Letting your baby cry his or herself to sleep may not be as bad as you think, says a recent study led by Flinders University.
Letting babies cry themselves to sleep does not cause emotional, behavioral, or parent attachment issues, according to researchers of a study published in the journal “Pediatrics.”
Crying it out (also called “graduated extinction”), and another sleep education method known as “bedtime fading” can improve babies’ and parents’ sleeping routines. Bedtime fading is when parents gradually delay their child’s bedtime each night in an attempt to let the baby fall asleep more easily.
“It’s natural for parents to worry about having their babies cry at bedtime,” said Michael Gradisar, a sleep expert and psychology associate professor at Flinders University.
