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Posted by Elizabeth on August 04, 2003 at 13:11:45:
In Reply to: Question about CIO posted by Sally 2 on August 04, 2003 at 11:16:49:
: My neighbour has an 8 month old baby boy and the other day I went to babysit for them and the baby sleept for a long time while I was there. Although I know it is easier for older babies to take longer naps; I asked her how did she managed to have him sleeping for such long periods of time? She said they let him "cry it out" when he was 3 months old and he quickly learned no one was coming to pick him up and stopped crying. He now sleeps from 6pm-7am without waking up and also has a nap in the afternoon. I think CIO has its benefits and I will sure try it out if anything else works - but don't you think 3 months old is a little early to start CIO? She said babies as young as 3 months know how to manipulate their parents and I am not sure that is true. Any comments on this?
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Babies know since very early how to maipulate their parents. I would recommend 3 months, although (sorry if I sound harsh) I did it at a little over 2 months with my kids.