When your baby cries in the middle of his sleep at night, you should immediately calm him down, or ignored? The attitude of ignoring the cries of the children claimed would cause some problems in later life, such as ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), antisocial behavior, and low IQ. But is there any scientific evidence that shows that letting children cry while sleeping can cause long term brain damage?

This may be associated with sleep training method that implemented Dr. William Sears, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Sears approach emphasizes child-centered parenting. He recommends parents to patiently help the kids to bed on time. You do this by sleeping with her, build a comfortable night's sleep rituals, and other forms of physical proximity to create a positive atmosphere of sleep, and healthy sleep habits forever. In this way, children will not have a chance to cry, because parents are always there near the child to respond to their need for food or comfort.

This method is contrary to the sleep training techniques that apply the CIO (Cry It Out), which states that a crying baby alone for a short time, but occasionally be visited his parents, will not experience trauma. It is the children who have a good time off, and happier. Strategy sleep without tears, according to CIO techniques, will cause the baby to be too dependent on the convenience provided by his parents, the child makes it difficult to learn to push themselves to sleep.

Other parenting instructor, Elizabeth Pantley (author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution) that supports Dr. Sears, consider that allowing a child alone and crying in her room is an attitude that is not natural, less good, and betrayed the trust that has been developed in adults and children world in the vicinity. Dr. Sears also said that the technique CIO will establish a negative association in children about bedtime, which will last throughout his life. Babies often cry possibility of showing early signs that they are slow in developing emotional control.

Unfortunately, there is no evidence that strengthens this far, so it can be said that none of the sleep strategy is effective for every child, even for a child forever. You are free to apply the personal care option for you, by recognizing the child, be flexible, and seek what is most appropriate for you both.

For Heather Turgeon, psychotherapist at the Pump Station, Los Angeles, be responsive and caring are the main job of parents. Accompany the child to sleep is the most natural parenting and baby probably programmed to grow in this way. Most parents would want a child who is quite independent, and do not have a bedtime routine that ends with the trauma every night. If you can not accompany the child for longer, if the moments when you let her cry can alter brain development? He was not sure, but more often chose to meet the needs of her child.

What about you? Do you tend to let the children cry every now and then in the middle of his sleep? (Source: kompas.com)