http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/should-you-let-your-child-cry-it-out Opposing Views - Should You Let Your Child Cry It Out? http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/sometimes-you-just-have-to-say-no I agree with you that all babies are different and you do have to find a method that works for you and your baby. Nightwakings are very common in all children, that is true, but when you have a baby waking every 1-2 hours ALL NIGHT EVERY NIGHT, for... Nicole Johnson Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:06:32 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/sometimes-you-just-have-to-say-no http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/blanket-statements-don-t-solve-sleep-problems This can be true in some cases, but to make a blanket statement for all situations does not help parents who feel lost and alone when no-cry methods do not work for them. Leaving a 2-week old to cry all night because a parent does not want to... Nicole Johnson Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:34:11 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/blanket-statements-don-t-solve-sleep-problems http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/we-are-not-cavemen-anymore One argument against cry-it-out is often that it’s unnatural and a long time ago in cave days, our babies would be eaten by wolves if we allowed them to cry. I cannot argue with that, but times have changed and so will parenting methods. We also... Nicole Johnson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:23:22 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/we-are-not-cavemen-anymore http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/crying-can-be-just-protesting-and-not-damaging Cry-it-out is not damaging, when done right. Babies can only communicate by crying when they are newborns and should be tended to quickly to develop trust in their primary caregivers. As they grow, they start to coo and smile and parents... Nicole Johnson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:13:32 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/crying-can-be-just-protesting-and-not-damaging http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/all-babies-families-and-situations-are-different Babies need a lot of sleep and for specific situations and when done responsibly, cry-it-out can be an effective solution for some sleep problems. All babies have different personalities and temperaments and what works for one (such as simply... Nicole Johnson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:10:16 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/all-babies-families-and-situations-are-different http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/cry-it-out-can-damage-a-childs-psyche-and-the-family-relationship Some children made to cry it out to sleep cry so violently that they vomit. Some parents find that the nighttime crying affects their babies' daytime personalities — making them clingy and fussy. Many find that any setback (teething, sickness... Elizabeth Pantley Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:58:00 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/cry-it-out-can-damage-a-childs-psyche-and-the-family-relationship http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/crying-it-out-doesnt-address-root-sleep-problems Using cry-it-out sleep training does not address or solve the child’s real underlying sleep issues. It assumes that all children are exactly alike and refuse to sleep because they are stubborn, and if we ignore them (allow them to cry to sleep)... Elizabeth Pantley Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:56:54 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/crying-it-out-doesnt-address-root-sleep-problems http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/cry-it-out-is-not-a-guaranteed-solution Though some cry-it-out advocates promise a "one day miracle fix” my research has uncovered that real life families almost never report an easy result. It often takes weeks, and sometimes months, of very intense crying (and very little sleeping)... Elizabeth Pantley Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:56:24 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/cry-it-out-is-not-a-guaranteed-solution http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/there-are-many-other-ways-to-help-a-child-sleep The majority of parents who resort to letting their babies and young children cry-it-out do so because they believe that it is the only way they will get their babies to sleep through the night.  It’s a disturbing myth that you... Elizabeth Pantley Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:54:28 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/there-are-many-other-ways-to-help-a-child-sleep