Do babies whose parents allow them try cry out their distress? This ongoing argument has been going on for so long between mothers. When dealing with the “cry-it-out” theory, parents believe that when babies cry out their anger and frustration they will learn that sometimes they won’t get what they are demanding. Parents mostly use this theory to teach babies how to fall asleep on their own and when teaching them that they cannot be carried when they want to. What some parents have learned is that it causes distress in their sleeping patterns and causes them to have night traumas, which will soon lead to medical problem.
With other contradicting parents with this “cry-it-out” theory, they don’t agree with it. They believe that some babies cry for many different reason and one main reason is because they need comfort. Some parents actually find it annoying when babies cry so much and they comfort them so they can stop and know that they are always there.
Both sides to the story are both responsible but not a lot of people know the real answer. So when it comes to the concept of “cry-it-out,” is it sustained?
Brown, M., Heine, R. G., & Jordan, B. (2009). Health and well-being in school-age children following persistent crying in infancy. Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health, 45(5), 254-262. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01487.x
The main purpose for this article was to examine the physical and mental health of children who are 5-8 years of age who participated in a randomized trial of treatments for persistent crying during infancy. The key question researchers looked to answer was: whether there was a high prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems, prevalence of physical health problems, to predict which vari...
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...nd children were reported to have higher conduct problems in persistent crying as well as emotional and peer problems. The limitation of this experiment was the small sample size. Future research should know that those with persistent crying problems that last more than several months can be connected to feeding or sleeping disorders and can be at risk for hyperactivity problems.
This myth is BUSTED! According to both of these research articles this myth is not true. Those parents who allow their children to “cry-it-out” are actually allowing their children to develop health issues. These infants when older can develop eating, sleeping, hyperactivity, and mental health issues. The more an infant cries the more it is likely to have issues with that child in the long run. This myth is not true and for those who believe it, they may have something bad coming to them.
As they explore around the woods, they must be in an area where they can see their guardian. It is a feeling of comfort for the infant. Similarly, human infants cannot leave their parent’s comfort zone. Baby infants cries when they do not see their parent around, which leave them to feel insecure. Infants do not feel insecure once they are out for birth. This is an example of nurture in which the infant's need someone to rely on for food and comfort.
Emotionally the infant will need love, warmth & care. The baby will need to feel safe and have healthy emotion responses. When the baby is hungry or tired, they cry to express themselves.
From the moment a child is brought into this world the first thing the parent is waiting to hear is the child cry. That cry is one of the most precious thing a parent craves for upon the birth of their child. So how can something so valuable become as discouraged in society as that child gets older? Crying is a natural survival instinct which human being do to remove all the sadness, anger, frustration and pain inside them. It is a technique which has the same impact of a supercharged, calm down cocktail. The pressure on your diaphragm is lifted and your heart slows back to normal. This biological instinct releases endorphins which protects one’s eyes and calms one down [1]. But many people disagree with this scientifically proven fact.
There are few fields within the child development science. One of them is represented by the psychoanalytical theory, which looks at the child emotional development within the context of social interaction and early attachments. This framework is called psychosocial as it looks on the emotional and social aspects. Running in parallel and influencing each other there are two more main areas, cognitive and physical. Although I am focusing on the aspects of the psychosocial development, it is important to remember that all these areas are being affected one by the other, where the development of the emotional skills plays central role in a regular development of cognitive and physical skills.
Parenting has many different approaches for various tasks. One of the most difficult tasks for most parents is bed time. What do you do when it is far past bedtime and your little one is reluctant to go to sleep? Do you put them in their room, walk away and check on them periodically? Do you snuggle them to dream land? Both techniques have their pros and cons. The checking on them periodically, otherwise know as the cry it out method, coined by Dr. Richard Ferber is the first major method. The second method, the cuddling is known as attachment parenting, developed by Dr. William Sears. Weighing out the pros and cons of both sleep solutions will help you choose which method is best for you and your family.
