re: Let the baby cry.

Quoting FreeAsABird:“ This page says the Ferber Methord (CIO origin) suggests to start at 6 months http://www.professorsho ... [snip!] ... below shows, there is considerably more parental involvement in the Ferber method than many people have been led to believe.”

I believe Ferber has been implicated in FTT. I wouldn't recommend that method.

What's FTT??

From my understanding it's not just letting your child cry themselves into oblivion...

I'm not advocating for either side, I'm just trying to give her some information on what she asked about...

Right...Failure to thrive...

Quoting EmmaGrace:“ I believe Ferber has been implicated in FTT. I wouldn't recommend that method.”

I'm sure a lot of people misuse the Ferber Method...And I'm sure when it's misused it can be quite damaging...

My mother let me cry it out as I would *not* sleep otherwise..And I'm quite well adjusted...There's a lot more to these childrens issues than sleep, I'm sure...

Quoting FreeAsABird:“ I'm sure a lot of people misuse the Ferber Method...And I'm sure when it's misused it can be quite damaging... ... [snip!] ... would *not* sleep otherwise..And I'm quite well adjusted...There's a lot more to these childrens issues than sleep, I'm sure...”

Sure, I wasn't trying to insult you. I just don't believe in the Ferber or Ezzo methods at all...I think they set parents up to disconnect emotionally with their children.

No offense taken :-)

IMO nothing should be followed by the book like that...All babies are different...A parent has to know when something's not right for/with their child...

There are so many methods one could get into...I'm going to try the Kate C. method...Which is whatever works for me and my child :-)

Quoting EmmaGrace:“ I believe Ferber has been implicated in FTT. I wouldn't recommend that method.”

That was the babywise method...

Quoting Tara: '08 Honor's Grad!:“ That was the babywise method...”

Ezzo? I heard it was with their methods in general. Are they very different?

Quoting EmmaGrace:“ Ezzo? I heard it was with their methods in general. Are they very different?”

Yeah. Ferber only suggests CIO as sleep training, the other one is much different. But from my experience not only does Ferber work, but it works WELL, but I always strongly suggest that a bedtime routine is well established before trying any kind of sleep trianing method.

Quoting ♥Fabulous♥:“ I agree, because Toula will cry if she doesn't want to fall asleep, and also just because she wants ... [snip!] ... and just want to be left alone. She knows what she wants, lol. Or she'll be screaming until I come see what's wrong, and smile.”

My son does this sometimes too.

The only time I let my son cry is when he is tired and is fighting sleep. Pretty much every time within 10 min he goes to sleep.

Quoting Tara: '08 Honor's Grad!:“ Yeah. Ferber only suggests CIO as sleep training, the other one is much different. But from my experience ... [snip!] ... WELL, but I always strongly suggest that a bedtime routine is well established before trying any kind of sleep trianing method.”

I stand corrected. I always lumped Ferber and Ezzo together.