cry it out!---please don't!
My son's pediatricians proudly says he lets his child cry at night and does not get bothered by it. If my partner, a fully adult human who is far more capable of understanding the world and his own emotions than my child, cried-- I soothe him. We are expected to be there for adults who are struggling and support them; be it our partners, siblings or friends. Then why do we expect a child who has no comprehension for the complexities of life to be not dependent upon us to cry and let us know of their distress. And how is it being a good parent to be ignoring these distress calls. Are these methods of suggested parenting for the good of the children or to avoid hassles for the parents. Did we become parents to avoid hassles or does the tiredness and stress not come implied with all the other parental responsibilities? Why do we subject a child, who did not ask for this, to distress and refuse to help them to fit our agenda? I was not aware of the term gentle parenting un...