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Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep?

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Yes
52% 337 votes Total: 654 votes
No
48% 317 votes
  • 1 of 19

    by J. Jewell

    It is widely debated whether or not parents should allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep. As a parent expecting my fifth child in June, I can assure you I have been on b...read more

  • 2 of 19

    by Jennifer Howard

    I learned the hard way that you should allow your babies to cry themselves to sleep. It is hard to listen to your child cry. It takes a great amount of will power not to go ru...read more

  • 3 of 19

    by Danielle B

    Babies need to cry. There is only so many times you can comfort a child before he or she realizes that everytime they cry or whine, you will be jumping to get them and to calm ...read more

  • 4 of 19

    by Tom Geoffroy

    Parenting is a very special privilege. With this privilege comes responsibility. The love you have for your child cannot be compared to any other. Mothers love their children...read more

  • 5 of 19

    by Melissa Knight

    For the sake of argument, lets assume that we're talking about slightly older babies. The reason I want to clarify is because I think we (parents, especially) agree that younge...read more

  • 6 of 19

    by Lesley Scott

    www.lettingyourbabycrycanbe healthy.com Sometimes is it OK to allow a baby to cry themselves to sleep When babies cry, most of the time it is because of one or more of three th...read more

  • 7 of 19

    by Brooke Huntley

    Hearing your baby cry can bring tears to your eyes or a migraine that last all night long, but in reality all you can do is wait the crying off. I have a two month old baby, and...read more

  • 8 of 19

    by Wonda Waide

    The only problem with babies is right from birth they become the boss and within the first year you need to make a decision are they to stay the boss or not. When they are new ...read more

  • 9 of 19

    by Barbara Kasey Smith

    Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep? This is one hard question to answer appropriately because "no" Mother wants to hear her babying crying. Mother's I ...read more

  • 10 of 19

    by Jenelle Smith

    When it comes to babies and children, letting them cry can be a very touchy subject. When you should and when you shouldn't let them cry themselves to sleep and if at all for t...read more

  • 11 of 19

    by Becky Hopkins

    Before the birth of my daughter and well into the first few months of her life I was absolutely against the idea of allowing her to cry herself to sleep. It seemed a cruel, hear...read more

  • 12 of 19

    by Michelle Arthurs

    There is nothing wrong with letting baby cry for a few minutes at a time. It is letting baby cry, but using a controlled technique. When my daughter was a newborn, I began this ...read more

  • 13 of 19

    by Melissa Crossley

    There will always be sleepless nights in the course of parenthood. Babies get sick, they have bad dreams and sometimes they just cannot get comfortable. Children are people, jus...read more

  • 14 of 19

    by Erinn Soule

    Should babies be allowed to cry themselves? I think the answer is yes. Babies are learning how to live and grow, crying is a part of this process. If every time you pick up yo...read more

  • 15 of 19

    by JoAnn Wilson

    It can often be hard for a mother, or father, to leave their child to cry alone and while I don't agree with parents allowing their children to use tears to get their own way, I...read more

  • 16 of 19

    by Tiffany Recio

    Yes i do believe it is okay to let a baby or child cry there selves to sleep as soon as my children hit 6 months i let them cry there selves to sleep if i knew my kids were not ...read more

  • 17 of 19

    by Jayne Payne

    I think it's absolutely a good idea to let you child cry themselves to sleep. If you're keeping to a tight bedtime schedule then the crying for no reason will end sooner than y...read more

  • 18 of 19

    by Phil Hill

    Tempting as it is to pick your baby up and give them a cuddle, you will simply be storing up problems for yourself. Babies learn fairly quickly that crying brings mother or fath...read more

  • 19 of 19

    by sljengle

    Yes. The reason most parents, grandparents, or caregivers go to a crying child who is supposed to be asleep is for their own good, not the baby. Now, I am speaking only of babie...read more

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  • 1 of 30

    by Laura Zayas

    Parents should not simply allow babies to cry themselves to sleep. Babies cry to communicate, and babies whose cries are attended to learn to trust a caregiver, an essential ste...read more

  • 2 of 30

    by Janonda

    I honestly feel I have an unfair advantage regarding this topic, and although I hesitate, I'm going to pull out all the stops and share why I believe allowing your child to cry ...read more

  • 3 of 30

    by Trish Austin

    There are so many reasons why parents should not let their babies cry themselves to sleep that I am shocked there is a debate. First, to clarify my position. If a parent feels...read more

  • 4 of 30

    by Reva Niner

    Parents should never allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep at night. Babies need a lot of attention from their parents and a lots of love. Babies cry for different reaso...read more

  • 5 of 30

    by Madison Briggs

    Parents should not let their babies cry themselves to sleep. Babies have no way to communicate to their parents or caregivers except to cry. If they cry for several minutes alon...read more

  • 6 of 30

    by Jennifer Powers

    Letting a baby cry it out goes against mother nature and is cruel on many levels. Baby and parent begins to form a bond from the first day an infant is brought home. Many parent...read more

  • 7 of 30

    by Rebecca K.

    Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep, I would say no, not routinely. It also depends on several factors like: how old the baby is; and why are they cryi...read more

  • 8 of 30

    by Danette M. Scott

    Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep? Parents and infants develop attachments or emotional bonds when the parents respond to their infants crying by pick...read more

  • 9 of 30

    by Ally Hart

    Every family and every parent have their own ways of raising their children. The same question is asked from parent to parent, time after time: Should parents allow their babies...read more

  • 10 of 30

    by A. Kyles

    Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep? Absolutely not. I am a mother of three and never have my children, as long as I'm around and as far as I know, cr...read more

  • 11 of 30

    by Kim Sharpe

    I know that a LOT of people advocate letting their baby cry itself to sleep. They feel this makes the baby self sooth or some such nonsense. I think its horrible. I did not l...read more

  • 12 of 30

    by Alicia Sloley

    I do not agree with the idea of allowing a baby to cry themselves to sleep. I feel there is always a reason for a baby crying which could be that they are in pain, hungry or jus...read more

  • 13 of 30

    by Valerie Kelly

    Your baby should never be left to to cry himself to sleep. In your heart you know that this isn't right. Forget all the well meaning advice that is given so freely at this time ...read more

  • 14 of 30

    by Susan Huizinga

    I had the happiest baby I have ever heard tell of. Did I let him cry himself to sleep? Never. Did he become more needy, and more demanding as a result? Not a bit. Should pare...read more

  • 15 of 30

    by Dana Seilhan

    When it comes to parenting a young baby it's important to realize that infants do not think like adults do, or even as older children do. Their nervous systems simply are not d...read more

  • 16 of 30

    by Adrienne Chamberlain

    "Trust vs. Mistrust". I heard it first in my high school psychology class. Erickson made a lot of sense to me at the time. But I wouldn't realize just how much sense for anot...read more

  • 17 of 30

    by Kate S.

    Imagine: you are in a brand new place. You don't speak the language. In fact you cannot speak at all. You can cry. You can not move. You can not do anything for yourself e...read more

  • 18 of 30

    by Kathleen Lenore Arnason

    Absolutely no crying is allowed in my family, it is not to be ignored. Whether the child is 24 hours old or 24 years, the act of crying is a signal to other family members, h...read more

  • 19 of 30

    by R Marie Taylor

    Bedtime routine starts first thing in the morning... After successfully using this technique on my two youngest children to make bed-time a 'no-fuss' part of the day, I feel pr...read more

  • 20 of 30

    by Nathalie Correia

    Allow my baby to cry to get to sleep.... No, I don't think so. And I have thought over the question. If the baby cries just a little, I mean less than one minute, I feel it is...read more

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