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Let babies cry themselves to sleep, researchers say

By MICHAEL OVERALL Staff Writer on Sep 11, 2012, at 10:24 AM  Updated on 9/11 at 10:30 AM



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I suppose it’s a question parents never stop facing, in one form or another.

When do you intervene to help your children? And when is it more helpful in the long run to let them tough it out on their own?

In the early years of parenthood, the dilemma often comes at bedtime or in the middle of the night.

When the baby cries, do you rush to the crib to offer comfort? Or let the kid cry himself back to sleep?

Personally, I’m a rush-to-help kind of dad, following the example of my own father, who never hesitates to come running whenever I need him – even now that I’m all grown up.

But researchers want us to let babies cry.

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