I’m not saying you should or need to use cry it out as a sleep training technique. But if you’re leaning that way, you might find the articles BELOW helpful in understanding how, when, and why.
Why I Won’t Be Using the Term CIO Anymore – EP 15
I've been using the term CIO or Cry It Out for years. I've never liked it. It's pejorative. "Oh...you're one... more
What Other Parents Say About Sleep Training
Sleep training is often spoken of in hushed tones, as though it's a conversation that should only take place in... more
Is Sleep Training Child Abuse?
I try not to court controversy because I don't actually see parenting as all that controversial. A wide range of... more
Why Consistency in Cry it Out is Critical: A Case Study
If you read many of the posts here you'll find that the term "consistency" comes up approximately 1,203,468 times. Consistency... more
7 Days to Chunky Naps and 11 Hour Nights – Reader Q&A
Alexis, I'm really glad I found your blog. Sheesh, the internet is a SCARY place, and I'm so relieved to find... more
Why Sleep Training Didn’t Work
After weeks, nay MONTHS of struggle, you have finally mastered the challenge of putting baby down awake. Victory is yours!... more
Who Else Wants to Know the Best Time for CIO?
Nobody is driving down the baby sleep road, looking at their finely detailed baby sleep map, saying, "Well, it looks... more
A Study in Sleep Training Part 2
When we last left Penelope Pittstop she was tied to the train tracks while Snidely Whiplash was...wait, wrong damsel in... more
Her Story, Your Story, A Study in Sleep Training Part I
I am so so sleep deprived and at the end of my tether, I feel like crying. It's 4pm... more
The Pediatrics Cry it Out Study
In an ideal world babies would never cry. We would all have tons of pre- and post-natal support and education.... more
Why CIO isn’t Working
For most babies cry it out, if you take my sage advice, should last only a few days. After the... more
How to Cry it Out: The Bedtime Edition
Well little baby, here we are. Mommy and Daddy have read every book, tried every technique, bought every sleep aid... more
Cry it Out When and Why?
Cry it out is a touchy subject and it seems I'm the only person on the Internet willing to openly... more
The Ferber vs. Weissbluth CIO Smackdown
You've gotten your head around what sleep training means and then possibly came to the conclusion that CIO is the... more
Are You Ready for Cry It Out?
So you're thinking about cry it out? Maybe you've spent the past 2 weeks furiously Googling sleep training (which is... more
What We Mean When We Talk About Sleep Training
To begin what will sure to be a much reviled series on Cry it Out I feel the need to... more
I am the Official CIO Spokesperson. Apparently.
Almost every day I get an email just like this: These make me want to cry too. Or have a drink.... more
Don’t Have a CIO Panic Attack
Every few months somebody throws out a fiercely alarming article about how cry it out will permanently damage your child.... more
What You Need to Know About Sleeping Through the Night Part 2
There are many big challenges with a newborn baby: figuring out the soothing thing, unbreakable swaddling, learning how to feed... more
Is Cry it Out the Answer?
I get tons of baby sleep email, mostly because people don't like to air their dirty baby sleep laundry in... more
Too Young to Cry it Out?
Lately I've been getting a lot of emails and comments asking about "cry it out" (CIO, the Ferber method, Ferberizing,... more
