re: When to draw the line at non-CIO

<blockquote><b>Quoting RushLimbaugh:</b>" I get what you are saying. Yes I should have called, I get that. But then I have people telling me here ... [snip!] ... did put her in the crib as a last resort but continued to check it was really CIO I guess that's where I'm getting confused. "</blockquote>




You let the child for any amount of time alone it's CIO checking on her every 5 minutes is proper use of the CIO method but its still using CIO. You got lucky the parent didn't mind but next time you might not get so lucky.

Quoting Jennybananna:" <blockquote><b>Quoting RushLimbaugh:</b>" I get what you are saying. Yes I should ... [snip!] ... use of the CIO method but its still using CIO. You got lucky the parent didn't mind but next time you might not get so lucky."

I get it. I really didn't read the CIO book if there was one. It's just my instincts. This too shall pass this is the only small child I watch occasionally. So probably won't be a next time but you never know.

Quoting RushLimbaugh:" That's mature. Look who's name calling first. What are you? 7?"

Old enough to know it's pretty smurffy to leave a baby to cry to themselves for 20 minutes. Laaaaaaaazy!

Quoting j.a.c:" Old enough to know it's pretty smurffy to leave a baby to cry to themselves for 20 minutes. Laaaaaaaazy!"

She did leave the child for 20 minutes straight it was 20 min total with checking on them every 5 min.

Quoting RushLimbaugh:" That's mature. Look who's name calling first. What are you? 7?"

What?
That would work if you weren't name-calling back, but you were. It's wrong of her to do it first, but okay that you do it back?  

Quoting ::1st:: Time Mommy:" My mom had to let me CIO as a baby. between all her issues with post partum and other issues of me wanting ... [snip!] ... that. most of my friends have the same parenting views as me and let their kids CIO after exhausting every outlet to calm them."

not criticizing you or anything but i can't imagine getting ANNOYED at someone rushing to stop my one month old from crying. when my daughter was that young and she would cry for 10 seconds it would literally make my body hurt.

now that she's four , yes it would be annoying to rush to her every whine lol.