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Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep?
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| Yes | 28% | 567 votes | Total: 2013 votes | |
| No | 72% | 1446 votes |
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by J. Jewell
Created on: March 17, 2008
It is widely debated whether or not parents should allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep. As
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Created on: January 16, 2009 Last Updated: February 07, 2009
Hearing your baby cry can bring tears to your eyes or a migraine that last all night long, but in reality
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Created on: June 17, 2008
I learned the hard way that you should allow your babies to cry themselves to sleep. It is hard to listen
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by Yamuna Baral
Created on: January 19, 2010 Last Updated: January 20, 2010
From my personal experience I think it is ok to let your baby sleep crying. I am a mother of 4 and half
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Created on: July 18, 2008
For the sake of argument, lets assume that we're talking about slightly older babies. The reason I want
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by Tom Geoffroy
Created on: April 12, 2009
Parenting is a very special privilege. With this privilege comes responsibility. The love you have for
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by Danielle B
Created on: March 26, 2008
Babies need to cry. There is only so many times you can comfort a child before he or she realizes that
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Created on: June 19, 2011
Every first time mother, after having their babies, wonder how long it will take them to put their babies
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by Wonda Waide
Created on: April 13, 2009
The only problem with babies is right from birth they become the boss and within the first year you
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by Lesley Scott
Created on: March 17, 2009
www.lettingyourbabycrycanbe healthy.com
Sometimes is it OK to allow a baby to cry themselves to sleep
When
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Created on: March 08, 2009
Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep? This is one hard question to answer appropriately
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Created on: January 29, 2008
Before the birth of my daughter and well into the first few months of her life I was absolutely against
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Created on: January 26, 2008
There is nothing wrong with letting baby cry for a few minutes at a time. It is letting baby cry, but
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Created on: January 22, 2008
There will always be sleepless nights in the course of parenthood. Babies get sick, they have bad dreams
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by Erinn Soule
Created on: January 26, 2008
Should babies be allowed to cry themselves? I think the answer is yes. Babies are learning how to live
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No
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Created on: December 02, 2009
Crying is a baby's way of communicating with his caretaker. To allow a baby to cry himself to sleep
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Created on: January 21, 2008 Last Updated: November 12, 2011
Parents and infants develop attachments or emotional bonds when the parents respond to their infant's
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by Gemma Sidney
Created on: January 23, 2011
Every parent dreams of a good night’s sleep and most parents who allow their babies to cry themselves
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by Trish Austin
Created on: June 27, 2009 Last Updated: April 24, 2010
There are many reasons why parents should not let their babies cry themselves to sleep. I am shocked
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by Laura Zayas
Created on: March 31, 2008 Last Updated: September 15, 2010
Parents should not simply allow babies to cry themselves to sleep. Babies cry to communicate, and babies
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by Reva Niner
Created on: February 04, 2009 Last Updated: February 20, 2009
Parents should never allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep at night. Babies need a lot of attention
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by Ally Hart
Created on: June 15, 2009
Every family and every parent have their own ways of raising their children. The same question is asked
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by Rebecca K.
Created on: June 04, 2009 Last Updated: June 06, 2009
Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep, I would say no, not routinely. It also
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by Kim Sharpe
Created on: January 19, 2008
I know that a LOT of people advocate letting their baby cry itself to sleep. They feel this makes the
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by A. Kyles
Created on: April 15, 2008
Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep? Absolutely not. I am a mother of three
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Created on: January 19, 2008
Parents should not let their babies cry themselves to sleep. Babies have no way to communicate to their
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by SLLawson
Created on: February 25, 2008
I honestly feel I have an unfair advantage regarding this topic, and although I hesitate, I'm going
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Created on: November 17, 2009
Everybody knows that babies cry. Sometimes, they cry a lot. And sometimes, mommies get exhausted and
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Created on: August 20, 2009
He/she is on the floor looking at the latest toys that are supposed to entertainment him/her, when the
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Created on: April 06, 2009 Last Updated: June 16, 2009
Letting a baby cry it out goes against mother nature and is cruel on many levels. Baby and parent begins
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Created on: April 13, 2009 Last Updated: April 14, 2009
I do not agree with the idea of allowing a baby to cry themselves to sleep. I feel there is always a
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Created on: January 04, 2009 Last Updated: January 08, 2009
Your baby should never be left to to cry himself to sleep. In your heart you know that this isn't right.
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by hisbabydoll
Created on: February 12, 2008
I had the happiest baby I have ever heard tell of. Did I let him cry himself to sleep? Never. Did he
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by Jeanne Deaux
Created on: January 27, 2008
When it comes to parenting a young baby it's important to realize that infants do not think like adults
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Created on: March 24, 2008
"Trust vs. Mistrust". I heard it first in my high school psychology class. Erickson made a lot of sense
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