QUESTION:
We have a 9-month old baby. Is it fine if we let him cry even though he’s crying hysterically, and should we let him cry himself to sleep at night so that he will learn how to fall asleep on his own? Or is this damaging to the child? And in general, how much should we react or not reach to the baby when he cries?
ANSWER:
You don’t have to tender to every small cry of his. Whenever you feel acutely that he’s bothered, that is when you should tend to his crying. However, you don’t need to tend to his crying until he’s crying hysterically.
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