Cry it out

"I believe that with every baby that is comforted instead of abandoned to self-soothe, every toddler that is gently guided instead of reprimanded, and every kindy aged child who is supported through their separation anxiety – we CAN change our world – one responsive, accountable, intuitive decision at a time."

Mama, I accept that you are tired – I know how it feels to be delirious with exhaustion but still having to put one foot in front of the other because there is a little person who needs you. I accept that you feel all touched out - I know that feeling of being groped and climbed on by little ones all day and night, that has you flinching as…

Needing a published study to tell us a baby (or any one of us, for that matter) will be distressed if we shut him in a room alone and don't respond to his cries, is like needing research to tell us the grass will grow if it rains. While there is certainly a difference in physical safety between checking on a crying baby and shutting the door…