Why 'Cry It Out' Sleep Training Backfires Emotionally

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The mainstream Western practice of leaving babies to cry it out is sold as teaching self-soothing, but it may actually teach the opposite: that sadness and anger are unacceptable emotions that earn withdrawal of love. A baby whose parents don't come when they're upset learns to suppress negative feelings rather than…

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