On the nature side of the debate, every baby cried when they were trying to communicate to their caregiver. Crying is universal because it is the only way that babies can alert their caregiver that something is wrong. Furthermore, each baby cooed, babbled, and cried without prompting. Ponijao babbles when her mother pats her on the back because she likes the sound it makes. Bayar’s brother keeps putting a strip of fabric in his face, making him cry out of annoyance. Mari babbles and has a “conversation” with another baby on one of her visits to the park. Hattie also starts saying syllables on her own. However, nurture plays a huge role in language development as well. Each baby was read to, spoken to, sung to, or a mixture of the former. Without prompting from his mother, Bayar would not be able to copy the sounds that she makes to try to get him to speak. Hattie can say “no” and “uh oh”, which are English phrases. Her parents would have taught her how to say those words. In fact, her mother reads to her, and she imitates the sounds her mother makes while reading. This proves that without both heredity and environment, language would never develop in an infant. They need to have an inborn ability to quickly and easily learn vocabulary and grammar during the critical periods, but they also need to hear and interact with language in their
When they are in their “baby stage” they do not have to worry about dealing with reality and the stress that innately comes with it. They can escape this reality if only momentarily. This is a form of negative reinforcement. In their heads, the adult babies have such anxiety about dealing with the pressures of the real world that they will do anything in their power to escape it - even if it means having someone dress them and change their diapers. The satisfaction they get from this temporary moment makes it all worth it in the end and creates a pattern of behavior that will never end until they learn to face their fears and deal with their problems in a healthy
The implanting of electrodes in the pleasure centers of all newly born infants seem almost ideal, at first. I would not volunteer my future children or myself, but I can no say that l am against it. However, crying from a newborn baby is completely natural and it is the only indicator in determining if the baby needs food or is uncomfortable. Some parents do use cold medicine to soothe a crying baby to sleep, but creating a drug just to soothe a crying baby can later be used too often and lead to long-term effects. I personally do not take medication (I do not even go for my flu shot) simply because the business of prescription at times can be unethical and unnecessary. Unless it is a natural simulator, if that.
Crying is important in infant development, as it’s infants’ way of communicating with the world surrounding them. The types of crying an infant does is thus important to understand, to know what the infant needs as he/she cannot explain themselves with the spoken language. Furthermore, crying is important to know whether or not the infants lungs have filled with air, since they couldn’t be crying without that, but also crying infants render signs that, for an example tells whether the newborn baby’s central nervous system works and functions. There are three types of cries: a basic cry, anger cry, and an in pain cry. The basic cry is what some experts
There are many types of developmental trauma that children experience. Though not the most popular form, early loss of a parent or caregiver can be of major concern. Emotional trauma is the result from this and can be devastating to the child as well as leave long-lasting effects. . Externally, we see the behaviors that stem from something more serious biologically. The child, during critical brain develop, can remain in a state of fight, flight, or freeze for extended periods of time, altering the brain development The consequences of this type of trauma are high in number. Children can internalize blame or develop depression or anxiety. Maladaptation later in life is also prevalent. Fortunately, the plasticity of the brain allows for intervention
When your child was a baby and used to cry excessively, do you believe that you knew why your child was crying for at the moment? Yes, I always knew what she was crying for.
To start examining these long-term affects, this article suggests that a committee be brought together with professionals of many different areas who work with the child and have observed their growth. Research should span across the child’s physical, mental, and behavioral health areas. Having professionals from many different disciplines allows for a wider expanse of knowledge of the development of a particular child. That child’s Pediatrician will be able to give information on the child’s physical health. The school-teacher would be able to provide information on the child’s social development. A psychologist would be able to provide information on the mental status of an abused child...
...that is too far beyond the child's level. As an infant's cognitive development grows he knows how to use things to his advantage. His new smiles help to hold mother's attention longer. He also learns that as mother moves slowly from one side of him to the other, he can move his eyes and head to sustain the interaction. However, if his mother moves out of sight and the baby loses her altogether because he does not yet have the ability to remember and reproduce her image in his mind. Either he will fuss because the schema that he was in is gone, or he will switch on another schema, such as comforting himself by thumb sucking. There is a process to this development that does take a long time to develop fully, but with the help of loved one you can help your child be successful and learn to engage in activities that are good for him and his cognitive learning process.
Early childhood reveals a distinctive opportunity for the foundation of a healthy development and a time of immense growth and of helplessness. In early childhood, children begin to learn what causes emotions and begin noticing others reactions to these feelings. They begin to learn to manage and control their feelings in self regulation. Emotional self regulation refers to the strategies used to adjust emotions to a contented level so goals can be accomplished. This requires voluntary, effortless management of emotions (Berk, 2007). Promoting young children’s social-emotional development is essential for three interconnected reasons: Positive social-emotional development provides a base for life-long learning; Social skills and emotional self-regulation are integrally related to later academic success in school, Prevention of future social and behavioral difficulties is more effective than later remediation (U.S Department of Health and Human Services). Research on early childhood has highlighted the strength of the first five years of a child’s life on thier social-emotional development. Neg...
Personality is an individual’s characteristic pattern of feeling, thinking and acting. Psychodynamic theories of personality view human behavior as a dynamic interaction between the conscious mind and unconscious mind, including associated motives and conflicts (Myers & Dewall, pg# 572, 2015). These theories focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences. Psychodynamic theories are descended from Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis, which is his ideology of personality and the associated treatment techniques. Psychoanalysis attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts. This theory also includes the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions. He proposed that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality. Freud’s historically significant psychoanalytic theory became part of the human cultural legacy.