> Sadly, there is now an entire generation of parents who have been advertised things like the "cry-out" method. For sleep training? It’s a somewhat rough 2-7

> Sadly, there is now an entire generation of parents who have been advertised things like the "cry-out" method. For sleep training? It’s a somewhat rough 2-7 nights when they’re in the 8-12 week age range, or way, way worse later and a ton of bad nights until then. Probably some kids don’t take to it, but that’s true of anything you try. We’re 3-for-3 on it, with the worst taking three nights. A+++++, would not accustom my kids to someone coming in and rescuing them from learning how to chain REM cycles every time they wimper again. Only way I’ve seen it go wrong with ours or with friends’ kids is 1) inconsistency on the part of the parents, or 2) illness getting in the way.