Do you believe in the cry it out method? Did it work for you?

If you have tried everything else, e.g Feeding, changing, sleep etc, then yes I do agree with CIO. Children sometimes just need to know that they can’t get your attention by crying and screaming. I used it on my children (and still do, rarely). I am mum to 9 and 6 year olds.

I used it on my daughter,and she’s six now,and still do if she’s whining over something silly or throwing a fit,just tell her to go to her room and cry it out in there. She’s not “mentally damaged” from it. As long as it’s approached the right way when they’re babies,it’s fine. It worked for me,she had to learn as she got a bit older (when she was a baby) that her screaming was NOT going to make someone always pick her up. I’d check her diaper,make sure she wasn’t hungry,etc.

I DID NOT USE CIO on my oldest daughter who is not going to be 7 in January. As far as book smarts she is right on schedule with her class mates BUT !!!!! As far as Independence goes she expects me to do everything for her. I DO NOT get her dressed other than her socks and shoes and I have to brush her hair. She Still expects me to brush her teeth. I wake up half the time with her in my bed at night. She always expects me to do everything for her. I have made a stand and started making her do stuff on her own but with that she always COMPLAINS until she gets to the point where I want to pop her and she gets grounded ALOT because of it

I believe the cry-it-out method can work for some kids. I do not think it works for every kid with every personality type. I tried it very briefly with my daughter and it was a miserable, heartbreaking experience for both of us. I feel like a better parent to my daughter when I show her that she can count on me emotionally.

We did everything but let our son cry for 5months, we would stay with him & try to soothe him, we’d bend over backwards trying everything to soothe him to sleep but nothing would work, some days he went 25hrs (yes 25hours! without sleeping). My baby was a reflux baby & I just would NOT let him cry without his Mummy there to comfort him but when I reached a breaking point I hired a sleep consultant as I felt my son’s health & his Mum’s health were being severely compromised. The sleep trainer explained that I wasn’t allowing my baby to go through his ‘wind down process’ & that I needed to leave him for up to 20mins but listen to his cries instead of interrupting him & him having to start his wind down process all over again. Having tried everything else & read the “no cry sleep solution” several times, I thought 20mins didn’t sound so bad if it meant my angel son would sleep which he so desperately needed so I did. The first day my son took about 12mins of yelling (not really crying just a sort of yelling), the second day about 8mins, the third day about 6mins & so on, now my baby boy (almost 6months) sleeps 6pm-6am without waking & he’s in his own cot in his own room & has 2-3naps per day average of 1.5hrs but often his mid-afternoon nap goes for 2.5hrs no waking! He’s sooooooooooooooo much happier during his awake times & when I sing him his nap time song to signal it’s time to sleep he laughs & smiles & snuggles his nap time blankie & rolls over to sleep, no crying, no fussing! My baby is in the 99th percentile for weight / height so the 12hr stint over night isn’t affecting him regarding feeding! Hope this helps