http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/10/22/controlled-crying.aspxAustralian health professionals have raised concerns that controlled crying, also known as controlled comforting and sleep training, may have a negative impact on the emotional and psychological health of infants. Controlled crying involves leaving aenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/10/22/controlled-crying.aspx#220354Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:30:36 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:220354dcperi01<p>READ THIS! At my husband&#39;s urging, we tried leaving my first child in her crib for increasing lengths of time to teach her to &quot;self calm&quot;. We saw a documentary in which this worked great. Well, it never worked for A, my daughter, and it jangled my nerves beyond belief to ignore my nursing baby&#39;s cries in the next room. She grew up to be very angry and promiscuous because, she says, &quot;I can&#39;t stand to sleep alone&quot;. She is very insecure in forming relationships, and as soon as she has a boyfriend, the world revolves around him and she neglects her friends, family, and schoolwork to be with him. &nbsp;</p> <p>I can&#39;t express how harmful I believe this practice was to my daughter. PLEASE, parents, go to your baby when s/he cries. Co-sleep if necessary. It&#39;s just for a year or two and they will be grown and gone before you know it! &nbsp;Take the time to be with them, physically, when they are babies, and you won&#39;t regret it!</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=220354" width="1" height="1">