Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep?

Yes

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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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