sleep. The best ...

Ask enough sleep nerds about the best sound machines and two very different front-runners will ultimately emerge: the Dohm and the LectroFan. The Dohm, sold by a company called Yogasleep, is a ...